Maria Joy Bowden

Please be seated

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join Kelly Ann Bounds and Richard Aaron Joseph in the union of marriage.

This contract is not to be entered into lightly but thoughtfully and seriously, and with a deep realization of its obligations and responsibilities. Please remember that love, loyalty, and understanding are the foundations of a happy and enduring home.

Kelly and Ricky will now recite their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you Kelly Ann Bounds take this man Richard Aaron Joseph to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto him for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Do you Richard Aaron Joseph take this woman Kelly Ann Bounds to be your lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, in good times and woe, for richer or poorer, keeping yourself unto her for as long as you both shall live?

*(Wait for Confirmation)*

Kelly and Ricky will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

Though we've heard the vows, which have been shared by Kelly and Ricky, words, once spoken, are carried away on the wind.

Therefore, the wedding ring is a visible symbol of the promises that have been made.

Kelly repeat after me: A ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my husband this day and forevermore.

*place ring on Ricky's finger

Ricky repeat after me: A ring has no end, neither shall my love for you. I choose you to be my wife this day and forevermore.

*place ring on Kelly's finger

As Kelly and Ricky join hands in marriage they are not only joining two hearts as one, they are also blending two families. They both will be gaining another daughter. To represent the blending of these two families Kelly and Ricky would like to ask Taylor and Mya to join them in a sand ceremony.

****family takes their place that the sand table****

As they each pour the sand the grains shall blend together. Once blended they are impossible to separate. The bonds of the family that are being formed today are much the same. As they are fused here today in front of these witnesses they will be impossible to take apart. These four individuals join together and become one family.

*allow Mya and Taylor to return to their spots.

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of Maryland I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may kiss the bride!