Ramonda Lowery Byrd

Dearly Beloved and Honored Guests,

We are gathered together here to join PHYLICIA YVONNE POWELL and DESMOND JERMAIN BROWN in the spiritual 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.

PHYLICIA YVONNE POWELL and DESMOND JERMAIN BROWN will now share their vows.

*(Vows)*

Do you PHYLICIA YVONNE POWELL take this man DESMOND JERMAIN BROWN 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 DESMOND JERMAIN BROWN take this woman PHYLICIA YVONNE POWELL 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)*

PHYLICIA YVONNE POWELL and DESMOND JERMAIN BROWN will now exchange rings as a symbol of their love and commitment.

*(Ring Exchange)*

By the authority vested in me by American Marriage Ministries and the State of North Carolina I now pronounce you wife and husband!