Lisa Jane Hubbs

Welcome:

Tyler & Brittany, welcome to your Wedding Day! Honored guests, thank you for joining us on this beautiful day as we celebrate the marriage of Tyler & Brittany. Let’s begin with a prayer of thanksgiving... open eyes, open heart, let’s soak up every ounce of beauty this day has to offer!

Prayer:

Father, thank You for this stunning backdrop, for this lovely couple, for their treasured family & friends them. And especially today, we thank You for the treasure of marriage... it was such a wonderful idea & a beautiful gift for the human journey, for “two are certainly better than one” Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

I ask for Your blessing on Tyler & Brittany & I thank You for every blessing You have prepared for their lives, their marriage & their family. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.

Message:

Tyler & Brittany, your Wedding ceremony today includes three messages.

1. Life is not always a vacation, but life is always beautiful!

2. Pack the essentials for the journey!

3. Use your words and your life for good!

1. Life is not always a vacation but life is always beautiful! The two of you learned the heartbreaking way that life is not always a vacation... every little girl dreams of the day she will be a bride. You had a beautiful wedding planned at Mt. Charleston but you learned how quickly the whole world can fall apart. And yet here we stand on this beautiful beach, gathered with the people you love, preparing to share vows that will make you husband and wife. The Bible says is like this: ‘we know that all things work together for good to those who love God & are called according to His purposes’ Romans 8:28

If any of you are wondering if you’ve been called according to His purposes, the answer is yes, or I wouldn’t be standing here & you wouldn’t be sitting where you are. Tyler & Brittany, I need you to remember this moment, this day, this message, because marriage & life & love will be hard at times... it won’t always be a vacation, but it will always be as beautiful as you make it!

2. Pack the essentials for the journey!

We all packed for this ‘vacation’ at the beach... there are some essentials we probably all put in our suitcases. There are three essentials I would ask you to pack on your journey into marriage.

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” 1 Corinthians Chapter 13

Faith Will be easy for you to understand because it’s the whole idea of point number #1... You KNOW that things will work out; God will use whatever is happening for good! Pack FAITH & we will be able to share a glass of wine when things seem crazy and talk about what God might be doing!

There are many quotes about HOPE but I will share two today... “Once you choose hope, anything’s possible.”

Christopher Reeves, Superman

“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

I don’t know when or where your darkness may come, but if you pack HOPE you will KNOW to look for stars in the darkness.

LOVE... It might not last for long but I pray the two of you stop at some point in each day and remember this moment, remember that you chose one another, you made vows to love one another and to be a team on this journey, and when it’s about the team you both win! If you’re ever picking a side. let it be for “the team” Faith, hope and love: these three remain, but the greatest of these is love”

3. Use your words and your lives for good. I’ll close my time with a message for all of us. I once heard it said people climb mountains to see the best views, people gather at the beach to watch the sunset each evening, people are captivated by beautiful places and things while they miss the most beautiful miracle sitting right beside them. Words have great power, especially in times like these. God doesn’t speak out loud often but he whispers in hearts all day, every day! When you look at someone and think they look nice, tell them. When someone does a good job, let them know. Use your words and your lives for good because you never know the last time, if ever, someone heard the words they need to hear!

Declaration of Intent:

It feels like time for a journey. Tyler and Brittany, are you ready? Is it your desire Tyler for the woman standing by your side to be your lawfully wedded wife? And is it your desire Brittany for the man standing by your side to be your lawfully wedded husband?

Blessing of Rings:

Do you have rings to serve as a symbol of the commitment you are making?

Father, bless these rings and make them so much more than the material from which they were created. Breathe life into them with the spirit of strength when Tyler and Brittany are weak, grace when they are hurting, and peace when they are uncertain. Let these rings serve as a beautiful reminder of the love they share & the blessings you have a prepared for their journey together as husband and wife.

Vows:

Tyler and Brittany have written personal vows to share with one another now.

I, Tyler, take you Brittany to be my lovely wedded wife except this rain is a sign of my love and commitment to you.

I, Brittany, take your Tyler to be my lawfully wedded husband except this rain is a sign of my love and commitment to you.

Pronouncement of Marriage:

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

Mr. Tyler Froehlich, you may kiss your lovely bride! Family & friends, it is my honor to present for the very first time, Mr & Mrs Tyler & Brittany Froehlich