Noland & Sarah

10-03-2009

Suncadia, WA

The Vows:

Welcome, family, friends and loved ones. We gather here today to celebrate the wedding of Noland and Sarah. We share in this commitment they make to one another, offer our love and support, so they may start their married life surrounded by the people dearest and most important to them.

Noland, Sarah, the step which you are about to take is the most important into which human beings can take. It is a union of two people founded upon mutual respect and affection. Your lives will change, your responsibilities will increase, but your joy will be multiplied if you are sincere and earnest with your pledge to one another.

Noland, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, forsaking all others, for so long as you both shall live? [“I will.”]

Sarah, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, forsaking all others, for so long as you both shall live? [“I will.”]

Please join hands.

Noland, please repeat after me: “I, Noland, take you, Sarah, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward.” [Noland repeats]

Sarah, please repeat after me: I, Sarah, take you, Noland, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward.” [Sarah repeats]

Noland, do you have a ring for the bride?   [“I do.”]  Place this ring on your Sarah's finger and say: ‘With this ring, I thee wed.’ [Noland slips ring onto finger as he repeats]

Sarah, do you have a ring for the groom? [“I do.”] Place this ring on your groom's finger and say: ‘With this ring I thee wed.’ [Sarah slips ring onto finger as she repeats]

These eternal bands have been given and received as a token of your affection, sincerity and fidelity to one another. Let them be a daily reminder of your love and your promise to one another.

By the power of your love and commitment and the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife! Noland, you may kiss your bride.

Family and friends, I present to you Mr. & Mrs. Loncosty!