​FRIDAY, JULY 21, 2017 -- FRENCH CREEK GOLF CLUB

We come together, not to mark the start of a relationship, but to recognize a bond that has long existed.
​Let us rejoice that this couple, long married in their hearts and in the hearts of their friends and families,
​stand before us to reaffirm their commitment to one another in the presence of their loved ones.
​(from the introduction to our ceremony)

​"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family.  In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were."  - Justice Anthony M. Kennedy

I pledge to you a life of giving and of hoping, a life of growing and loving. 
I shall share with you both my work and my play. 
I shall be with you in your tears and in your laughter, just as I will bring you my own sorrows and joys. 
​I embrace you as my wife, and pledge to you my honor, faith, and love.
​(from our vows to each other)

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Now you will feel no rain,
for each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
for each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now you will feel no loneliness,
for each of you will be a companion to the other.  Now you are two bodies,
but there is only one life before you.
 
​(closing prayer, taken from the Apache tradition)

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