Music

True Love's First Kiss

Enter

Heather and Jim

Enter

Bob Apthorpe

Enter

Heath

Enter

Allan with Bob and HB on either side

Sit

Bob and HB

Enter

Dena

Enter

Elise

Enter

Samantha with Noah and Mary

Sit

Noah and Mary

Jim

Welcome everyone to this public declaration and celebration of Samantha and Allan's love for, and commitment to, each other.

Heather

We will now ask Allan and Samantha three questions about their love and commitment.

Jim

Do you find within yourselves a love that has fused your lives together?

S & A

We do.

Heather

Do you find within yourselves the courage to accept the responsibilities of your love?

S & A

We do.

Jim

Are you then both willing to love each other fully, and to take [accept, embrace] the risk and vulnerability of love again and again and again?

S & A

We are.

Music

Phoebe and Tom, You Are My Sunshine

Jim

Allan and Samantha will now exchange their vows.

The Vows

(Heather prompts Allan, Jim prompts Samantha)

I promise to keep myself and you in health and happiness.

I expect to be a better person because of this marriage.

I hope you will be a better person because of this marriage, too.

I promise to be faithful to you in thought, word, and deed.

I come to you in love and I will stay with you in love for all the days of my life.

I now promise to spend the rest of my life with you.

Jim

(get rings from Heath, give Allan's ring to Samantha, give Samantha's ring to Heather) prompt:

Samantha

I give you this ring as a symbol of my love.
The ring has no beginning and no ending,
which symbolizes that the love between us will never cease.
I place it on your finger as a visible sign of the vows which have made us husband and wife.

Allan

Each day as I wear this ring I will renew the vows I've made to you.

Heather

(give Samantha's ring to Allan) prompt:

Allan

I give you this ring as a symbol of my love.
The ring has no beginning and no ending,
which symbolizes that the love between us will never cease.
I place it on your finger as a visible sign of the vows which have made us husband and wife.

Samantha

Each day as I wear this ring I will renew the vows I've made to you.

Jim

Samantha and Allan have made their vows to one another. If you will bless this marriage, please raise your hands in blessing upon the couple.

(the gathered bless)

J & H

Thank you.

Heather

You may now kiss.

S & A

(smooch)

Jim

We would like to introduce the married couple,

Heather

Allan and Samantha!

(the gathered cheer)

Music

I'm A Believer by Smashmouth

Exit

Allan and Samantha

Exit

Elise and Heath

Exit

Dena and Bob

Exit

Jim and Heather

Exit

Everyone else

Samantha and Allan go off and hide for a few minutes.