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Henry and Rachel

My dear friends, Rachel and Henry, you come together in the special chapel so the Lord might seal and strengthen your love in the presence of your family and friends. God abundantly blessings your love, and now he enriches and strengthens you by special sacrament so that you may assume the duties of marriage and mutual and lasting fidelity.

For Rachel and Henry, begin and end with one another. They connect with easy love and trust and laughter. And Rachel, so beautiful, so poised, so confident and so accomplished in her own right. Rachel is Henry’s rock, his best friend, his cornerstone and his one and only soulmate. And he is hers.

As we reflected on 20 years of friendship, we realize that we’ve known Rachel through quite a few different phases of her life. Tonight, we wanted to take some time to stroll down memory lane.

Conventional wisdom would say you’ve got an older brother, you don’t need to look any further for a role model, they’ll nurture you, guide you through life, teach you right from wrong. Well, whoever said that didn’t have Henry as an older brother.

But I want you to know, Rachel, I’m so proud of you, all of your accomplishments and raising you has been the greatest joy of my life.

To Rachel and Henry, may you always love and laughter in your home every day. May you live long and healthy lives as partners in every way. May nothing but blessings be poured out on you. Congratulations. Love you guys.

I, Henry, take you, Rachel, to be my wife. I, Rachel, take you how to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you, honor you and cherish you. all the days of my life.

I, Henry, take you, Rachel, to be my wife. I, Rachel, take you how to be my husband. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you, honor you and cherish you. all the days of my life.

Henry’s always been an amazing role model for Kelsey and me. While it’s been easy to admire you, Henry, you’ve been a tough act to follow. Your greatest qualities cannot be learned or taught. You truly have a heart of gold, along with an innate ability to build deep, meaningful relationships.

Rachel would not have turned out to be the friend she is and the way she’ll be without her parents. Nancy, you raised an amazing daughter and has served as a true role model to us all. We know Rachel so grateful for her.

Rachel, I don’t think there’s a better person in the world suited for that job than you. You’re beaming smile. Calm demeanor and endless joy are the perfect remedy. I’ve seen Henry through every season of his life thus far and the best version of him, has emerged with you by his side.

Rachel, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity in God’s name and blessed with his spirit. Henry, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity in God’s name and blessed with his spirit.

Our celebration is over. Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord and one another and to celebrate and honor, Mr. and Mrs Henry Joseph, Knott the fourth.

I can’t wait for what the future holds for you two. And I’m excited to be along for the ride. Let us all raise our glasses to a lifetime filled with love, great memories and a lot of laughter. Cheers.

Anthony and Amy

If there is anything that we’ve learned in the past, is that… Love is worth the wait. And the love story of Anthony and Amy conveys just that. Proverbs 18:22, it says when a man finds a wife, he finds a good thing.

Marriage is a joyous occasion. It is connected to our thoughts with the charm of love, the warmth of home and with all that is pleasant. It is one of the most important events of our lives. It’s sacredness and unity is the most significant and binding covenant known to all human relations.

Amy, I just want to start off by saying, I love you today, December 3rd, I fully give you myself a marriage.

Anthony, after all these years, we’re finally here today. You have taught me that great things are worth waiting twelve years for.

In this next chapter of her life, I promise to support you and all that you do, to be there by your side for your highest highs and your lowest lows. To guide you when you need direction to challenge you to be a better person and to allow you to do the same for me.

I vow to always be faithful to you, to always love you in good times and bad times. I vow to be loyal to you and hold you in the highest regard.

I promise to keep dreaming every day with you and to always be down to drive thru our dream neighborhoods and decide on the exact model home that we would choose on Sunday afternoons after church.

I will be honest, I would be patient and I would be forgiving in anything that we do together. I love you.

I vowed to love you today and every day. I believe in you and I believe in us. And I’m so excited to be your wife.

Proverbs 18:22, it says when a man finds a wife, he finds a good thing I. And I will say, Amy, you are that good thing.

You two are a great team with many successful, loving years ahead of you and all of this in this room. Cannot wait to see what the future holds for you, Mr. and Mrs. West. Cheers.

Chris and Krystal

Well, friends were gathered here at this hour to witness and to celebrate the coming together of two separate lives. We have come to join, Krystal Rusnak and Christopher Prete in marriage to be with them and rejoice with them in the making of this most important commitment.

Christopher. Ever since I was little, I have dreamed of this day, but I would be lying if I said I didn’t lose hope along the way. There are countless nights where I wondered if I would ever find someone to truly make me feel happy. But then you came along.

To the love of my life, Krystal, I made the biggest decision on my life ever to buy an engagement ring. I knew that in order to afford your dream ring, my dream car had to go. Cars come and go, but you are once in a lifetime opportunity. I am so thankful that you said yes. That moment meant so much to me. I would no longer wonder if I would end up alone. I had finally found the one, you.

Chris, I couldn’t have asked for a better person for my best friend. I’m glad she found someone who was fun, sweet and caring and can actually put up with her and most important, someone that she can grow with and who loves her so much and she loves so much. Here’s to the beautiful bride and handsome groom. Love you guys. Cheers.

Christopher, as you and almost everyone in this room know, I’m one of the most indecisive people ever. Luckily, choosing you to be my husband was one of the easiest decisions of my life. And today you’re not only becoming my husband, but my lifelong best friend. Someone that I can have a shoulder to cry on whenever I need and you as well. I will always trust you. You can trust me with anything.

As I stand here today in this beautiful venue, staring in the most beautiful eyes, the most beautiful wife, I have to take a moment to reflect. This is the moment we have worked so hard for the start of us the day to become one. You have shown me so much and made me such a better man as I give you this ring and means so much more than just a ring. With it, I give you my heart from this moment, I am yours.

I often think about how amazing of a father you’ll be, you have the most sweet, caring and gentle soul, so I have no doubt that you’ll be the best dad to our children. I love you so much, Christopher, and I cannot wait to see how handsome you look at the end of the aisle. I love you.

I promise to do my best to hold you close at night to be the best cat dad to all of our fur balls to never stop adventuring with you. And I promised always push you to be the best that you can absolutely be. I promise to be the best husband that I can be for you forever and always because I am yours for all eternity. All of you.

Christopher, I promise to love and cherish you for whatever life may bring us. And I cannot wait to spend our lives together. I love you.

Krystal brings out the best in Chris, and they are truly the perfect partners for each other from watching those two effortlessly launched their boat and just getting through the everyday struggles of life that throws at them. You can easily tell that those two were made for each other. So now let’s raise a glass to the happy couple. I wish you two a lifetime of happiness. And cheers to that, guys. I love you.