The Great Philosopher Nietzche once said: “Marriage is the will of two to create the one who is more than those who created it.” Perhaps never before today have these words rung so true, as we gather to celebrate the union between Tim and Samantha. The greatest of loves are often built on the foundation of true friendship. So it is with these two lovers. What started out as two familiar faces in the crowd being inexplicably drawn together time and again, led to a friendship that blossomed into the love and devotion that we are celebrating today. And what was once two divergent paths, two separate lives, has become one big beautiful family. Each brings their own set of treasures which they collected along their individual journeys. For Samantha there is her two sons, Dylan and Seamus, who inspired to be a better person and seek out true love. With Tim are his two children, TigerLily and Lion, that have encouraged him and given him the strength to become the man he needed to be in order to find true love. And love, true love, is what brings us together here today.
From this moment forward, Tim and Samantha will embrace the future and go together side by side, down the road less travelled and that will make all the difference. Their uniqueness brought them together. The strength of their love keeps them together, and it is their zest for life that will continue to propel them through the many ups and downs of their future together. We should be blessed and honored to be here to bear witness as closest friends and dear family at this moment in time, which marks the beginning of their journey.
Samantha: Do you promise to love Tim with all your heart and soul, respect and cherish him, continue to nourish his body and mind, to stand beside him in creating a loving environment for his children, to help him to keep striving, to hoop with him forever and always, pledge to be his lifelong dance partner, and always sigh with deep affection at his super geek qualities?
Tim: Do you promise to love Samantha with all your heart and soul, respect and cherish her, to make her feel beautiful everyday, to be a partner in all her endeavors to save the world, to stand beside her in creating a loving environment for her children, to always join her in the kitchen on crazy cooking adventures, to hoop with her forever and always, pledge to be her lifelong dance partner, and always sigh with deep affection when she signs up for yet another CSA?
Each of you has agreed to these vows to one another within the confines of a circle of honesty and commitment that shall not ever be broken. Your love, much like a circle, is infinite and all encompassing. In honor of your love, I ask that you now exchange a token of your promises to one another in the form of a ring.
May we please bring the rings forward. [exchange rings in silence]. Will you now bring forward the sash for the final hand fasting ceremony. As the circle you stand in represents your promises to one another, this sash represents the bond you share and your commitment to each other. As your hands are clasped together now, so shall they be for all eternity.
As the rings symbolize your vows, and the sash represents your commitment, so shall a kiss represent your love.
Friends and family, it is my great honor to present to you, as husband and wife, Mama and Papa. Now we ask that you all join the new couple in celebration by shaking your groove thing in a ceremonial hoop jam.
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