(addressed to families of Chris and Jessica)

Will the families of Chris and Jessica please stand.

This union brings together different family traditions in the hope that a new family tree will become strong and fruitful. Their decision to marry is a personal choice, and one for which they are primarily responsible, yet their life will be enriched by the support of the families from which each comes. Therefore I have these questions for you:

Do you affirm your continuing support and love to Jessica and Chris as they grow in their marriage? [We Do.]

Do you celebrate with them the decision they have made to choose each other? [We Do.]

Do you offer to them the best of your care and counsel in their times of struggle and your celebration with them in their times of joy? [We Do.]

(Families are seated again)

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