Established Family Can Still Get Married!

A family already created. A bond formed in love so strong that the only thing left to do, to bring them closer was marriage. Our dear friends asked me to marry them and of course I said "Yes"! 

Here is their ceremony:

We are gathered here today to celebrate one of life’s greatest moments. You can spend nearly a decade with someone and still have special moments. Today is one of those moments. 💙 and 🩷 will always remember today, and because of this, they are thankful you are here to share their joy. Over the last 9 years, 🩷 has gone to school and 💙 drove 5 hours each way just to spend time with 🩷 while she was at school. 💙 and 🩷 moved to an apartment and eventually bought their first house together. Making memories and growing as a family is important. You should always have a little spunk in your life. Insert ❤️. 

There is a moment between a glance, and a kiss where the world stops, for the briefest of times. The only thing between us is the anticipation of your lips on mine. A moment, so intense, it hangs in the air as it pulls us closer. A moment, so perfect, that when it comes to an end, we realize; it is only just beginning.

💙, please look at 🩷 and ❤️. Today you join your life to theirs, not merely as 🩷’s husband and ❤️’s Daddy, but as a friend, hunting partner, confidant and great love. You are the shoulder they can lean on, the rock which they can rest for the rest of your life. Do you agree to walk this path with them from this day forward?

I do.

🩷, please look at 💙 and ❤️. Today you join your life to theirs, not merely as 💙’s wife and ❤️’s Mommy, but as a friend, hunting partner, confidant and great love. You are the shoulder they can lean on, the rock which they can rest for the rest of your life. Do you agree to walk this path from this day forward?

I do.

❤️ please look at Mommy and Daddy. Do you promise to always love your Mommy and Daddy?

Yes. (She actually said no during the ceremony and it was adorably funny)!

Please exchange rings. These rings represent the vows and promises you have exchanged. They reflect the commitment those words inspire for all of your hopes and dreams for the future.

At this time 💙, 🩷 and ❤️ will celebrate this day together. 💙 and 🩷 have bound their lives together as a couple, but it is also right and fitting to celebrate and acknowledge the importance of their Lil Peanut. 💙 and 🩷’s individual containers of sand represent the essence of all they are and the gifts they bring to this union. I invite them to now pour some of their sands into the center vase. This shows that their marriage is the foundation of this family. I now invite ❤️ to pour some of her sand into the center vase. ❤️’s container represents the eternal connection and love this family will always have. As their sands mix together and symbolize their love, remember we like the sand are different people with different personalities, but poured together, we can never be separated. (Be prepared when doing this with kids, the pour is NEVER perfect)!

💙, 🩷 and ❤️ you may now seal the union with the remainder of your sand together, understanding that you are surrounded with unconditional love. May this family remain, not dependent upon one another, but interdependent and as colorful as the sands that fill this vase.

I now pronounce you Mr and Mrs 💙 and 🩷 "Last name". 💙 you may kiss your bride.