(Processional music) Officiant: Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in this beautiful place to witness the joining of Dawn and David in marriage. They particularly wanted to invite you here because their sense of spirituality and the growth of their love is connected to this place. They've come here many afternoons like this one and walked quietly, enjoying the company of ducks, of each other, and of the variety of people who have come together to share this beauty. It's given them a sense of joy and of peace, and a sense of connectedness to life. And it is this that they wanted to share with you on the day of their wedding. A wedding ceremony is an outward form. To be true, it must be a symbol of something inner and real: a sacred personal union which nature might mirror, a church solemnize, or a state declare legal, but which only love can create and mutual loyalty fulfill. To last, the marriage of these two must be a consecration of each to the other, and of both to the wider community of which they are a part. The first reading will be a poem by Juan Jiménez, read by Shirin Leclere. (First reading) Officiant: Who presents the bride in marriage? (Bride's parents stand) Bride's parents: We do. Officiant: Who presents the bridegroom in marriage? (Groom's parents stand) Groom's parents: We do. Officiant to groom: David, will you have this woman to be your wife, to live together in the holy estate of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and be faithful to her, as long as you both shall live? Groom: I will. Officiant to bride: Dawn, will you have this man to be your husband, to live together in the holy estate of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and be faithful to him, as long as you both shall live? Bride: I will. Officiant: The second reading will be an Apache song, read by Michael Mann and Karyn Szalach. (Second reading) Officiant: Dawn and David, it's time to say the pledges which will marry you. Please face each other and repeat after me. Groom: I, David Robert Rose, take you, Dawn Dove Wyatt, to be my wife, to be the mother of my children, to be the companion of my heart, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall live. Bride: I, Dawn Dove Wyatt, take you, David Robert Rose, to be my husband, to be the father of my children, to be the companion of my heart, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, as long as we both shall live. Officiant: Will you who witness these pledges do your utmost to support this marriage? If so, I invite you to signify this by saying, "We will." Guests: We will. (The rings are presented) Officiant: Rings are an ancient symbol, blessed and simple. Round like the sun, like the eye, like arms that embrace. Circles, for love that is given comes back round again and again. Therefore, may these symbols remind you that your love, like the sun, illumines; that your love, like the eye, must see clearly; and that your love, like arms that embrace, is a grace upon this world. Groom: Dawn, with this ring I thee wed. Bride: David, with this ring I thee wed. (Officiant's reading) Officiant: The final reading, a poem by e. e. cummings, will be read by Mary McLean. (Third reading) Officiant: David and Dawn have chosen each other from the many men and women of the earth, have declared their love and purpose before this gathering, and have made their pledge each to the other symbolized by the holding of hands and the giving and receiving of rings. Therefore, I declare that they are husband and wife. May they find here the good beginning of their married life and the fruitfulness of many years. I present Mr. and Mrs. Rose! (The wedding kiss) (Recessional music)