I couldn't post the video here. So it's on youtube at this link:
(There are 5 total)
Also due to a lot of people asking... I am writing our vows and ceremony below.
(Apparently it is hard to understand me when I am crying.)
Trent- We are gathered here today to witness the coming together of two people, Ryan Wells and Jennifer Taylor, whose hearts and spirits are entwined as one. They will now recite the vows they have written and announce their intention to sail the seas of life together.
Jen- I choose you Ryan, to be my husband and my best friend, together we are beginning a great adventure. I promise to love and accept you the way that you are; including your bad taste in movies and beer; To love you in the good times as well as the bad, even when you wont let me change the music; when life seems easy and when it seems hard. I promise to always try my best and to not yell too much or say “I told you so” every time that I told you so. These promises I make to you - today and for always. I will love you until all the stars fall from the sky, for one lifetime with you could never be enough, and because I love you this much.Ryan- I, Ryan, take you Jennifer to be my wife and my best friend in all the different ports of life we seek shelter in. I promise to forever love you even though after 5 years you still tell me how to drive. Maybe one day with your help I’ll get the hang of it. I promise to always love you in calm seas or hurricane swells. You are and always have been my safe harbor from the storm. I knew it from the moment that I crashed into you. All these promises come from my heart, I even promise to love you when we are old and grey. I would just as soon hold back the tides than go on living without you.
- Trent- The rings? As you know these rings are made of precious metals which is a symbol of strength in marriage. They are also, of course, are a complete circle with no breaks, no beginnings, and no ends. Which symbolizes their unending love for one another. The hole in the center is not just an empty space it is important that it is it's own right as a symbol of love, a gateway of order leading to things and events both known and unknown. Repeat after me:
- (each said) Today I give you this ring to wear with love and joy, from this day forward you shall never walk alone. May you feel deeply loved, for I truly do. I give you this ring and my heart, for I have no greater gifts to give.
- Trent- Ryan will you take Jennifer as your wife, in happiness and with patience and understanding, through conflict and tranquility?
- Ryan- I DO.
- Trent- Jennifer will you take Ryan as your husband, in happiness and with patience and understanding, through conflict and tranquility?
- Jen- I DO.
- Trent- May these two find happiness in their union. May they live faithfully together, exercising the vows they have made between them; and may they ever remain compassionate and encouraging, that their years may be rich with the joys of life, and their travels be blessed. With these statements of love and trust and by the power invested in me by the worldwide web I now pronounce Ryan and Jennifer Wells as husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
- And Tyson's Toast - Glad everyone made it out here. I was asked to give the toast speech. And I am more than glad to do that. We met Jen and Ryan a few years ago-great people. It's been a pleasure to be their friends. Just this morning, Connie and I were having breakfast, and one thing that I said to her is that the two of 'em really they're like one person melted together. You don't meet very many people that're not truly individuals, they're like one complete person with the the two of 'em together. There are so many great similarities between the two of them and I'm sure that you're all here because of the same reason that we're here. Which is, it's just been so nice to be their friends and to see them on their way to the future and their upcoming voyages. And I''m glad that we were able to give them a little kick in the right direction. And here's to your forever happiness.
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