Finally the big day arrives. Randon stands in for Gregor Bell to walk Sinaedh down the aisle, marking her transition from one life to another.
Christiana Ravenshire, friend of the couple and Bishop of the Church officiates the ceremony.
Friends and dearly beloved, we have come here together that this man and this woman might bear witness before you and to the world of the oneness that has grown up between them; that they might affirm this oneness and this dedication here, as they have affirmed it to each other. As they now exist as one in their own eyes, so may they exist in your eyes. The mysterious union of two persons in marriage has already occurred in them in the giving and receiving of their love. In witness to this mystery, they now pledge before you their love and the sharing of their lives.
These are two individual souls, who nonetheless embody certain universal and enduring truths: that we need each other, that we can achieve unity only through tenderness, and that the protection of one human being by another is a solemn responsibility
So may this shining hour be an open door through which Sanders and Sinaedh will go forth to build that dearest of all relationships, a happy marriage. May the years deal gently with them; walking together may they find far more in life than either would have found alone; and even more fully may they come to know this one supreme truth:
That caring is sharing…
That living is giving…
That life is eternal…
And that love is its crown.
Those who have been joined together let no man put asunder. I present to you Sanders and Sinaedh Cavendish.
The Honeymoon...
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