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Ethel began the ceremony “We are here because the three of you have decided to join your lives You come here with p

recious gifts—, your love, your hopes and dreams, your trust in one another, and your faith in life’sand purpose, resolved to share life’s experiences in enduring love and loyalty The decision has been made in your hearts and minds, and we are here to witness the public expression of the coe is a relationship not to be entered into lightly or thoughtlessly, but reverently, soberly, with deep purposes and in the spirit of enduring love Much is required of you three Knowing this, do each of you wish to proceed with this e?”

She and her grooms said “yes” in unison

“Nic and Sylas, will you take Ashley as your wife? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and will you live for her, before all others, as long as you all shall live?”

“We will,” they answered in unison

“Ashley, will you take Nic and Sylas as your husbands? Will you love them, comfort them, honor and keep them in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and will you live for the as you all shall live?”

Tre with joy, she answered, “I will”

“Gentle to hold her hands as a symbol of your union”

She looked into Nic and Sylas’s eyes and felt love bursting out of her for them

“Nic and Sylas have written their os”

“I get to go first, Ethel, because I won the coin toss,” Nic said

Ashley smiled as the crowd chuckled

“Ashley, when I look at you I am so proud and happy that you consented to be my wife You’ve made me happier than I’ve ever been in my life I love you I proood times or bad times I’ll be there when you’re sick to co to spend the rest ofmy best to make sure you always have a reason to smile” Nic turned to Sylas “You’re up, bro”

Once again, the crowd laughed

Filled with emotions from Nic’s beautiful words, she turned to the other love of her life