June 14th, 2019
My 19th Birthday

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@gabbybarrett_ HAPPY Birthday to my soon to be Husband. @alexjohnson_ You are the most amazing man I've ever known. My love for you is unexplainable. Thank you for continually leading me towards Christ, as well as others. You are the funniest person I know. You care so deeply for others, & I cannot thank you enough for how sweet you are to me. You are my life. Glad I got to spend today with you! Onto a lifetime more. - Yours Truly

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October 5th, 2019
Wedding Day
Mountain Laurel Farm
Cleveland, Georgia

The members of both immediate family and wedding party head down the aisle and find a seat on either side of the altar.

The bride's mother, follows with the groom, best man, paired up wedding party, flower girl, and ring bearer

The bride makes her entrance escorted by her father who gives her away to the groom.

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Gabby's Maid of Honor - Her Sister Gypsy Barrett

Gabby's Other Bridesmaids - Her Sister Demi Barrett, Her Sister Ava Barrett, and my Sister Courtney Johnson

My Best Man - Gabby's Brother Gabriel Barrett

My Groomsmen - My Cousin Timothy Johnson, My Cousin Tyler Rhodes, and Gabby's Brother Blasé Barrett

Flower Girl - My Cousin Lyla

Ring Bearer - My Cousin Landon

"Please Be Seated." The Officiant said.

"Welcome, family, friends, and loved ones. We gather here today to celebrate the wedding of Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett. You have come here to share in this formal commitment they make to one another, to offer your love and support to this union, and to allow Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett to start their married life together surrounded by people dearest and most important to them. So welcome to one and all, who have traveled from near and far. Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett thank you for your presence here today and now ask for your blessing, encouragement, and lifelong support, for their decision to be married." The Officiant said.

"Marriage is perhaps the greatest and most challenging adventure of human relationships. No ceremony can create your marriage; only you can do that - through love and patience; through dedication and perseverance; through talking and listening, helping and supporting and believing in each other; through tenderness and laughter; through learning to forgive, learning to appreciate your differences, and by learning to make the important things matter, and to let go of the rest. What this ceremony can do is to witness and affirm the choice you make to stand together as lifemates and partners." The Officiant said.

"Will you, Alex Johnson, take this woman to be your wedded wife?" The Officiant said.

"I will." I said.

"Will you, Gabby Barrett, take this man to be your wedded husband?" The Officiant said.

"I will." Gabby Barrett said.

"In the spirit of the importance of strong friendships to a marriage, Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett have asked two friends to read selections about love that especially resonate with them. 1st READING, followed by 2nd READING." The Officiant said.

"1 Corinthians 13:4 - 7 - Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things." Robert Johnson said.

"1 Peter 3:7 - Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered." Pam Barrett said.

"Two people in love do not live in isolation. Their love is a source of strength with which they may nourish not only each other but also the world around them. And in turn, we, their community of friends and family m, have a responsibility to this couple. By our steadfast care, respect, and love, we can support their marriage and the new family they are creating today." The Officiant said.

"Will everyone please rise. Will you who are present here today, surround Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett in loves, offering them the joys of your friendship, and supporting them in their marriage?" The Officiant said.

"We Will." Everybody said.

"You may be seated." The Officiant said.

"We've come to the point of your ceremony where you're going to say your vows to one another. But before you do that, I ask you to remember that love - which is rooted in faith, trust, and acceptance - will be the foundation of an abiding and deepening relationship. No other ties are more tender, no other vows more sacred than those you now assume. If you are able to keep the vows you take here today, not because of any religious or civic law, but out of a desire to love and be loved by another person fully, without limitation, then your life will have joy and the home you establish will be a place in which you both will find the direction of your growth, your freedom, and your responsibility. Please now read the vows you have written for each other." The Officiant said.

"I Alex Johnson, take you, Gabby Barrett to be my wife, my constant friend and partner, and my love. I will work to create a bond of honesty, respect, and trust; one that withstands the tides of time and change, and grows along with us. I vow to honor and respect you for all that you are and will become, taking pride in who we are, both separately and together. I promise to challenge you and to accept challenges from you. I will join with you and our community in an ongoing struggle to create a world we all want to live in, where love and friendship will be recognized and celebrated in all their many forms. Our home will be a sanctuary and a respite for us and for those whom we cherish. Above all, I will give you my love freely and unconditionally. I pledge this to you from the bottom of my heart, for all the days of our lives." I said.

"I Gabby Barrett, take you, Alex Johnson to be my husband, my constant friend and partner, and my love. I will work to create a bond of honesty, respect, and trust; one that withstands the tides of time and change, and grows along with us. I vow to honor and respect you for all that you are and will become, taking pride in who we are, both separately and together. I promise to challenge you and to accept challenges from you. I will join with you and our community in an ongoing struggle to create a world we all want to live in, where love and friendship will be recognized and celebrated in all their many forms. Our home will be a sanctuary and a respite for us and for those whom we cherish. Above all, I will give you my love freely and unconditionally. I pledge this to you from the bottom of my heart, for all the days of our lives." Gabby Barrett said.

"May I have the rings, please?" The Officiant said.

My Cousin Landon brings the rings.

"Please repeat after me: I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." The Officiant said.

"I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." I said and then I place the ring on her left ring finger.

"I give you this ring, as a daily reminder of my love for you." Gabby Barrett said and then she places the ring on my left ring finger.

"By the power of your love and commitment, and the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife! Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Johnson. You may kiss the bride." The Officiant said and then me and Gabby kiss each other.

Unity Candle Ceremony

"At this time we will have the lighting of the Unity Candle. I want to ask representatives of both families to light one of the candles. Please come forward." The Officiant said.

My Dad Robert Johnson and Gabby's Mom Pam Barrett come forward to light the candles.

"Before Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett come forward to light their wedding candle, allow me to explain the symbolism behind the candles." The Officiant said.

"The two outside candles have been lit to symbolize the two families from which these individuals have come." The Officiant said.

"The couple will light the center candle from the other two. The three candles will remain lit." The Officiant said.

"One candle for each of them, and one candle for the unity of their new family, and as a symbol of their commitment to each other and to a lasting and loving marriage." The Officiant said.

"Alex Johnson and Gabby Barrett, please light your candle." The Officiant said.

Me and Gabby light the candle.

The Recessional

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The Reception

Everybody from each family takes pictures with the now married couple.

The now married couple walk up the aisle.