To Have and To Hold To This Day Foward Until Death Do We Part

Lady Mary's and Lord Collin's wedding had finally arrived. Mary was in the bridal room of St. Ann's Anglican Church being prepared for her walk down the aisle to meet her fiance, Collin, who would soon become her husband.

Mrs. Medlock, Betty, and Martha helped her to prepare herself  for her wedding day.

Mrs. Medlock said, "Oh Lady Mary you make the most beautiful bride and your dress is simply elegant."

"Yes I think it is perfect. It is not to gaudy  and it elegant but simple." Lady Mary said.

"Your wedding bouquet with pink and white ribbon streamers coming down from the bouquet is the most beautiful bouquet." Martha said.

"Yes Dickon and Will Weatherstaff picked out the most beautiful flowers in the garden for my bouquet." Mary said.

"Lord Collin loves you but he will love you even more when he sees you walking down the aisle in the elegant but simple wedding dress to become his wife." Mrs. Medlock said.

"Thank you Mrs. Medlock  I feel there is still something missing from our wedding day." Mary said.

"Yes it would have been nice if Lord Archibald had stayed alive to see this day when his son and niece were married to each other." Mrs Medlock said.

"Yes but Aunt Lily and he are not." Mary said, "I want our wedding day to be special." Mary said,

"I am afraid our wedding guest list was rather small." Mary said, " We are to be remarried out in Lily's Garden and that is where I will feel truly married."

Martha opened the door and said, " Lady Mary it is time for you to go stand in the front door of the sanctuary."

"Yes I hear the music. Thank you all for helping me." Lady Mary said.

The music started to play "Here Comes The Bride" by Feliz Mendelsohn and Mary made her entrance to the front door and saw Lord Collin and Lord James waiting for her at the altar and she slowly started her walk up the aisle to be joined with Lord Collin.

Mary finally made it up to the altar and she handed her bouquet to Martha and The Vicar said, " Today we have come together to join this man, Lord Collin Craven, and this lady, Lady Mary Lennox in the state of holy matrimony. Marriage is an hourable state and should not be enter into with out much thought and prayer. If any of you can find just cause why this man and this lady may not be joined in holy matrimony speak now or forever hold thy peace."

The sanctuary was quiet and The Vicar said, " We may proceed."

"Lord Collin and Lady Mary face each other and take each other by the left hand and repeat after me, " I, Lord Collin take thee, Lady Mary to be my lawfully wedded wife."

Lord Collin takes Lady Mary's left hand and says, " I, Lord Collin take thee Lady Mary to be my lawfully wedded wife until this day forward do death do we part."

Lady Mary takes Lord Collin's left hand in hers and says, "I Lady Mary, take thee Lord Collin to be my lawfully wedded husband unti this day forward do death do us part."

"Lord Collin take the ring and place it on Lady Mary's left ring finger and says, I do wedded thee in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."

Lord Collin taks Lady Mary's left hand and places the wedding band on her left finger and says, " I do wedded thee in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."

Lady Mary takes Lord Collin's left hand and places the wedding band on his left ring finger and says, " I do wedded thee in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."

The Vicar says, " I pronounce you husband and wife, according to the Holy Rites of The Church of England and under the government of King George the V. God Save The King and Queen."-

"You may kiss your bride Lord Collin." The Vicar says.

Lord Collin lifts up Lady Mary's veil and they kiss and the Vicar says, "I present you the New Lord Craven and his wife, Lady Craven of Misselthwaite Manor."

Lord and Lady Craven right after their wedding at St. Ann's Anglican Church in June of 1923.