Welcome.
I'll tell you what, they tell me in a couple of days there's going to be a solar eclipse,
a full eclipse.
Well, I think the eclipse has already happened here tonight.
When I look at Brian and Leslie and look at the home radiant they are, I think they've
already eclipsed the sun here with their love that I've seen here tonight.
Leslie, it's hard to believe that this day is finally here.
We have thought that after our first time in each other midtown at your apartment, we'd
be here in Kansas City getting married.
Both of our families, Aggie friends and Jock friends and everyone else are all here to
share their love and support for us.
It's even better than I expected.
I cannot believe we are here and this day has come.
You are the best thing to happen to me.
Since we met and had our unofficial first date in the Dear Blind, I knew you were the one.
God so clearly introduced our paths, only something he could have orchestrated.
A boy from Kansas and a girl from Texas.
Up to this point in our lives we've had some pretty incredible experiences, but I believe
the best is yet to come.
I cannot wait for every day with Brian and Leslie.
Ben's watching Game of Thrones or hanging out with our puppies, June and Cash, or maybe
just having quality time with Brian and Leslie.
You are truly my better half and make me the best version of myself.
I cannot wait to be your wife and live the rest of our days together laughing.
Thank you for always loving, serving, and caring for me so well.
I have never met a kinder, funnier, or more genuine man who loves others as well as you do.
I am so excited for the rest of our lives together and living out God's will as one.
I don't know what the future holds for us, but I do know one thing.
That is that I will always be happy with you by my side.
Together we can take on anything that God throws in our path.
I am the happiest man in the world today because I am marrying one of my dreams.
I love you and can't wait to spend the rest of our days together.
I love you so much, Brian Thomas McKinskey. See you soon.
Oh my gosh, look at that. It's so beautiful. Absolutely stunning.
This dress is like the screams was like this is literally what I envisioned.
We're so happy that you could join us.
There's so much love that you guys both have from the Lord and you love each other so much.
And that love is just going to spill out into the rest of your family.
And that love of your whole family is going to spill out into the world.
Really marriage and witness to the world of what Jesus has done.
It's wonderful that we get to experience such love and watch these two beautiful people.
So having freely and prayerfully chosen each other as partners for life
and an expression of your total commitment to one another.
Let's continue on together and finish what the Lord has blessed you both with each other.
This love and this commitment of marriage.
So the secret to your marriage is really two things.
The first is just hold yourself.
Know the truth about each other and yourselves and fully trust one another.
And second is understand what marriage is.
Know your marriage really is a witness to the world.
In the name of God, I, Brian, take you, Leslie.
In the name of God, I, Leslie, take you, Brian, to have and to hold from this day forward.
For better, for worse.
In sickness, as in health.
To love and to cherish.
Until we are parted by death.
I now pronounce you husband and wife.
Brian, you may kiss your lovely Brian.
Please.
Thank you.
I'm going to thank all of you for joining us here tonight.
We're so happy to have you here with us.
You've traveled far and wide from Texas, Alaska, even to the United Kingdom.
We've had people from all over the country and we thank you that you would want to be
here to share in this time with Brian and Leslie.
Thanks to Mark and Jeanette, you have raised a tremendous young man who is just a wonderful,
sensitive young man that we are so proud to now have him in our family as well as Leslie
and your family and we just thank you for him and for his sensitivity, for his passion
for our daughter and for the love that you can certainly see in them.
We just thank my daughter, Leslie.
She is a tremendous joy in my life.
I just love her wisdom, her passion, her love and I've been so happy today.
I mean, today was just a glorious day and I just can't thank her enough for her love
and for her family and how she takes care of all of us.
Oh, it's so pretty.
You are such a beautiful bride.
You are gorgeous.
I know I haven't said it enough, but I'm so, so proud of you.
You're such a great decision.
You've done such a wonderful job right out of this moment.
Thank you so much for being with us today.
Thank you for being with us today.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
