Kevin and Sylvia have asked me to publicly express their love and appreciation to you, their parents, for all the love and guidance you have given them. It is through you, that they have learned the meaning of the words “love, honor and respect”. It is with these ‘gifts’ that you have bestowed upon them-they will now come to share and exchange with each other. It is a tribute to you that they now stand here before us. For it is not just their love for each other that has brought them to this point-but it is also your love for them. The flowers they give to their parents represent the feeling of gratitude in the hearts of Kevin and Sylvia. This moment marks a major change in their lives, but the ties of love and friendship with their parents will continue. (The bride and groom then walk together to their parents, who rise, and the bride and groom hug each of them and give each a rose.)For that, they say thank you. You may be seated.