1. I, Bride/Groom, commit myself to you,...2. Today, surrounded by people who love us, I choose you,...

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1. I, Bride/Groom, commit myself to you, Bride/Groom, as wife/husband/partner, to learn and grow with, to explore and adventure with, to respect you in everything as an equal partner, in the foreknowledge of joy and pain, strength and weariness, direction and doubt, for all the risings and settings of the sun. We tie these knots to symbolize our connection to one another. They represent our trust in each other and our combined strength together. 2. Today, surrounded by people who love us, I choose you, Bride/Groom, to be my partner. I am proud to be your wife/husband/partner and to join my life with yours. I vow to support you, push you, inspire you, and above all love you, for better or worse, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live

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1. I, Bride/Groom, commit myself to you, Bride/Groom, as wife/husband/partner, to learn and grow with, to explore and adventure with, to respect you in everything as an equal partner, in the foreknowledge of joy and pain, strength and weariness, direction and doubt, for all the risings

and settings of the sun. We tie these knots to symbolize our connection to one another. They

represent our trust in each other and our combined strength together.

2. Today, surrounded by people who love us, I choose you, Bride/Groom, to be my partner. I

am proud to be your wife/husband/partner and to join my life with yours. I vow to support you,

push you, inspire you, and above all love you, for better or worse, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live

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3. OFFICIANT: Do you, Bride/Groom and Bride/Groom, pledge to create a life of mutual respect, compassion, generosity, and patience

toward each other as you grow together in years?COUPLE: We do.

OFFICIANT: Do you pledge to recognize each other’s individuality and celebrate each other’s uniqueness as a strength in marriage? While at

the same time, will you guard one another’s weaknesses with understanding, support, and

inspiration?COUPLE: We do.

OFFICIANT: And do you pledge to share the love you have for each other with all living beings? To be a couple that lets their marriage radiate into

others, making their lives more beautiful because of it?

COUPLE: We do.OFFICIANT: Bride/Groom and Bride/Groom, if you will face each other and repeat after me.

Bride/Groom: Bride/Groom, I give you my life. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.Bride/Groom: Bride/Groom, I give you my life.

With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.

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4. I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be the wife/husband/partner of my days, the companion of my house, the friend of my life. We shall bear together whatever trouble and

sorrow life may lay upon us, and we shall share together whatever good and joyful things life may bring us. With these words, and all the

words of my heart, I marry you and bind my life to yours.

5. UNITARIAN

I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be the wife/husband/partner of my days,

to be the parent of my children, to be the companion of my house.

We will keep together what measure of trouble and sorrow our lives may lay upon us,and we will share together our store of

goodness and plenty and love.