STATEMENTS OF INTENT

1) Groom, do you take Bride to be your wife? Do you promise to love, adore, and encourage her; to share the good times and achievements as well as the hard times and disappointments; to keep her even in sickness and in sorrow, and to be loyal to her forevermore? Answer: I do

Bride, do you take Groom, to be your husband? Do you promise to love, adore, and encourage him; to share the good times and achievements as well as the hard times and disappointments; to keep him even in sickness and in sorrow, and to be loyal to him forevermore? Answer: I do

2) Groom, do you give yourself totally to loving Bride, striving to do whatever you can to help her feel content and secure, treating her with affection, understanding and admiration throughout your life together? Answer: I do

Bride, do you give yourself totally to loving Groom, striving to do whatever you can to help him feel content and secure, treating him with affection, understanding and admiration throughout your life together? Answer: I do

3) Groom, do you take Bride, to be your wife? Do you promise to love her, respect her and care for her, and under all conditions and circumstances of life to be a faithful husband to her for the rest of your lives together? Answer: I do

Bride, do you take Groom, to be your husband? Do you promise love to him, respect him and care for him, and under all conditions and circumstances of life to be a faithful wife to him for the rest of your lives together? Answer: I do

4) Groom, will you take this woman whose hands you now hold, choosing her alone to be your wife? Will you love her, comfort her and show her kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives? Answer: I will

Bride, will you take this man whose hands you now hold, choosing him alone to be your husband? Will you love him, comfort him and show him kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives? Answer: I will

5) Groom, will you take Bride to be your wedded wife, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort and keep her, and forsaking all others remain true to her as long as you both shall live? Answer: I will

Bride, will you take this man to be your wedded husband, to live together after God’s ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love him, comfort and keep him, and forsaking all others remain true to him as long as you both shall live? Answer: I will

6) Groom, will you take Bride to be your wife? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat her with love and devotion, honour and respect? Will you stand by her in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as her faithful and caring husband? Answer: I will

Bride, will you take Groom to be your husband? As your companion and best friend for life, will you treat him with love and devotion, honour and respect? Will you stand by him in the triumphs and tragedies of life, as his faithful and caring wife? Answer: I will

7) Groom, you've chosen to be with someone who makes you think, makes you smile, and who makes every day brighter. Will you keep Bride as the most cherished person in your life — to laugh with her, go on adventures with her, support her through life's tough moments, be proud of her, grow old with her, and find new reasons to love her every day? Answer: I will

Bride, you've chosen to be with someone who makes you think, makes you smile, and who makes every day brighter. Will you keep Groom as the most cherished person in your life — to laugh with him, go on adventures with him, support him through life's tough moments, be proud of him, grow old with him, and find new reasons to love him every day? Answer: I will

8) TO BOTH: You are here today because you're making a choice. You both are choosing each other. You've chosen to be with someone who enhances you, who makes you think, makes you smile, and who makes every day brighter. Will you, Bride and Groom, keep each other as the most cherished person in your life — to laugh with each other, go on adventures with each other, support one another through life's tough moments, be proud of each other, grow old together, and find new reasons to love each other every day? Answer: We will