@Alternative Wedding Vows (version 3.1)

@written by:SRC Cupid

Welcome citizens of Britannia.
From the oldest times of Sosaria and in this chaotic world we live,
one thing has always overpowered all ... Love.

We gather today, in honor of #groom# and #bride#
to share in their joy and hope and to witness the union of their love.

Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. 
It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 
it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

#groom# and #bride#, Today you join your souls in your committment to endure 

and love one another and we join you in rejoicing this love.
Please now turn and face each other for the pledge of your faith.

@ Grooms Vows:

#groom#, repeat your vows after me

I, #groom#, take you, #bride#, just as you are, above all others, 
to share my life.
I commit my life to our partnership in marriage. 
I promise to comfort you, to encourage you in all choices you make.
I promise to express my thoughts and emotions to you,
and to listen to you in times of joy and in times of sorrow. 
#bride#, I love you, and I always shall.

@ Brides Vows:

#bride#, repeat your vows after me

I, #bride#, take you, #groom#, just as you are, above all others, 
to share my life.
I commit my life to our partnership in marriage. 
I promise to comfort you, to encourage you in all choices you make.
I promise to express my thoughts and emotions to you,
and to listen to you in times of joy and in times of sorrow. 
#groom#, I love you, and I always shall.

@Intent:

#groom#, do you come before this gathering of friends and family 
to proclaim your love and devotion for #bride#? 
Do you promise to respect him, and care for him during times of joy and hardship? 
Do you commit yourself to share your feelings of happiness and sadness? 
Do you pledge to remain faithful only unto him?

@#groom# says "I Do"

#bride#, do you come before this gathering of friends and family 
to proclaim your love and devotion for #groom#? 
Do you promise to respect him, and care for him during times of joy and hardship? 
Do you commit yourself to share your feelings of happiness and sadness? 
Do you pledge to remain faithful only unto him?

@#bride# says "I Do"

@Rings:

From the earliest times, the circle has been a symbol of completeness,
a symbol of committed love. 
An unbroken and never ending circle symbolizes a commitment of love 
that is also never ending. 
As often as either of you looks at this symbol... 
I hope that you will be reminded of the commitment to love each other, 
which you have made today.

@RingVow:

#groom# please repeat after me...
I, #groom#, give to you #bride#, this ring, as a symbol of my commitment...
to love, honor and respect you.

#bride# please repeat after me...
I, #bride#, give to you #groom#, this ring, as a symbol of my commitment...
to love, honor and respect you.


@Closing:

#groom# and #bride#, you have now affirmed before your families and friends your love...
and your caring for each other. 
May the challenges of your life together be met with courage and optimism. 
May the spirit of love be ever a part of your lives so that the union... 
we here celebrate this day be worthy of continued celebration in all your tomorrows.
Out of this tangled world, two souls have come together...
drawn by mutual love and respect. 
May their days and years yet unborn deepen the joy of their choice...
and make it abidingly true.
By the powers committed to me and by the laws of Britannia...
I now declare that #groom# and #bride# have joined as one.
Please shower them in your blessing as they begin this life together.
You may now kiss your love.

