Five years ago today…
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VOWS
First part: Celebrant prompts and brides repeat sentence by sentence:
I, Greta/Ingrid, take you, Ingrid/Greta, to be my partner for life. I take you into my family, and take your family as my own. I promise to love you, honor you, and treasure you. I promise to trust you, and to trust in our marriage. I promise to savor our good times, and to have faith that the bad times will pass. I promise to value our differences as much as our common ground. I promise to give you my help and support, and to accept help and support from you. I promise to keep my promises, and not to make promises I can’t keep. I promise to always save you the last waltz.
Second part: Celebrant asks and brides say “I do”
Do you, Greta/Ingrid, take Ingrid/Greta, to be your partner for life, for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, in conflict and tranquility, in poverty and in comfort, placing her above all others, from this day forward? (I do.)
RINGS
Celebrant: Greta/Ingrid, repeat after me: With this ring, I thee wed. (brides repeat, exchange rings)
PRONOUNCEMENT
Celebrant: Greta and Ingrid have chosen to be joined in marriage, and have declared their choice to each other and in the presence of this company. They have given each other their promises, and have made their pledge by giving and receiving rings and by joining hands. Therefore, by the power vested in me by Greta and Ingrid and by the witnesses present here today, I now pronounce you partners for life. You may kiss.
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I still do, sweetie. Happy anniversary!
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Valhar2000
November 12, 2010 at 1:35 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I still do, sweetie. Happy anniversary!
And may you have many more!
considertheteacosy
November 12, 2010 at 2:03 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Those are wonderful vows! Happy anniversary!
bbleeker
November 12, 2010 at 2:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Many happy returns!
yokohamamama
November 12, 2010 at 2:21 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Absolutely beautiful–thank you for sharing:))
Robyn Slinger
November 12, 2010 at 2:32 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
How sweet
Celebration day!
Neeroc
November 12, 2010 at 6:52 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Lovely vows, Happy Anniversary!
Andrew
November 12, 2010 at 7:04 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Very nice vows. Thanks for sharing them, and congrats!
Flimsyman
November 12, 2010 at 7:20 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
*Cheers* Thanks for sharing this! Especially given that my wife and I just recently got married, with similarly carefully thought-out vows.
Heh, it’ll give us something to talk about on our way to Skepticon, Greta!
Nurse Ingrid
November 12, 2010 at 11:16 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
I still do too, sweetie. Happy anniversary to you. And thanks to everyone for your kind wishes!
amia sampson
November 12, 2010 at 11:19 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
that was beautiful! many congratulations to both of you.
Greta Christina
November 12, 2010 at 12:05 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Thanks so much, everybody! Your sweet thoughts and support means a lot to both of us.
Eclectic
November 12, 2010 at 12:39 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
My poly radar noted the lack of “forsaking all others” language. So congratulations on the trust.
And congratulations on your happy life together. May it be long, and may your continued happiness together annoy the Mormons every minute!
Stellar Ash
November 12, 2010 at 5:16 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Happy 5th and may you have many more together.
Penny
November 12, 2010 at 6:58 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
That is so lovely! Happy anniversary and many more!
William Brinkman
November 12, 2010 at 8:23 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congratulations! I hope you have many more good years.
Veronique
November 13, 2010 at 9:07 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congratulations to you both. Many happy times ahead as well.
Serena Dante
November 15, 2010 at 3:21 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Awesome, congratulations! =)
Blake Stacey
November 15, 2010 at 8:43 pm (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Congratulations!
Martha
August 29, 2012 at 1:32 am (UTC -4) Link to this comment
Those are amazing vows. Happy anniversary to you both!