Declaration of Intent. (Hand Ceremony)

Victoria hold Douglas' hands, palms up, so that you may see the gift that they are to you. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow and tears of joy. These are the hands that will comfort you in illness and hold you when fear or grief fills you. These are the hands that will give you support and celebrate with you in your accomplishments. Victoria, do you take Douglas to be your husband, and promise to love, comfort, cherish and encourage him forever?

Victoria: I do.

Douglas hold Victoria's hands, palms up, so that you may see the gift that they are to you. These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness. These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes; tears of sorrow and tears of joy. These are the hands that will comfort you in illness and hold you when fear or grief fills you. These are the hands that will give you support and celebrate with you in your accomplishments. Douglas, do you take Victoria to be your husband, and promise to love, comfort, cherish and encourage him forever?

Douglas: I do.

Vows

I (Victoria/Douglas), take thee (Douglas/Victoria), to be my (husband/wife) ,
to have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,
till death do us part and thereto I pledge thee my love.

Exchange of Rings.

I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and
with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you.

Readings

1 CORINTHIANS 13:4-8a

Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude.
Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never ends.