Will you, _____ have _____ to be your wife/husband/spouse? Will you love her/him, comfort and keep her/him, and forsaking all other remain true to her/him as long as you both shall live?
____ are you ready to enter into this marriage with _____ , believing the love you share and your faith in each other will endure all things?
_______do you choose _______to be your wife/husband/spouse?
Before _________ and _____________ recite their vows, do you, their family and friends, promise, from this day forward, to encourage them and love them, to give them your guidance, and to support them in being steadfast in the promises that they have made? (Answer: "We do")
I mentioned
earlier in the ceremony that your children have always been a
source of joy and laughter and have taught you many lessons about
love and responsibility. Now I have a few questions as you formally
affirm your new family.
________ and
______ will you love and respect each other, be honest at all times
and give what it takes for this marriage to be successful without
losing yourself? We will
_________will
you willingly assume the role of advisor, guide, and friend for
(child) preserving the unity of family love with all sincerity and
affection? I will
(Child) will
you accept and respect the love that (new step-parent) has
for you? I will
Sample
2:
At this time I
would like (Child) to come forward. ________ has told me that in
addition to the love s/he has for _________; s/he also has a great
deal of love for (Child).
Now I have a
few questions for the two of them.
_________ will
you promise to love (Child), to listen to him/her, to help him/her,
and to have fun together? I do!
(Child) will
you promise to accept _______'s love, to listen to him/her, to help
him/her, and to have fun together? I do!
Please share
the gifts you have for each other.