Now that you have heard the high calling of marriage, do you _________ choose ___________ to be your honored and cherished (husband/ wife/spouse) to live with (him/her) and to love (him/her)  in the consecrated state of marriage? 

 

____________and ______________are you prepared to go forward with this wedding ceremony? 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?

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? 

 

Intent for the group (optional):  
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")

 

Now in the spirit of joy and affirmation, I want to ask your families and friends a question. Do you, the families and friends of _________ and _________, give them your blessing and support this day, wishing them a wonderful life together? (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.