I, _________, choose you, _________, in the presence of our friends and families to be my wife/husband and partner from this time forward; ; to love you, to be a comfort and safe haven in your life, to hold you close, to listen deeply when you speak, to nourish you with my gentleness, to uphold you with my strength, to weigh the effects of the words I speak and the things I do, to never take you for granted and to always give thanks for your presence in my life.”