Vows

Today, I join my life to yours.
From this day on, I will be your partner and companion,
for you are my dearest love and my best friend.
I look forward to the joy we will find
in each other's separate successes,
as well as our shared ones,
and welcome the challenge of whatever obstacles we encounter,
for I know that whatever we face,
we face it together.
Because your happiness is vital to me,
I will help you to grow as an individual.
I will also strive to be more fully myself
because you deserve no less than the best of me.
I pledge that I will listen to you when you speak
encourage you in times of doubt,
comfort you in times of sorrow,
and be a refuge of strength for you in times of uncertainty.
I will be faithful to you all of my days,
will always be honest with you,
and will cherish and adore you every moment of my life.
This is my solemn vow