Both Bill and I created our own vows to read to each other. Here they are below:
MELISSA: I’m sorry but I'm just thinking of the right words to say. I know they don’t sound the way I planned them to be, but as we stand here today in front of our family and friends, I promise you that I will be your keymaster, if you will be my gatekeeper.
Thank you for showing me the stars, taking me on my first kite-flying adventure, never being afraid to sing cheesy karaoke songs together, and just loving me, even when I beat you at skee-ball or continue to misplace the floss container in the bed covers.
I knew there was something extra special about you for waiting 3 months for our first kiss. I am so proud of who you are and I am touched by your genuine integrity. When we are apart, if I go out and notice the wrapper of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, or overhear someone committing a logical fallacy, I always think of you.
Whether we met through serendipity, as I believe, or simply by random chance, it is the pure blissful thought in my heart knowing that we actually met each other that matters the most.
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| Yes our hired prop "Bernie" is in the background! |
BILL: We are made of particles that have existed since the moment the universe began 13.8 billion years ago. The fact that those molecules have arranged to form us at this very moment speaks volumes to how rare and precious our love is.
In honour of that knowledge, I promise that I'll be there beside you if you need a shoulder to cry on. I'll be there to listen when you need to talk. I'll be there to cheer you up. I promise to respect, admire, and appreciate you for who you are. To help you become the person you want to be. Because I love you and it delights me to see you happy. I will keep the tie that binds us.
We are a team.
You are my partner.
In the words of David Bowie:
Please be mine
Share my life
Stay with me
Be my wife
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| Our wonderful officiant Rob Tymec behind, as I read my vows to Bill |
Thank you for showing me the stars, taking me on my first kite-flying adventure, never being afraid to sing cheesy karaoke songs together, and just loving me, even when I beat you at skee-ball or continue to misplace the floss container in the bed covers.
I knew there was something extra special about you for waiting 3 months for our first kiss. I am so proud of who you are and I am touched by your genuine integrity. When we are apart, if I go out and notice the wrapper of a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, or overhear someone committing a logical fallacy, I always think of you.
Whether we met through serendipity, as I believe, or simply by random chance, it is the pure blissful thought in my heart knowing that we actually met each other that matters the most.
