As we are gather here today to celebrate your union, and to honor your commitment to not just gazing at one another, but to looking outward together in the same direction. 
In marriage, we give ourselves freely and generously into the hands of the one we love, and in doing so, each of us receives the love and trust of the other as our most precious gift. 
_____________ and ____________ are now taking a new form as a married couple, and in this form, they become part of their community in a new way. 
_____________ and ____________, we are here to remember and rejoice with you and to recount with one another that it is love that guides us on our path, and to celebrate as you begin this journey together 
It is in this spirit that you have come here to today to exchange these vows. 
VOWS 
Repeat after me:  Repeat 2 times
I ________ take you __________ to be my life partner 
I promise above all else to live in truth with you 
and to communicate fully and fearlessly 
I give you my hand and my heart  
as a sanctuary of warmth and peace 
and pledge my love, devotion, faith and honor 
as I join my life to yours. 
RINGS 
For thousands of years lovers have exchanged rings as a token of their vows. 

These simple gold bands are not of great value in themselves, but are made precious by our wearing of them. 

Your rings say that even in your uniqueness you have chosen to be bound together. 

Let these rings also be a sign that love has substance as well as soul, a present as well as a past, and that, despite its occasional sorrows, love is a circle of happiness, wonder, and delight. 
____________ take ________’s ring and put it on her finger, and repeat after me: 
Just as this circle is without end, my love for you is eternal 
Just as it is made of indestructible substance 
my commitment to you will never fail
With this ring I take you to be my trusted confidante and partner for life. 
PRONOUNCEMENT 
___________ and _________________, although I'm officiating here today,
it is not truly in my power to sanctify, legitimize or bless your relationship in any way, because the two of you have already done that in your hearts. 
So, by joining hands right now and looking into each other's eyes, let it be known that you are joined, body and soul in this lifetime, and that this bond is sacred and eternal. 

And now that you have stood before me and exchanged these rings and these vows, and have agreed to be married according to the laws of the state of __________________, it gives me gives me great pleasure to pronounce you are now married. 
You may kiss.