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"The Vow" by Kim & Krickitt Carpenter - Chapter One

The Inspiring True Story Behind the Film, "The Vow"

Inspiring vows

I love these vows. I have copy pasted from Grace Covers Me here

"I... offer myself completely to you... to be your wife in marriage.I vow to put my relationship with Christ first in my life, but nothing else before you,To place our home under your leadership,To place your needs above my own,

To support the ministry that God gives you, And to love you with the faithfulness that God has shown me.

I commit to standing beside you faithfully in all circumstances... you are my best friend and a treasured gift from God.I dedicate our marriage and our home to the lordship of Jesus Christ and look forward to serving Him together as one."

 

So as mentioned, the above is taken direct from Christine Hoover's blog I would like to use them as a base to craft my own vows.

 

 

Vows examined

I take you

What do you mean you are going to take me? However, the concept of taking someone in marriage is to accept him or her completely. You are taking his or her talents, flaws, dreams, failures, and potential. You are completely embracing him or her as a part of yourself forever.
By taking him or her as part of yourself, you are rejecting all others. When you say YES to your bride or groom, you are saying NO to the rest of the world. When you say “I take you,” you are saying, “Out of everyone else in the world, I am committing to you and you alone.” This is where a lot of men and women can get into trouble if they are not vigilant. source


To have and to hold
To begin, what does the promise ‘to have and to hold,’ mean? I think this is talking about an exclusive, mutually faithful and satisfying sexually relationship within marriage. This is the first vow we made. In essence we said, “I promise that you are the only one I’ll ever have in my bed. You are the only one I will ever hold in an intimate way.” source

...He said, “You really don’t know? What do you think it means to have someone?” That’s when the light bulb popped on. To have someone is for that person to be yours – intimately. For someone to have you is for you to belong to them. This means that I am committing my body to this person and he or she is committing his or her body to me. source

I want to memorize these vows

Vows
Turning to each other, the bride and groom take each other’s right hand and make vows:
'to have and to hold
from this day forward;
for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer,
in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish,
till death us do part'

Rings
The couple then exchange a ring or rings as a 'sign of their marriage' and a reminder of the vows:
'With my body I honour you,
all that I am I give to you,
and all that I have I share with you,
within the love of God,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit.'

Have i found the right person?

"No one's perfect. It's time you stopped being surprised by this. The question is, Do you take this bundle of faults over some other bundle of faults?

I do."

Read more: http://www.oprah.com/relationships/How-Can-You-Tell-Who-the-Right-Person-Is-for-You/2#ixzz2F3HCxuRP

i love these vows

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Where you go-Ruth 1:16

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the vow from the vow

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The Vows

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walking with you beside you

WALK :

1. with you,Hand in hand,Wherever our journey leads us, (source

1. beside you through whatever our lives may bring.
   
   

Nairobi wedding sample church programme

I received this church programme from my mum's church and I think it is quite helpful. The church does a 1 hour ceremony which is quite short. It is also quite traditional for example it does not have lighting of the unity candle, holy communion or slide shows which are all elements which I have enjoyed previously in other weddings. Anyway, here is a skeleton church wedding programme:

1. Guests are seated
2. Bridal procession
3. opening prayer, praise and worship
4. Scripture reading, sermonnette
5. Exchange of vows, rings
6. Prayers and blessing for the couple
7. Signing of register and special song
8. Announcement by MC
9. closing prayer and prayer for reception/food
10. Bride and groom exit