(Responsive Reading for Wedding or Anniversary)

Officiant: Today we affirm the vows that sustain a marriage. These are blessings, not burdens—guiding lights for your shared journey.

1. Remember the first love. Cherish the tenderness and delight of your earliest days together. Couple: We will.

2. Mark the days. Celebrate birthdays and anniversaries. Let the table be a place of harmony and joy. Couple: We will.

3. Tend the garden. Your home is a garden of love. Nurture it with balance, patience, and peace. Couple: We will.

4. Do not compare. Never envy another’s spouse. Treasure the one beside you. Couple: We will.

5. Speak together. Discuss all things. When conflict arises, let patience be the bridge back to peace. Couple: We will.

6. Guard your words. Avoid jokes or words that wound. Speak healing, not harm. Couple: We will.

7. Love and respect. A wife lives on her husband’s love; a husband lives on his wife’s respect. Couple: We will.

8. Live with measure. Shape your household with wisdom. Plan with honesty. Couple: We will.

9. Speak gratitude often. At least three times each day, say “I love you” and “thank you.” Couple: We will.

10. Seek God together. In Him, your spirits unite. In that union lies the deepest joy. Couple: We will.

Officiant : These vows are the pillars of your home, the melody of your days, and the light that will guide you through every season. May your love be steadfast, your joy abundant, and your union blessed.

Blessing Prayer

Officiant: Let us pray.

Gracious God, You are the giver of love, the keeper of promises, the One who binds two hearts together.

Bless this couple, that their home may be a garden of peace, their words a fountain of kindness, their days a song of gratitude.

Grant them patience in trial, joy in celebration, and strength in every season.

May their love reflect Your love, their union reflect Your grace, and their journey together be filled with light, laughter, and faith.

In Christ’s name we pray, Amen.

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