I would love to have them on the wall or in a keepsake some place, after all we did write them ourselves.
Eric:
I Eric take you Carissa to be my wife. With my deepest joy I receive you into my life that together we may be one. As is Christ to his body, the Church, so I will be to you a loving and faithful husband. I promise that I will lead our lives into a life of faith and hope ever honoring God's guidance by his Spirit through His word no matter what may lie ahead of us. I promise to love you,honor you, comfort you in times of trial, encourage you and strengthen you and remain in this covenant with you throughout my life. Giving myself in purity and in love I give you my life and this promise forever until death.
Carissa:
I Carissa take you Eric to be my Husband. With my deepest joy I come into my new life with you. As you have pledged your life and love, so I too happily give you my life and in confidence submit myself to your headship as to the Lord. As is the Church in her relationship to Christ so I will be to you Eric. I promise to love you,honor you, comfort you in times of trial, strengthen you in weakness and encourage you promising to remain in this covenant with you throughout my life no matter what the future holds. With all that I am I give myself to you in purity and love until death.
