Example 1

The Art of a Good Marriage – Wilfred A Peterson

A Good marriage must be created.
In marriage the little things are the big things…..
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives.
It is standing together and facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.
It is speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways.
It is having the capacity to forgive and forget.
It is giving each other an atmosphere in which each can grow.
It is a common search for the good and the beautiful.
It is not only marrying the right person,
It is being the right partner.

Example 2

What Love is

Sooner or later we begin to understand that love is more than verses on valentines
and romance in the movies.
We begin to know that love is here and now, real and true, the most important thing
in our lives.
For love is the creator of our favourite memories and the foundation of our fondest
dreams.
Love is a promise that is always kept, a fortune that can never be spent,
a seed that can flourish in even the most unlikely of places.
And this radiance that never fades, this mysterious and magical joy,
is the greatest treasure of all – one known only by those who love.

Example 3

Marriage Joins Two People – Edmund O’Neil

Marriage offers opportunities for sharing growth
that no other human relationship can equal.
It is an emotional and physical joining that is promised for a lifetime.
Within the circle of love,
marriage encompasses all of life’s most important relationships.
A wife and husband are each other’s best friend,
confidant, lover, teacher, listener and critic.
Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.
Happiness is fuller; memories are fresher;
even anger is felt more intensely, and passes away more quickly.
Marriage understands and forgives,
the mistakes that life is unable to avoid.
It encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences
and new ways of expressing your love through the seasons.
When two people pledge to love and care for each other in marriage,
they create a spirit unique to themselves,
which binds them closer than any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise and potential,
made in the hearts of two people who are in love,
that takes a lifetime to fulfill.

Example 4

I Choose You

Life can be thought as a series of choices made:
We hope to look back and smile as our memories are replayed.
Those once in a lifetime moments aren’t always quick to show
But when they do materialise, then somehow you just know.
I am happier now than I ever thought I would be
I love the person you are and the person you make me.
We share an understanding, we share hopes and goals
Together, united we’re two halves of one whole
I will never take for granted that you’ve given me your heart
And I gently carry it with me whenever we are apart
In return, I give you mine, to cherish and to hold
No promise is too great to make your worth your weight in gold
Promises made, Vows Declared
A dream to build. A life to share
I’m proud to utter the words ‘I do’
As it tells the world that I choose you.

Example 5

Unknown writer

If you have found a smile
That is the sweetest one you’ve known
If you have heard within a voice
The echoes of your own
If you have felt a touch
That stirs the longings of your heart
And still can feel that closeness
In the moments you’re apart
If you have filled with wonder
At the way two lives can blend
To weave a perfect pattern
That is seamless end to end
If you believe some things in life
Are simply meant to be
Then you have found your soul mate
Your heart’s own destiny

Example 6

My Vow to You

I have always and will always love you unconditionally.
Without regret, without fear, and without hesitation.
With hope, and kindness and with consideration.
Through the bad and the good,
and through the thick and the thin,
I will hold your hand and you will hold mine.
And we will live. Not happily ever after, but happily.
And lovingly.
And together.