~~~~~~~~CULTURAL VOWS~~~~~~~~~
ESKIMO LOVE SONG
~ Author Unknown ~
You are my husband
My feet shall run because of you
My feet dance because of you
My heart shall beat because of you
My eyes see because of you
My mind thinks because of you
And I shall love because of you.
CHEROKEE PRAYER
"God in heaven above please
protect the ones we love.
We honor all you created as we
pledge our hearts and lives together.
We honor mother-earth - and ask for
our marriage to be abundant and grow stronger
through the seasons; We honor fire - and
ask that our union be warm and glowing
with love in our hearts; We honor wind -
and ask we sail though life safe and calm
as in our father's arms; We honor water -
to clean and soothe our relationship -
that it may never thirsts for love; With
all the forces of the universe you created,
we pray for harmony and true happiness
as we forever grow
young together. Amen."
BLESSING OF THE APACHES
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you
will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of
you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness, for
each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is
only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the journey
ahead and through all the years,
May happiness be your companion and your days
together be good and long
upon the earth.
APACHE BLESSING 2
Now you will feel no rain, for each of you
will be shelter for the other.
Now you will feel no cold, for each of
you will be warmth to the other.
Now there will be no loneliness, for
each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two persons, but there is
only one life before you.
May beauty surround you both in the
journey ahead and through all the years.
May happiness be your companion and your
days together be good and long
upon the earth.
Treat yourselves and each other with
respect, and remind yourselves
often of what brought you together.
Give the highest priority to the tenderness,
gentleness and kindness that your
connection deserves.
When frustration, difficulties and
fear assail your relationship,
as they threaten all relationships
at one time or another,
remember to focus on what is right
between you, not only the part which
seems wrong.
In this way, you can ride out the storms
when clouds hide the face of the
sun in your lives --
remembering that even if you
lose sight
of it for a moment, the sun is still there.
And if each of you takes responsibility
for the quality
of your life together, it will be marked
by abundance and delight.
KAHLIL GIBRAN ON MARRIAGE
From Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
Then Almitra spoke again and said,
And what of Marriage, Master?
And he answered saying:
You were born together, and together
you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when the white wings
of death scatter your days.
Ay, you shall be together even in the
silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your
togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens
dance between you.
Love one another, but make
not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea
between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink
not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but
eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous,
but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone
though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not
into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life
can contain your hearts.
And stand together yet not
too near together:
For the pillars of the temple
stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress
grow not in each other's shadow.
IRISH WEDDING VOWS
Groom
"I, _____, now take you, _____, to be my wife.
In the presence of God and
before these witnesses I promise to be a loving,
faithful and loyal husband to
you, for as long as we both shall live."
Bride
"I, _____, now take you, _____, to be my husband.
In the presence of God
and before these witnesses I promise to be a loving,
faithful and loyal wife to
you, for as long as we both shall live.
TRADITIONAL IRISH TOAST
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.
May God be with you and bless you;
May you see your children's children.
May you be poor in misfortune,
Rich in blessings,
May you know nothing but happiness
From this day forward.
May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the warm rays of sun fall upon your home
And may the hand of a friend always be near.
May green be the grass you walk on,
May blue be the skies above you,
May pure be the joys that surround you,
May true be the hearts that love you.
CELTIC WEDDING VOWS
"You cannon possess me for I
belong to myself
But while we both wish it,
I give you that which is mine to give
You cannon command me,
for I am a free person
But I shall serve you
in those ways you require
and the honeycomb will taste
sweeter coming from my hand"
"I pledge to you that yours will be
the name I cry aloud in the night and
the eyes into which I smile in the morning
I pledge to you the first bite of my meat
and the first drink from my cup
I pledge to you my living and my dying,
each equally in your care
I shall be a shield for your back and you for mine
I shall not slander you, nor you me
I shall honor you above all others,
and when we quarrel we shall do so in
private and tell no strangers our grievances"
"This is my wedding vow to you
This is the marriage of equals."
HINDU MARRIAGE POEM
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours.
Hereafter, I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me.
Let us share the joys.
We are word and meaning, unite.
You are thought and I am sound.
May the nights be honey-sweet for us.
May the mornings be honey-sweet for us.
May the plants be honey-sweet for us.
May the earth be honey-sweet for us.
I CHING
When two people are at one
in their inmost hearts,
they shatter even the strength of iron or bronze.
And when two people understand each other
in their inmost hearts,
their words are sweet and strong,
like the fragrance of orchids.
THE RITE OF SEVEN STEPS
1. My beloved, our love has become firm by your
walking one with me. Together we will share the
responsibilities of the home, food and finances. May
God bless us with noble children to share. May they live
long.
1. This is my commitment to you, my lord. Together we
will share the responsibility of the home, food and
finances. I promise that I shall discharge all of my share
of the responsibilities for the welfare of the family and
the children.
2. O my beloved goddess, now you have walked with
me, the second step. May God bless you. I will love you
and you alone as my wife. I will fill your heart with
strength and courage: this is my commitment and my
pledge to you. May God protect the household and
children.
2. My lord, at all times, I shall fill your heart with
courage and strength. In your happiness I shall rejoice.
May God bless you and our household.
3. O my beloved goddess, now since you have walked
three steps with me, our wealth and prosperity will grow.
May God bless us. May we educate our children and
may they live long.
3. My lord, I love you with single-minded devotion as my
husband. I will treat all other men as my brothers. My
devotions to you is pure and you are my joy. This is my
commitment and pledge to you.
4. O my beloved goddess, it is a great blessing that you
have now walked four steps with me. May God bless
you. You have brought auspiciousness and sacredness
in my life.
4. O my lord, in all acts of righteousness (Dharma), in
material prosperity (Artha), in every form of enjoyment,
and in those divine acts such as fire sacrifice, worship
and charity, I promise you that I shall participate and I
will always be with you.
5. O my beloved goddess, now you have walked five
steps with me. May Mahalakshmi make us prosperous.
May God bless us.
5. O my lord, I will share both in your joys and sorrows.
Your love will make me very happy.
6. O my beloved goddess, by walking six steps with me,
you have filled my heart with happiness. May I fill your
heart with great joy and peace, time and time again.
God bless you.
6. My lord, may God bless you. May I fill your heart
with great joy and peace. I promise that I will always be
with you.
7. O my beloved goddess, as you have walked the seven
steps with me, our love and friendship have become
inseparable and firm. We have experienced spiritual
union in God. Now you have become completely mine. I
offer my total self to you. May our marriage last
forever.
7. My lord, by the law of God, and the holy scriptures, I
have become your spouse. Whatever promises I gave
you I have spoken them with a pure heart. All the angels
are witnesses to this fact. I shall never deceive you, nor
will I let you down. Forever I shall love you.
HINDU VOW
Let us take the first steps
to provide for our household
a nourishing and pure diet,
avoiding those foods injurious
to healthy living. Let us take
the second step to develop physical,
mental and spiritual powers.
Let us take the third step,
to increase our wealth by righteous
means and proper use.
Let us take the fourth step to
acquire knowledge,
happiness and harmony by mutual
love and trust.
Let us take the fifth step, so that
we be blessed with strong,
virtuous and heroic children.
Let us take the sixth step,
for self-restraint and longevity.
Finally, let us take the
seventh step and be true companions
and remain lifelong
partners by this wedlock.
We have taken the Seven Steps.
You have become mine forever.
Yes, we have become partners.
I have become yours. Hereafter,
I cannot live without you.
Do not live without me. Let us
share the joys.
We are word and meaning, united.
You are thought and I am sound.
May the night be honey-sweet for us;
may the morning be honey-sweet for us;
may the earth be honey-sweet for
us and the heavens
be honey-sweet for us. May the plants
be honey-sweet for us;
may the sun be all honey for us;
may the cows yield us honey-
sweet milk.
As the heavens are stable,
as the earth is stable,
as the mountains are stable,
as the whole universe is stable,
so may our unions be
permanently settled.
BUDDIST
In the future, happy occasions will
come as surely as the morning.
Difficult times will come
as surely as the night.
When things go joyously, meditate
according to the Buddhist
tradition. When things go badly, meditate.
Meditation in the manner of the
Compassionate Buddha
will guide your life. To say the
words ‘love and compassion
is easy. But to accept that love
and compassion are built
upon patience and perseverance
is not easy.
MUSLIM
Bride: I, _________,
offer you in myself in marriage in
accordance with the instructions
of the Holy Quar‘an
and the Holy Prophet,
peace and blessing be upon Him.
I pledge, in honesty and
with sincerity, to be for you an
obedient and faithful wife.
Groom: I pledge, in honesty
and sincerity, to be for you
a faithful and helpful husband.
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