Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God to celebrate your joining in love and Holy Union. This is a special moment in the development of your love. Having found one another and established your relationship, you are here to sanctify it and give it special significance by celebrating in this holy place. This service is not magic. It will not create a relationship that does not already exist.
Love is patient and is kind.
Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered. Love keeps no record of wrongs. It does not rejoice in evil, but delights only in the truth. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.