What you promise today, must be renewed and decided again tomorrow, and tomorrow after that and the tomorrow after that. Marriage is for more than an exchange of vows. It is the foundation of the family, mankind's basic unit of society, the hope of the world and the strength of our country. It is the relationship between ourselves and the generations to follow. A marriage which really works is one which works for others.
Marriage has both a private face and a public importance.
If we solved all our economic problems and failed to build loving families, it would profit us nothing, because the family is the place where the future is created good and full of love or deformed. Those who are married live happily ever after the wedding day if they persevere in the real adventure which is the royal task of creating each other and creating a more loving world. This is true of every man and every woman undertaking marriage. Today, these vows are beautiful words representing even more beautiful intentions. But you will find that as you live these vows over the years, investing your time an d your love and your commitment to one another, the happy times of your life will be twice as joyous, because there will be someone to share those joy with.