Our Vows

I've had several requests by some guests at the wedding to post our vows as they were unable to hear them all due to the thunder and what not during the ceremony... I'm shamed to even post mine next to my husbands since his are far superior to my own. In any event, these make me smile and I shall remember them as well as live by them for the rest of my life... Cheers.

"Jennifer, from the moment we met I have known that we would end up standing here exchanging our vows to each other. My love for you was immediate and undeniable. It is a love that grows deeper every day. You often ask, why me? Why do you love me so much? The answer is simple; my life is empty without you. You have showed me what it is to truly love and to be loved and not a day has gone by that I have not learned something about myself from you.

You have come into my life and healed my heart and made it whole. You have taught me forgiveness, kindness, strength, and from time to time even a little humility. You have not just made me want to be a better man, you have helped me become a better man. Our life together will see highs and lows, laughter and joy, sorrow and loss. But, no matter what challenges life my present us with, I know that together we will emerge stronger, wiser, and closer than we were before. It's for these reasons and many, many more that today is the proudest day of my life. And I know that if my parents were alive to know you and love you the way I do, today would have been one of their proudest days as well.

I feel truly blessed and honored to be the man you have chosen to spend the rest of your life with. I stand here today as the man who pledges to love, cherish, respect, and protect you every day for the rest of my life. No matter where life may take us, my home is where ever you are. I love you so very much and I can't wait to live our happily ever after."

"Shaun, today I give to you my hand, my whole heart, and my love. I take you to be my husband and am proud to become your wife. I don’t think you’ll ever truly know how happy you’ve made me or how every day I continue to find myself loving you more than I did the day before. I promise to you and to our future that I will respect you, laugh with you, cry with you, and even give you the benefit of the doubt… from time to time(insert inside joke here) and above all to always love you… through good times and bad, regardless of any obstacles that we may face. You are my love… my life… my everything."