Ryan's Mom, Our Officiant

Ryan's mom, a Unitarian minister, presided over our ceremony and she did a fantastic and touching job.  She wore a purple and pink ikat shawl that we bought her in Bali, Indonesia.

Here are our vows, which we wrote with help from several books, and repeated back and forth to each other...

VOWS
I will turn to you when I'm in need and care for you when you are.

I will take strength from who you are, recognize who you are not, and remind you who you want to be.

I will be your partner as we explore this beautiful world together and I will support you when you need to explore it on your own.

I will relax with you, laugh with you, dance with you, learn with you, and find peace with you and beside you.

I will try to remember, whether sunk in sorrow or distracted by the day-to-day, what I feel at this moment, my sense of good fortune, my sheer joy at being with you.

Knowing my family and friends surround me...

Knowing who I am and who I want to be...

With this strength and certainty, I say to you...

I have only one life...

And it is only so long...

And I choose to spend it with you.