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Standing at the altar, two persons united in love prepare to begin their new life together as a married couple. The groom wears a black tuxedo with a white vest and white tie, while the bride wears a white silk satin strapless gown. Both bride and groom are flanked by their respective bridesmaids and groomsmen. As the string quartet plays “Here Comes the Bride”, the father escorts his daughter down the aisle while the groom waits expectantly. The pastor guides the bride and groom through the ceremony, inviting them to proclaim a set of vows, “The Book of Common Prayer,” to one another:
I, (name) take thee, (name) to bemy wedded (husband/wife), to have and to hold from thisday forward , for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness andin health, to love and to cherish andto obey,’ ’til death do us part, accordingto God’s holy ordinance; andthereto I give thee mytroth.
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Monk, G., Sinclair, S.L., Smith, C. (2004). What’s Love Got to Do With It?. In: Strong, T., Paré, D. (eds) Furthering Talk. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8975-8_10
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