Ceremony - The Vows

Michael and Elizabeth stand together and hold hands for the vows, which El reads and Elizabeth & Michael repeat together.

By the seeds of all beginnings, I make this oath.

By roots of all depths, I swear to love you with all my might.

By stem and trunk that reach for the sky, I swear to respect your soaring spirit.

By bud that grows, I swear never to crush your dreams.

By leaf that kisses the sun and rain, I swear to share my joys and sorrows with you.

By flower that opens to the dawn, I swear that I do trust you.

By fruit that gives forth sweetness, I swear to nourish and support you.

By seed within the fruit that grows the tree anew,

I swear to begin anew with you, again and again,

As many times as the spirits shall decree.

By life and death, by Lord and Lady, by hand and eye, by heart and spirit,

This I do swear to you before the spirits

And mark my soul forever with your touch.

As all the green things grow, so shall our love,

And its memory be carried forever beneath the feet

Of a thousand generations to come.

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