"Corinthians 13:4-8, Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. "- Said Carson.
THE VOWS
“Do you Helga, take Denzel to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do you part?" Sabi ni Msgr. Nestor kay Helga.
Denzel: She Does!
Lahat tumawa dahil sa sinabi ni Denzel. Masyadong Segurista.
"I, Helga, promise you, Denzel, that I will be your wife from this day forward, I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before, to be faithful and honest in every way, to love and respect you in your successes and in your failures, to make you laugh and to be there when you cry, to care for you in sickness and in health, to softly kiss you when you are hurting, and to be your companion and your friend on this journey that we make together.
Denzel, you make loving easy. I now know you are able to deal with my annoying habits. You pick up my half-empty coffee cups that I leave around the house, you make me breakfast on the weekends, and you always know where my cellphone and keys are when I go into full panic mode and scream that someone stole them.
With you I have learned to take it slow, although I could have dealt with getting to this altar a little faster. When we met, all I knew was that you made me laugh and you had a dorky look, which I thought was hot. Only time would allow me to see your true colors. You’re generous, loving, sensitive, kind, an insomniac, and a lover of daily man baths and Siberian husky.
I promise with all my heart to love you when times are good and bad. When you’re sore on Monday because of your Saturday and Sunday basketball with your friends, when men hit on you as you walk my Pomeranian Husky, and when you need someone to lean on when work gets tough, I will always be your gal.
When I’m scared, you make me feel safe. When I’m sad, you make me smile. There has yet to be a day where we haven’t laughed together. I never want there to be one.
I take you to be my husband, the father of my children, and best friend until death do us part. Just stay away for one week per month!" sabi ni Helga.
“Do you Denzel, take Helga to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do you part?" sabi naman ni Msgr. Nestor kay Denzel.
"I, Denzel, take you, Helga, to be my wife, my partner in life, and my one true love. I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and until the day I die. I will always laugh with you and only occasionally at you. When I do laugh at you, if it is in public, I will do my best to create the illusion that it is with you.
I promise to be there with you through the toughest of the trials in our life and to cry with you. These trials do not include things like YouTube footage of soldiers being reunited with their daughters. You’re crying on your own with those.
I vow to love you through the difficult and the easy. I promise to never put you or myself in danger. This means that I will never come between you and a mirror. I will also never force you to eat spicy food with me as I did on one of our dates. I later found out that you were clenching your cheeks the whole night.
What I admire most about you is your determination. But stamping your foot when you don’t get your way is no longer cute after age nine. Seriously, you need to stop that.
I look forward to being a married man and starting a new chapter in my life. For starters, I will no longer refer to it as ‘my life,’ but ‘ours.’ I look forward to being the best father I can be and helping you to be the best mother.
From the moment I first saw you, I knew you were the one with whom I wanted to share my life. Your beauty, heart, and mind inspire me to be the best person I can be. I promise to love and cherish you through whatever life may bring us.
From the moment our paths crossed, you’ve surprised me, distracted me, captivated me, and challenged me in a way that no human being ever has. I’ve fallen in love with you again and again, Countless times, without reservation. I promise to be true to you, to uplift and support you, to frustrate and challenge you, And to share with you the beautiful moments of life. Someday, if the stars align, I might even let you win an argument. No matter what trials we encounter together or how much time has passed, I know that our love will never fade, that we will always find strength in one another, And that we will continue to grow side by side. I believe in the truth of what we are, and I will love you always, with every beat of my heart. This is my solemn vow to you today as I make you my wife." Sabi ni Denzel.
EXCHANGE OF RINGS
Priest: You have for each other a special ring. This most precious of metals symbolizes that love is the most precious element in your life together. The ring has no beginning and no ending, which symbolizes that the love between you will never cease. You place these rings upon each other’s fingers as a visible sign of the vows which, this day, have made you husband and wife.
Denzel: Just as this ring encircles your finger, so does my love encircle your heart. May this ring forever be a symbol of my growing love for you.
Helga: Just as this ring encircles your finger, so does my love encircle your heart. May this ring forever be a symbol of my growing love for you.
GIVING OF THE ARRHAE
Denzel: Helga, I give you these arrhae as a pledge of my dedication to your welfare and that of our children. It is the symbol of our humble acceptance of the blessing the Lord bestows on us. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Helga: And I accept them. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Hoy Spirit.
CLOSING REMARKS
Priest: "In the name of the Holy Spirit, I now solemnly declare you husband and wife. Denzel, to seal this union, you may kiss your beautiful bride.
And now, as you turn toward family and friends, it is my great pleasure to congratulate and introduce for the very first time the new Mr. and Mrs. Denzel Ashen."
Lahat nagpalakpakan para sa dalawa. After nun nag sign na sila ng documents and nag pictorial na kasama ang mga bisita. Si Helga naman tinatawanan si Denzel, dahil imbis na siya ang umiyak. Si Denzel pa ang umiyak. Kitang kita na mahal na mahal ng dalawa ang isa't isa.
