I offer you not the “summer of my life” but the autumn, brisk and vibrant.
I promise to be a companion worthy of your precious friendship.
I pledge you compassion in good times and bad;
encouragement in sickness and health.
It is my intent that our life together include our
large circle of friends and loving families.
We’ll cherish the memories of our individual pasts;
and create our new life as we go now together.