Marriage requires generosity, unselfishness, flexibility, and forbearance from both husband and wife. The reality and happiness of your marriage depends upon the inner experience of your heart and the integrity of your commitment. __________ and __________, today as you celebrate your marriage, you must realize that this ceremony is only an outward sign -- a symbol for the world to know that your intention is to spend the rest of your lives together as husband and wife.

There is no magic in a service like this. There are no special words that I can say that will make a marriage work. The real marriage -- the union of two lives -- is a daily decision you must make as you determine to work through all the little trials and irritations of life, making that commitment to live each day of your…