As we gather here today for this festive occasion, Paul has some very good advice for __________ and __________ as they prepare to begin their life together. Paul writes:

Submit yourselves to one another out of reverence for Christ. Wives, submit yourselves to your husbands in the same way you submit to the Lord. Husbands, love your wives just as Christ loved the church and gave his life for it. -- Ephesians 5:21-22, 25

Paul had caught the vision of how relationships work best ... always showing concern for that other person's needs and wants ... loving that other person enough to listen and perhaps change to make things better. Paul knew from Christ's example that love in all its beauty has an eternal dimension which we can enjoy. __________ and __________ are catching that same vision …