(Name) and (name), what a lovely way to begin the new year. Each New Year's Day stands as a milestone, marking opportunities for new beginnings. You two are doing this New Year's in a big way. You have come to this sanctuary with beloved family members and faithful friends, to share with them the sacred moments when you declare your love and promise before God to live as husband and wife for the rest of your lives.

You are embarking on a brand new adventure of life. It will be an adventure, I assure you, with surprises, problems, victories, and the wonder which is a part of every new undertaking. Although your love has been nurtured for some time, marriage marks a change in your relationship. You can throw away all your old maps; the territory you are entering is unexplored. And since it …