Though it was unusual for a vedic ceremony, Greendaddy and I repeated
the core wedding vows in both Sanskrit and English. We worked
hard to translate the Sanskrit vows into English because we
wanted our guests (and ourselves!) to understand the promises
we were making to each other.
Greendaddy: With this step, let us love, cherish, and respect one
another.
Magreen: With this step, I ask that our lives together be full
of joy.
Greendaddy: I promise you my love until our last days.
Magreen: Let us create a home full of laughter, where we find
serenity and strength.
Greendaddy: My love for you will grow deeper day by day, as we share
in each other's trials and triumph.
Magreen: May our marriage be blessed by peace and harmony until
our last days. Let us have a measure of patience and forgive
with grace.
Greendaddy: May we enjoy lightness, joy, and beauty until our last
days.
Magreen: From our foreheads to our feet shall we share in each
other's bodies.
Greendaddy: I embrace your family as my own as well as our own yet
to come.
Magreen: Hear me now, for richer or poorer, in sickness or in
health, I will be with you.
Greendaddy: May we care for people more than possessions and for
honor more than honors.
Magreen: May the dimensions of our home be measured not by the
details of the house but by the depth of our sacrifice and
the breadth of our studies.
Greendaddy: Let us be friends and partners until our last days.
Magreen: May all those present bear witness that we take these
steps by our own will.
