Ring Vows with the Covenant of Salt
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 | | Minister: "For centuries, rings have symbolized the sealing of covenants and commitments."
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(The best man gives the bride's ring to the minister who then holds it up and says:)
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| | "This ring is a circle; it symbolizes the continuity of the marriage bonda marriage for as long as you both shall live."
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(The minister hands the bride's ring to the groom and instructs him to place it on her finger.)
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| | Minister (to the groom): "Do you, ________________, give this ring to ________________ as a token of your love for her?"
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| | Groom: "I do."
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| | Minister: "Then, as a ceaseless reminder of this hour and of the vows you have taken, ________________, place this ring on the hand of your bride and repeat after me:"
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| | Groom (repeating after the minister): "With this ring I thee wed, with loyal love I thee endow, and all my worldly goods with thee I share, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen."
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