Then, the minister continues by asking the same of the bride.
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A very simple form of the traditional Protestant vow is in the form of a statement made by the minister:
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 | | "This celebration is the outward token of a sacred and inward union of the hearts which the Church does bless and the State makes legal...a union created by loving purpose and kept by abiding will."
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Then the minister asks the bride and groom:
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| | "Is it in this spirit and for this purpose that you have come here to be joined together?"
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The bride and groom simply respond:
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The couple joins right hands and recites these traditional vows to each other, either from memory, or by prompting from the officiant:
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| | "I take you to be my wedded wife / husband,
To have and to hold, from this day forward,
For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,
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