My wife and I were married
August 10, 2002 at The Whitney in Detroit.
This is our vows, modeled after Green Eggs and Ham
All photos by Beth Hoxie.
I AM ED
ED I AM
[TURNING TO TOM]
TOM, WILL YOU TAKE KIM AS YOUR WIFE?
TOM: YES, I WILL TAKE KIM AS MY WIFE.
O: WILL YOU TAKE HER FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE?
T: YES, I WILL TAKE KIM AS MY WIFE.
AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
O: WILL YOU TAKE HER IN POVERTY AND WEALTH?
WILL YOU TAKE HER IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH?
T: YES, I WILL TAKE KIM AS MY WIFE
AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
AND IN POVERTY AND WEALTH
AND IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH
I WILL TAKE HER HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE, ED-I-AM
O: WOULD YOU? COULD YOU? … IN … A TREE?
T: YES, I WILL TAKE KIM AS MY WIFE
AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
AND IN POVERTY AND WEALTH
AND IN A TREE
AND IN SICKNESS AND HEALTH, ED-I-AM
[LAUGHTER]
OFFICIATE: KIM, WILL YOU TAKE TOM IN MARRIAGE?
KIM: YES, I WILL TAKE TOM IN MARRIAGE
O: WILL YOU TAKE HIM … IN A CARRIAGE?
K: YES, I WILL TAKE TOM IN MARRIAGE AND IN A CARRIAGE
O: WILL YOU TAKE HIM FOR BETTER OR WORSE?
WILL YOU TAKE HIM FROM HERE TO THE HEARSE?
K: YES, I WILL TAKE TOM IN MARRIAGE
AND IN A CARRIAGE
AND FOR BETTER OR WORSE
AND FROM HERE TO THE HEARSE
I WILL TAKE HIM TO LOVE AND TO CHERISH UNTIL I PERISH, ED-I-AM
O: WOULD YOU? COULD YOU? … IN … THE RAIN?
K: YES, I WILL TAKE TOM IN MARRIAGE
AND IN A CARRIAGE
AND FOR BETTER OR WORSE
AND IN THE RAIN
AND FROM HERE TO THE HEARSE, ED-I-AM
[LAUGHTER]
O: MAY I HAVE THE RINGS PLEASE?
[GETS RINGS]
O: KIM, WILL YOU PLACE TOM'S RING ON HIS FINGER AND REPEAT AFTER ME,
"WITH THIS RING I THEE WED UNTIL WE ARE DEAD."
[KIM PLACES RING]
K: WITH THIS RING I THEE WED UNTIL WE ARE DEAD.
O: TOM, WILL YOU PLACE KIM'S RING ON HER FINGER AND REPEAT AFTER ME, "WITH THIS RING I THEE WED UNTIL WE ARE DEAD."
[TOM PLACES RING]
T: WITH THIS RING I THEE WED UNTIL WE ARE DEAD.
O: NOW YOU ARE MARRIED SO KISS THE BRIDE, BUT PLEASE DO KEEP IT DIGNIFIED!
[TOM KISSES KIM]
O: AND NOW I GIVE YOU TOM AND KIM
UNITED IN MARRIAGE
ED I AM
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