I do

[shannieshooshoo]

 Do you commit yourself, loving what you know of each other and trusting what you do not yet know? (I do, I do)

Do you promise to encourage each other in pursuits of art and creativity so that you each may have a happy, balanced, and full life? (I do, I do)

Do you promise to be honest with each other and share your feelings even when that

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[comte]

Believe it or not, but commitment #1 was used, I believe verbatim, at the wedding I attended yesterday. And, turns out the commitments/promises were lifted word-for-word from the officiator's original wedding vows from 30 some-odd years ago.

[shannieshooshoo]

That line is used a lot in commitment ceremonies. It's the only line that we didn't write ourselves, though we tweaked the syntax a bit and then used it as a jumping off point. Our general philosophy in planning the day was to treat it like more of a commitment ceremony than a Wedding because CC's somehow seem more meaningful to me--less tradition and ceremony clouding the reason for the day.