Brief wedding vows for a husband at a garden ceremony

I promise to keep choosing you, the way I chose you that morning in the garden when the sprinklers went off and we laughed instead of running.

I promise to build our life with the same steadiness I try to bring every day, no matter the weather.

I promise to listen first and speak second, even when we disagree.

I promise to grow old with you, right here, under whatever trees we plant together.

I promise to meet your steadiness with my own, remembering how we stood soaked and laughing that morning, not caring about the plan.

I promise to make room for your quiet, and to trust it as much as your words.

I promise to tell you the truth, gently but fully, for as long as we're together.

I promise to keep this garden, and this marriage, growing with care, season after season.