Brief wedding vows for a partner at a beach ceremony

I remember the first storm we rode out together, when the power went out and we sat on the floor with one candle, laughing because the soup was half-cooked and we didn't care.

That night taught me you're steady even in the dark, and I want to be that for you too.

So I promise to keep showing up when things get messy, no flashlight required.

I choose you, today and on every ordinary night after this one.

I remember that same night, the power out, you lighting one candle like it was a whole solution, and somehow it was.

You turned nothing into enough, and that's who you are.

So I promise to bring the light when you forget you're already it, and to sit with you in the dark when that's what's needed instead.

I choose you, today and on every ordinary night after this one.