Brief wedding vows for a partner at a garden ceremony

I promise to keep showing up, the way we showed up with that crooked little tree, not knowing if it would take root.

I promise to water what we've planted, even on the days it seems too small to matter.

I promise to stand steady beside you, like that tree now stands taller than both of us.

Here, among growing things, I choose you — today and in every season after.

I promise to dig in beside you, the way we dug that first hole, hands muddy, laughing at how uneven it was.

I promise to tend to us with patience, trusting that steady care outlasts any rough start.

I promise to lean on you and let you lean on me, the way that tree bends in wind but holds.

Here, under open sky, I choose you — rooted, growing, yours.