Playful wedding vows for a partner at a church ceremony

I promise to keep loving you the way I did the night the power went out and you lit every candle in the house 'for ambiance' and then immediately set off the smoke alarm — calm under pressure, you are not, but I wouldn't trade it.

Standing here under these church windows, I promise to always let you steal the blankets, mock my singing, and win approximately every argument about where we should eat dinner.

I promise to be the person who laughs at your jokes even when they're bad, especially when they're bad, because your face when you think you're funny is my favorite face.

I promise to keep choosing you on the boring Tuesdays, not just the candlelit ones — though let's be honest, you'll probably still find a way to set something on fire.

Before God, this altar, and everyone who definitely thought we'd be late — I promise this is forever, and I promise it's going to be fun.

I promise to keep lighting too many candles, because the night the power went out, you didn't complain once — you just handed me the fire extinguisher and called it romance.

I promise to steal the blankets forever, but I'll also promise to warm your cold feet with mine, which we both know is a fair trade.

I promise to keep telling bad jokes, because you're the only person who laughs like you mean it, every single time, even on the fortieth retelling.

I promise to show up for the boring Tuesdays too, and to make them a little less boring, even if that means mild property damage now and then.

Before God, this altar, and everyone who absolutely thought we'd be late — I promise this is forever, and I promise to keep you laughing the whole way through it.