@Ultima Online Wedding (English version 3.1)
@by Lead Counselor Windwalker
@
@The wedding master will introduce the
@couple to be married and thank the people
@attending the wedding.
@
@!Start

Welcome citizens of Britannia,
we have gathered here
to witness the Holy joining
of #groom# to #bride# in this blessed union.

@The wedding master will ask who gives the bride to married
Who doth give #bride# to be married to #groom#?
 
&The person giving away the bride will say, "Her family and I do"

@Then he will turn and  
@bow to the bride, and walk away
@from the immediate wedding party
@to view the ceremony.

@Wedding master continues

@!History

The marriage covenant
has held a place of honor in every society,
even in the most ancient times of Sosaria,
and has remained sacred to this day.
When the first man was created,
God had sensed that man needed a companion for eternity.
God spoke and said,
"It is not good for man to be alone,
I shall fashion thee a companion."
Woman was created to take her place next to man,
to share a place with man for all eternity.
The Sages of old have recorded
how God came upon his decision
and have reasoned thus:
Woman should not have been created
from a bone of man's skull,
so that she might not have rule over him.
Nor should woman have been created
from a bone of man's foot,
so that he might not have rule over her.
Woman was created from a bone taken from the rib of man,
so that man and woman would live side by side,
together as one, for all eternity,
travelling the pilgrimage of life together.
Sharing love, commitment, knowledge and caring for each other.
This ancient covenant of marriage encourages husband and wife
to love and be loving,
throughout the lifetime of their bond to each other
and show their compassion for each other
and share their daily lives.

@!Wedding Vows

@Wedding master says to groom...

#groom# repeat after me thy vows....

@Bride and groom should now turn
@and face each other during the vows
@
@Groom will repeat the line spoken by
@the wedding master after his text has
@disappeared....

"As we join together as one soul..."
&Groom says: "As we join together as one soul..."
"Trust me not to leave thee, and ask me not to do so"
&Groom says: "Trust me not to leave thee, and ask me not to do so"
"Thy beliefs will become my beliefs"
&Groom says: "Thy beliefs will become my beliefs"
"And thy people will become family to me"
&Groom says: "And thy people will become family to me"
"I will honor thee and love thee"
&Groom says: "I will honor thee and love thee"
"My spoken word is my bond to thine heart"
&Groom says: "My spoken word is my bond to thine heart"
"If thou were to die, my heart would die as well"
&Groom says: "If thou were to die, my heart would die as well"
"Until leaving this world in death, will we be as one."
&Groom says: "Until leaving this world in death, will we be as one."

@After the groom has said these vows,
@the wedding master will ask the bride to repeat
@the same vows after saying...

#bride# repeat after me thy vows...

"As we join together as one soul..."
&Bride says: "As we join together as one soul..."
"Trust me not to leave thee, and ask me not to do so"
&Bride says: "Trust me not to leave thee, and ask me not to do so"
"Thy beliefs will become my beliefs"
&Bride says: "Thy beliefs will become my beliefs"
"And thy people will become family to me"
&Bride says: "And thy people will become family to me"
"I will honor thee and love thee"
&Bride says: "I will honor thee and love thee"
"My spoken word is my bond to thine heart"
&Bride says: "My spoken word is my bond to thine heart"
"If thou were to die, my heart would die as well"
&Bride says: "If thou were to die, my heart would die as well"
"Until leaving this world in death, will we be as one."
&Bride says: "Until leaving this world in death, will we be as one."

@After the vows have spoken,
@the wedding master will ask the
@"I do's"...remember then seeing the
@text on screeen, the last word is
@"marriage?"  Do not say "I do" until the
@last line is spoken.

#groom#,
dost thou take #bride# to be your wife,...
to have and to hold in love, honor and tenderness?...
Dost thou promise to love, cherish, and honor her,...
as long as you both shall live,...
according to this Holy union...
and the sacred covenant of marriage?

&Groom says "I do"

#bride#,
dost thou take #groom# to be your husband,...
to have and to hold in love, honor and tenderness?...
Dost thou promise to love, cherish and honor him,...
as long as you both shall live,...
according to this Holy union...
and the sacred covenant of marriage?

&Bride says "I do"

@!Ring Vows

@The wedding master then asks...

#groom#, what symbol of thy love and commitment dost thou bring?

&Groom says "A ring"

@The groom then turns to the best man,
@and the best man turns and faces the groom
@and gives the groom the ring and bows to the groom...
@the groom returns the bow and
@turns and returns to facing the bride

@The wedding master then asks...

#bride#, what symbol of thy love and commitment dost thou bring?

&Bride says "A ring"

@The bride then turns to the maid/matron of honor,
@and the maid/matron of honor
@turns and faces the bride and gives the bride the ring...
@They do not bow after the exchange,
@but may salute if desired... The bride turns
@and returns to facing the groom

@The wedding master will then say...

#groom#, repeat after me thy vows...

"This ring I give thee to seal the covenant I make with thee"

@Groom repeats the line after text has disappeared
&Groom says: "This ring I give thee to seal the covenant I make with thee"

@The wedding master will then say...

#bride#, repeat after me thy vows...

"This ring I give thee to seal the covenant I make with thee"

@Bride repeats the line after text has disappeared
&Bride says: "This ring I give thee to seal the covenant I make with thee"

@!Conclusion

@The wedding master will then speak again...

#groom# and #bride#,
the citizens have now heard thy vows to each other,
let no one put assunder this Holy union of heart and soul.
Go forth, reveal in the power of being a couple,
trust and rely upon each other, and let nothing part thee.
By the powers committed to me and by the laws of Britannia...
I now declare that #groom# and #bride#
have joined as one, as husband and wife. 
#groom# you may now kiss your bride.
