1. Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away;
and all the things I want to say can find no voice.
Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart.
2. There is no moment of my life when you are not a part of me;
you hold my heart; you guard my soul;
you guide my dreams so tenderly and if my will might be done,
and all I long for could come true,
with perfect joy I would choose to share eternity with you.
3. In a time when nothing is more certain than change,
the commitment of two people to one another
has become difficult and rare.
Yet, by its scarcity,
the beauty and value of this exchange have only been enhanced.
4. I will ask no more of life than this:
that I might love you through all my days,
and that you may find both peace and joy
in the constancy of my heart.
5. Across the years I will walk with you
– in deep green forests; on shores of sand:
and when our time on earth is through,
in heaven, too, you will have my hand.
6. Through all of our seasons this will be certain;
this will be constant, shining and true:
with the gift of your heart you gave my life meaning;
with the gift of your heart you gave my life meaning;
and I’ll spend a lifetime cherishing you.
7. And we shall walk through all our days
with love remembered and love renewed.
Aftin & Richard’s Wedding Ceremony 