牧师宣布婚姻的意义是在于在上帝面前的圣约(theholy convenantinthepresenceofgod),并先后依次问:
willyouloveher/him,comforther/him,honorandkeepher/him,
insicknessandinhealth;
andforsakingallotherskeeponlytoher/him
solongasyoubothshalllive?
是否爱她/他,安慰她/他,荣耀保守她/他,
无论疾病还是健康;
并只守候在她/他身旁,不再寻找别人
只要一息尚存?
依次回答iwill(ido)后,就彼此宣誓:
i,(name),takeyou,(name),我,(名字),愿以你,(名字),
tobemyweddedwife/husband,作我婚姻的妻子/丈夫,
tohaveandtohold,相互拥有扶持,
fromthisdayforward,而今而后,
forbetter,forworse,不论境遇好坏,
forricher,forpoorer,家境贫富,
insicknessandinhealth,生病与否,
toloveandtocherish,誓言相亲相爱,
tilldeathusdopart,至死不分离。
accordingtogod’sholyordinance;正如上帝之神圣命定;
andtheretoipledgeyoumyfaith.此我以信为誓
然后交换“那内在而属灵恩典的外在而可见之记号”
(theoutwardandvisiblesignofaninwardandspiritual
grace)的戒指。接下来是点同心蜡烛,象征二人成为一体,一个家
庭。点完同心蜡烛以后,牧师“奉父子圣灵的名”(inthenameof
thefather,andoftheson,andoftheholyspirit)宣布成为夫妻。仪式最后以祝福和主祷文结束。