牧師宣佈婚姻的意義是在於在上帝面前的聖約(theholy convenantinthepresenceofgod),並先後依次問:
willyouloveher/him,comforther/him,honorandkeepher/him,
insicknessandinhealth;
andforsakingallotherskeeponlytoher/him
solongasyoubothshalllive?
是否愛她/他,安慰她/他,榮耀保守她/他,
無論疾病還是健康;
並只守候在她/他身旁,不再尋找別人
只要一息尚存?
依次回答iwill(ido)後,就彼此宣誓:
i,(name),takeyou,(name),我,(名字),願以你,(名字),
tobemyweddedwife/husband,作我婚姻的妻子/丈夫,
tohaveandtohold,相互擁有扶持,
fromthisdayforward,而今而後,
forbetter,forworse,不論境遇好壞,
forricher,forpoorer,家境貧富,
insicknessandinhealth,生病與否,
toloveandtocherish,誓言相親相愛,
tilldeathusdopart,至死不分離。
accordingtogod’sholyordinance;正如上帝之神聖命定;
andtheretoipledgeyoumyfaith.此我以信為誓
然後交換“那內在而屬靈恩典的外在而可見之記號”
(theoutwardandvisiblesignofaninwardandspiritual
grace)的戒指。接下來是點同心蠟燭,象徵二人成為一體,一個家
庭。點完同心蠟燭以後,牧師“奉父子聖靈的名”(inthenameof
thefather,andoftheson,andoftheholyspirit)宣佈成為夫妻。儀式最後以祝福和主禱文結束。