Leonardo promises to Cherish to respect her as an equal person, to share his time and attention with her, and to keep their relationship alive through open communication and a willingness to grow together. He promises to love her fully in both good and bad times. Their love is described as something real, solid, and secure that they have built from their passions, hopes, and dreams. Leonardo gives Cherish his mind, soul, kiss, being, and life, rejoicing that she is his wife. True love is portrayed as an eternal sacred flame that speaks tenderly, gives openly, conquers fear, and holds hearts gently without demands or bindings.

1. Leonardo & Cherish March 8, 2008

2. I promise to give you the best of myself and to ask of you no more than you can give. I promise to respect you as your own person and to realize that your interests, desires and needs are no less important than my own. I promise to share with you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship. I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see through the window of my world into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams. I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face changes in order to keep our relationship alive and exciting. I promise to love you in good times and bad, with all I have to give and all I feel inside in the only way I know how. Completely and forever.

3. Our love is something we have built From passions, hopes and dreams. It's safe from any passing moods, Secure from all extremes. It's something real and special, Something solid, something pure. It's something we can always count on, ringing sound and sure.

5. To my bride, I give you my mind Learning each day to be more kind

6. To my bride, I give you my soul Growing together to be more whole

7. To my bride, I give you my kiss Filling each day with joy and bliss .

8. To my bride, I give you my being To love, to play, to work and to sing To my bride, I give you my being To love, to play, to work and to sing

9. To my bride, I give you my life Rejoicing each day that you are my WIFE .

10. True love is a sacred flame That burns eternally

11. And none can dim its special glow Or change its destiny

12. True love speaks in tender tones And hears with gentle ear

13. True love gives with open heart And true love conquers fear.

14. True love makes no harsh demands It neither rules nor binds,

15. And true love holds with gentle hands The hearts that it entwines.

16. All the best for your future together!!!!!