Changes

The traditional Christian English-language '''marriage ceremony''' and vows have evolved over the years<ref>In particular, the vows are now usually perfectly reciprocal; the husband and wife make the same promises to each other, rather than the wife being required to "obey and serve" the husband.</ref> and vary from denomination to denomination, and minister to minister. In recent years, there has been an increasing tendency for couples to write their own vows. Nevertheless, the ceremony codified by the Anglican prayer book has been an influential model. This text is that of the "Form of Solemnization of Matrimony" from the 1662 Anglican Book of Common Prayer.  

The traditional [[Christian]] English-language '''marriage ceremony''' and [[vow]]s have evolved over the years<ref>In particular, the vows are now usually perfectly reciprocal; the husband and wife make the same promises to each other, rather than the wife being required to "obey and serve" the husband.</ref> and vary from denomination to denomination, and minister to minister. In recent years, there has been an increasing tendency for couples to write their own vows. Nevertheless, the ceremony codified by the [[Anglican]] prayer book has been an influential model. This text is that of the "Form of Solemnization of Matrimony" from the 1662 Anglican Book of Common Prayer.  

=="Dearly beloved"==

=="Dearly beloved"==