"With the ceremony complete, the groom may now kiss the bride," the priest said, smiling at the couple, signaling once more.
Walter Schmidt wrapped his long arm around the woman's waist and pulled her into his embrace. He lowered his head but didn't kiss her; instead, he began to speak, "I still have something to say..."
His expression was very serious. Emma Benson hooked her red lips, lightly nodded, and said, "Go ahead, I'm listening."
"Emma..." The man's thin lips curved into a charming smile, his gaze focused as he tenderly cradled her small face in his hands, "I, Walter Schmidt, ask you to be my wife, the companion of my life and my only love. I will cherish our relationship, love you, whether it is now, in the future, or forever. I will trust you, respect you, I will laugh with you, cry with you, I will love you faithfully, through good times and bad, through hardship or comfort, I will be there for you..."