Not many people appreciate that wedding vows are supposed to
be more important to a wedding, than the photography, cake and catering of
relatives and friends, put together. Those little words that marry a couple, are
meant to give meaning to everything else that happens during that special day,
and the promises that they make to each other during the ceremony should set
the parameters for their marriage.
However, during Tunde’s wedding rehearsal, he approached the
Pastor with an unusual offer. "Look, I'll give you ten thousand naira, if
you'll change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I'm supposed to
promise to 'love, honour, and obey' and 'be faithful to her forever,' I'd
appreciate it if you'd just leave that out." He then gave the Pastor, the
ten thousand naira and walked away satisfied.
On the day of the wedding, when it was time for the groom's
vows, the Pastor looked Tunde in the eyes and said, "Will you promise to
prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wishes, serve her
breakfast in bed at weekends, and swear eternally before God and your lovely
wife that you will never even look at another woman, as long as you both shall
live?" Tunde swallowed hard, looked around, and said in a tiny voice,
"Yes," then leaned toward the Pastor and hissed, "I thought we
had a deal." The Pastor puts an envelope into Tunde’s hand and whispered,
"She made me a better offer."
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