THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA

  { PT.  4 } - Now we move on to the formal vows of marriage... Christiano, you know the vows, would you like to say them? Christiano faced Angelica, savouring the moment like fine wine. I call upon these persons here present to witness that I, Christiano Umberto Abbadelli, do take you, Angelica De Santis, to be my lawful wedded wife, to love, and to honour, and to cherish from this day forward. She stared at him for a moment before repeating the vow. I call upon these persons her present to witness that I, Angelica De Santis, do take you, Christiano Umberto Abbadelli, to be my lawful wedded husband, to love, and to honour, and to cherish from this day forward. Now we seal the contract that you have just made by the exchanging of rings. The ring symbolises an unending and everlasting love between you both and a sign of the lifelong commitment and promise that you have made to each other. Kurush came forward with the rings. Christiano's ecclesiastical ring rested in Kurush's pa...