Aloha and thanks for joining this couple today.

We are here to witness and celebrate the marriage of Leith and May-Ling. The words and form of the ceremony express their understanding of marriage and what they wish to say to their families, to their friends and to each other.

In today's world, we ask many questions about the definition and meaning of marriage and unity. For May-Ling and Leith, the definition and purpose of marriage is unique. This marriage is one of celebration - a celebration of love, of this group traveling to Hawaii for this special week, of commitment, of friendship, of journey, of past, present and future, and above all else, a celebration of each other.

This journey started almost ten years ago. While you both have grown and changed so much over these years, you have chosen to grow together. You have chosen each other, and you have chosen to never stop loving who you were, who you are, and who you will be.

This celebration is one of love, and love has, does and will require nurturing and support, and that is why you, family and friends, brother and sister, are here today. Your love and care, have helped May-Ling and Leith build love into their home. The love and friendship they receive helps continue to enrich the quality of their lives.

Marriage is more than words or ceremony. It is a commitment to be reaffirmed each and every day. Your partnership is a living thing. In your everyday choices -- to express caring or avoid it; to make time or to be too busy; to acknowledge respect and to take joy from one another or build walls -- and through those daily choices, to renew the wedding vows you will make today.

You also shape possibilities for each other, allowing each other the space and the privacy to be unique and grow. When you are true to yourselves, then each of you will have strength to draw from. So it is that you come together, ready to give of yourselves and to accept each other, valuing each other's special gifts, prepared to work and to trust.

Hawaii has a culture deeply rooted in the symbols of life. Today, we'd like to celebrate the tradition of exchanging leis. For May-Ling and Leith, the circular leis represent their continuous support for each other and the growing circle of friends and family they bring together.

Leith, will you have May-Ling to be your partner? Will you love, comfort, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others keep only to her so long as you both shall live?

Leith: I do

May-Ling, will you have Leith to be your partner? Will you love, comfort, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others keep only to him so long as you both shall live?

May-Ling: I will.

Are you ready for your vows?

May-Ling:

"I promise to focus on our journey and not the destination.

I want to continue to come up with ideas, challenge your way of thinking, learn, travel and try new things together.

I promise to exercise patience, be nice, keep sharing conversation and never to leave in an argument.

I will always love and take care of you - continuing to feed you healthy foods, ensuring you get enough sleep ... and making you laugh out loud - even when it hurts your ribs.

To you, my best friend, my partner-in-crime, I'll walk when you run, I'll fold clothes if you wash them, I'll plan trips while you invest money, I'll cook if you clean. let's keep it up...

I promise to be by your side as we continue this life together."

Leith:

"Whether a skit, song, dance, rap or poem, you so eloquently told me, that any vows would do, so long as i kept it short and in the form of two words: I PROMISE.

Six months later, miles in the air, i looked at my vows looking back at me, with the only two words i had written: I PROMISE.

It's actually not a problem of how to start, there are many pages of deleted vows in my wake, but a problem of how to end or just not wanting to ever end: I PROMISE.

i want my vows to transcend words like love. But words are good, for if love was a hug, i'm pretty sure i'ld have another broken rib: I PROMISE.

i want my vows to be about trust, and i found out this past weekend when i fall, you are actually there to catch me. i'ld do the same for you: I PROMISE

i especially want my vows to make you close your eyes and know that i'll always run marathons with my fingertips through the oceans of your hair, whenever you should ask, and even when you do not: I PROMISE

i'ld even want my vows to be simple and meaningful like ‘for better or for worse,’ ‘for richer or for poorer,’ i'll always apologize, get lost in your beauty, be your partner in crime, intertwine in your passion, and always hold your hand: I PROMISE

unsurprisingly, you sensed my turmoil in mid-air, and you smiled, letting me know that you already knew what were my vows and even if i only had said three words, you'd still be happy. i agree. so here goes...

I love you: I PROMISE"

As a circle, wedding rings are a visible sign of eternity, signifying the strength of this relationship. These rings in particular happen to be gears that fit together - not just because Leith is an engineer, but also because this partnership involves work and runs smoothly when May-Ling and Leith put their heads and hearts together.

Please place the ring on May-Ling’s hand and repeat after me: I, Leith, take you May-Ling, as my partner, and with this ring, I choose you.

Please place the ring on Leith’s hand and repeat after me: I, May-Ling, take you Leith, as my partner, and with this ring, I choose you.

As May-Ling and Leith have consented together in marriage, and witnessed the same before this group of family and friends, pledging their faith to one another, and have declared the same by joining hands and giving and receiving rings,

I now pronounce you husband and wife.