ALICE
My hands tremble when I turn to Dominic for him to take them before pronouncing our vows , just as we had practiced in previous days , only this time everything is a thousand times better because it is actually happening , and Dominic , noticing my nerves , gives a reassuring smile and then proceeds to repeat after the priest: “ I , Dominic Stephen Pemberton , take you , thee Alice Marie Coleman , to be my wedded wife , to have and to hold from this day forward , for better , for worse , for richer , for poorer , in sickness and in health , to love and to cherish , till death do us part."
When it is my turn , I repeat the same vows but with a low and trembling voice , while I look Dominic in the eyes and he smiles at me the moment I finish saying them , and almost without wai
