T&B WEDDING SCRAPBOOK: Vows





no vows available (viewers didn't get to hear them, as the scene cut away
before the wedding got to that part)

Andrew: Blair, do you take this man to be your husband, to live with him in the covenent of marriage? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?
Blair: I will.
Andrew: Who gives this woman to be married to this man?
Dorian: I do. (to Todd) Be good to her, or else.
Andrew: Todd?
Todd: In the name of God, I, Todd, take you, Blair, to be my wife. To have and to hold from this day forward. For better or for worse --
Todd and Blair: For richer or for poorer. In sickness and in health.
Blair: To love and to cherish until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Andrew: May I have the rings?
Blair: Andrew, may I say something?
Andrew: Of course. It's your wedding.
Blair: Before, when we were married, it didn't matter that it wasn't in a church since most of you know that marriage was based on a lie. But today I wanted us to be married in the presence of God and our families, because this time, I have nothing to hide. Trust -- well, it doesn't come easy for Todd or me, but I vow before God and you, that I'm going to trust Todd and that he can have trust in me for the rest of my life. I know how lucky I am and I know that not everybody gets a second chance.
Todd: I have something to say also. I don't want to get dragged down by my past, or haunted by it. Not my past, or my family's. All I want is to be a husband and to have the love and respect of my child.

Blair: Well, here we are again. Getting married. And I guess it should seem familiar to me. Funny, it's not. I guess everything looks pretty much the same. But somehow it's different. And I think I know what it is. It's us, Todd. It's you and me. We're different. We've been through so much together. The good, the bad, the happy, the not-so-happy. And I realized something, too, that, uh, you're the only person in the world that I can truly rely on. And I realized something about myself, too, that -- it has always been so important to me to prove myself to everyone -- that I was special or smarter or better. Now all I want to prove is how much I love you. And I intend to do that every day of my life.
Judge: Todd?
Todd: Yeah. You know, you're right about something, Blair. We do know each other. We know each other better than any other two people in the world know each other. We can't deceive one another, we can't lie to one another. What's the point? We can't keep secrets because each of us would know what the other is thinking. And you're right about something else. That we have been through a lot. But today, we put all that behind us. Today marks a new beginning. So my vow to you is that I will always surprise you.
Judge: Todd Manning, will you take Blair Cramer to be your law --
Todd: Ladies first.
Judge: Blair Cramer, will you take Todd Manning to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, to live together in the covenent of marriage, forsaking all others, so long as you both shall live?
Blair: I will.
Judge: Todd Manning, will you take Blair Cramer to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, to live together in the covenent of marriage, forsaking all others, so long as you both shall live?
Todd: Hell no. She shot her last husband in the back.

Andrew: Todd, are you all right? I don't know that I've ever seen you this nervous. Have you, Sam? Try not to worry. God is smiling on you this day.
Todd: Yeah, I'll bet.
Andrew: And on you, Blair. Now it's time for the vows. Blair, do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long you both shall live? Blair? Blair, I know you're nervous, but this is the part where you say, "I do."
Blair: I can't, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry, Todd, but I can't marry you.

Todd: Is this going to go on for much longer? Because -- well, we've heard these words a million times, and -- it may make you feel good to say them, but doesn't really mean anything to me.
Andrew: Todd, if you want to speak from the heart, feel free.
Todd: No, I don't have anything to say. Um -- I -- well, all right. Lately I've been thinking a lot. I've had a lot on my mind because -- well, I've had a lot on my mind, and -- I remember when we first met. Do you remember that, Blair?
Blair: At Rodi's. How could I ever forget that?
Todd: Yeah, well, it was on a bench in a park, but I -- I do remember Rodi's. And I remember, Blair, that when I met you -- well, I thought that -- that you would be somebody that I could be around. And after everything that we've been through -- well, I don't just want to be around you. I want to give myself to you, Blair. My mind. My heart. I mean, if that's what you really want.
Blair: We've shared so much together. They've been my highest highs in my life and some of the lowest lows.
Todd: Yeah, well, my sister's here, so maybe we should just talk about the highs.
Blair: All I know is that I -- I never knew that I could be as happy as I am when I'm with you.
Todd: I didn't know that I could not be nuts. When you are around, Blair, all the noise and the craziness that's in my head -- it's -- it's fixed. Look -- I know that I've hurt you, and I know that I'll probably hurt you again.
Starr: No, I'm not going to let that happen.
Todd: It's bound to happen, Starr.
Starr: Everybody knows that.
Todd: Ok, you shut up now because I'm trying to marry your mother. Blair, if I do mess up -- well, when I mess up again, I hope that you can forgive me. And I hope that you can remember that I love you. I'm done.
Blair: You surprise me, Todd. You always do. You surprised me the first day I met you, and you continue to keep surprising me.
Todd: I surprise you?
Blair: Yeah, like -- like today. It's -- it's scary to love someone, and today the fear just kind of got the best of me.
Todd: But you're here, right?
Blair: This time. But sometimes I do things or say things out of fear, and it brings out all the craziness in you, and then both of us go downhill from there. That's why I'm really glad that Andrew is here with us today. Because all those beautiful words in his prayer book might not be for us, but we do need God's help. We have -- we have a gift. We have something so special that just fell right out of heaven and landed on us. Some people go through a lifetime and never have what we have. I love you. And I thank God for you and your love.
Andrew: I've presided over a lot of these ceremonies. I've heard a lot of vows. These were uniquely appropriate. But, if you don't mind, I'd like to say a few traditional words.
Todd: That's fine. Just hurry up.
Andrew: Todd, do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, till death do you part?
[Todd doesn't say anthing]
Andrew: We'll get back to you on that. Blair, do you take this man to be your lawful wedded husband? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, till death do you part?
Todd: Do you?
Blair: Do you?
Todd and Blair: I do.

Blair: Andrew, can we say our own vows?
Andrew: If you'd like.
Blair: Todd, promise me that you'll never lie to me again.
Todd: Ok.
Blair: And no matter what happens that you'll never put me through the pain that you put me through the last time we got married when I found out about Jack.
Todd: I won't. I promise. And I'll hurt anybody else who does.
Andrew: Todd --
Todd: This is about protection, right? To honor and love and protect. Well, I'll protect you, Blair, even if it's from myself.
Blair: And I believe you. And if we ever find ourselves in a bitter, horrible battle --
Todd: We won't.
Blair: But if we do, promise me that you won't use Starr and Jack against me, no matter what happens.
Todd: You going to swear to the same thing?
Blair: Yes.
Todd: Well, then, I will, too. I swear.
Andrew: Todd?
Todd: Right. I -- when I was -- don't laugh -- I was on a raft stuck in the middle of the ocean and I couldn't see anything but water around me, and I -- every time I decided that there was no hope and I thought I wanted to die, I wouldn't let myself because I started to think maybe, just maybe, if I held on for another minute, I might be able to get back to this -- to you and to Starr and Jack. I couldn't die without trying to get back to my family. It's the only thing that kept me alive.
Blair: I'm so glad it did.

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