In Silen Fah/Merfaen culture, a wedding is called a binding. The new couple is bound together - by love, by promises, and by an actual string or cord of some kind to symbolize the other, less visible things. Traditionally the bride and groom wear green, the color of life, in honor of the new one they are beginning together - and any other new lives they might begin by their union. The most commonly used set of vows is a poem, with each line either spoken in turn, (the first line by the man, and eventually the last by the woman) or each pair of lines being sung simultaneously (which produces an interesting harmony, but isn't as common since many people are not confident enough to sing, and in harmony, and in front of witnesses.)
Translation of the vows from Flunibu: To you, my love, I give all that is mine, Forever by your side, foul days or fine. My time and body in your service be, My patience, love, faithfulness, are for thee. Your secrets I will keep; they are my own, I'll share with you a bed, and you alone. Whichever serves you best, my life or death, And while I live, for you I'll draw each breath. I'll share with you a bed, and you alone, Your secrets I will keep; they are my own. My patience, love, faithfulness, are for thee, My time and body in your service be. Forever by your side, foul days or fine, To you, my love, I give all that is mine.
