Marlena and Roman's (John) Wedding Vows - 1986
Marlena: I love you. I got you back. You have no idea what that means to me, Roman...I believe that to have someone come into your life who you love as fully and completelly as I love you...well, that's rare...and special...and something to be cherished. And, oh, how I cherished what we had. When you were gone I held onto that feeling we had and even though the pain from missing you was unbearable, I felt lucky for having had what we did. Some people never find it. But, us...well, we got a chance to have it twice in a lifetime. And knowing what it's like to be without you, for a day, for a month...actually - for seventeen months, three weeks, and two days, because that's how long I hurt, and my heart ached to be with you, but all of that just makes this time, what happens from this moment on; all the more special. We're more than lucky. We're more than blessed. We've been twice blessed. I love you. I love you.
Roman: Doc...circumstances have kinda dealt us a funny hand and there are things from my life, which includes our life... I don't remember. But I remember the first time I saw you after I came back again. You were in the hospital, working. I had no idea of one thing about my past, but there was still a connection...My heart stopped. You can take a human being and do a lot of things to him, but you cannot take away his love. I love you. It is that simple. A lot of the people here might have thought that all that time you were in the hospital, lying in that bed, that I might have thought I was going to lose you, or that I'd already lost you. I didn't. I couldn't lose you. You're my life. Sweetheart, you're my reason to get up in the moring, for laying down at night. But you know wha t I would do? Every day, I would talk to you. I would watch your children grow, looking for some evidence of you in them. And I would cry, for what we were miss ing...We were meant for each other, Marlena. I'm just so happy that we found each other. I love you.
Reverend: And now...since you have signified your love by the exchange of vows and the exchange of rings, I pronounce you husband and wife. These were two. Now are one. Roman, you may kiss your bride.
Roman: With pleasure.