"You're a fool, James Potter, but you're a fool I love more than anything else on this bloody useless planet. I'll never forgive you for half your screw-ups and you know it damn well, but I will never leave you. I'll always hit you when you're being an idiot, but I will never hurt you. I may not ever like you, but I will always love you. I may not always be happy with you, but I will always try to make you happy. That's all I can promise you, all I will ever promise you. I'm hopelessly in love with you and always will be, James, and I want more than anything in the world to become your wife today.
"I know most people talk about a lot of things they don't really feel in their vows- and I never wanted to do that. So I'll keep it short, sweet and true. Darling, you weren't the first girl I kissed but you'll be the last. You were the first woman I was ever in love with and if I've got anything to do with it, you'll be the only one. I love you, Lily Evans, and that's the only thing I've ever known for sure in this world."
"I know I'm supposed to joke about the couple- and that's probably what you're all expecting, me being me and all. But what you forget is that I'm Sirius. So, here's what I'll say about my two best friends. They're both bloody barmy, too smart for their own goods and thick when it comes to love. Lily's a bookworm and James is a scoundrel, they're the worst match fate could ever have made and they love each other more than any of us can possibly hope to imagine or encounter in this lifetime or any other- if you believe in reincarnation, which is bollocks. Moving right along then, they're very much in love, they're completely horrid people who'd you'd never want to know if you didn't know them, and I care very much about the both of them. I'm sure they have many happy years filled with kids and grandkids ahead of them- and if you don't make me godfather I'll turn you both into toads and take the kid for myself. To Lily and James!"
P>"Every sappy insipid thing that can possibly be said about the two people beside me has already been said this evening, and I'll attempt not to repeat any of the drivel- no offence meant, obviously. Now, as most of you noticed, I've been standing in for our absent bridesmaids this afternoon, which really isn't as horridly emasculating as it sounds. You get to know the bride terribly well, which, I must admit, I'd neglected to do. Lily is a truly wonderful woman and about three times as much as James deserves. Should you ever feel the compulsion to leave him, Lily, I'll be available. To the bride!"