Vows
Your wedding vows are the most personal and important part of your ceremony. It is the opportunity for you to express your commitment to each other in a way that is uniquely yours. I have had couples write their own vows, choose from the selections below, or use those they have found in the multitude of books and internet resources about weddings. One couple I know chose verses from greeting cards they saved during their courtship. Another wrote ten reasons why they loved each other and promises they were making to each other. Couples have said the same vows to each other, said different things to each other or said their vows together at the same time.
SAMPLE VOWS (Additional options are available in the Reserved For Booked Couples section)
Shown below are a few sample wedding vows. I can also work with you to create your own. If there is something you want to express and can't seem to find the right words, let me know. Please note the law states you must say you take each other as his or her spouse. If you choose vows that you do state this, you may say it in the expression of intent or when you exchange rings.
I ________________ take you____________ to be my (wife/husband/spouse) to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, or for poorer, in sickness and in health. I further promise to love you and cherish you, and be faithful to you for as long as we both shall live.
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I, __________, take you_________ to be my (wife/husband/spouse). I know in my heart that you will be a faithful friend, and a loving companion. Today in the presence of God, our relatives, and our friends as witnesses, I give to you my sacred vow that as your (wife/husband I will always be with you and support you in times of sickness and health and in times of joy or sorrow.
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I promise to love you completely, to comfort you during difficult times and to encourage you to achieve your full potential. I will laugh with you and grieve with you. I will share with you life's simplest but most enduring pleasures. I will be truthful and honest with you and cherish you for as long as we both shall live. (Somewhere else in the ceremony you will state that you take each other as your spouse.)
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I________ take you ___________, to be my (wife/husband/spouse), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; until death do us part.
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I_________, take you ____________ to be my (husband/wife/spouse), my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
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In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee to be my husband/wife/spouse, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful (husband/wife/spouse) so long as we both shall live.
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__________I promise to be the right partner. To accept your humanity as well as mine. To support you when you need it and to give you your space when that is your desire. To listen always with an open heart and open mind. To discuss whatever problems we may encounter so that we may work together to resolve them. To love you unconditionally no matter what. (Somewhere else in the ceremony you will state that you take each other as your spouse.)
SAMPLE VOWS (Additional options are available in the Reserved For Booked Couples section)
Shown below are a few sample wedding vows. I can also work with you to create your own. If there is something you want to express and can't seem to find the right words, let me know. Please note the law states you must say you take each other as his or her spouse. If you choose vows that you do state this, you may say it in the expression of intent or when you exchange rings.
I ________________ take you____________ to be my (wife/husband/spouse) to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, or for poorer, in sickness and in health. I further promise to love you and cherish you, and be faithful to you for as long as we both shall live.
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I, __________, take you_________ to be my (wife/husband/spouse). I know in my heart that you will be a faithful friend, and a loving companion. Today in the presence of God, our relatives, and our friends as witnesses, I give to you my sacred vow that as your (wife/husband I will always be with you and support you in times of sickness and health and in times of joy or sorrow.
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I promise to love you completely, to comfort you during difficult times and to encourage you to achieve your full potential. I will laugh with you and grieve with you. I will share with you life's simplest but most enduring pleasures. I will be truthful and honest with you and cherish you for as long as we both shall live. (Somewhere else in the ceremony you will state that you take each other as your spouse.)
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I________ take you ___________, to be my (wife/husband/spouse), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; until death do us part.
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I_________, take you ____________ to be my (husband/wife/spouse), my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our union and love you more each day than I did the day before. I will trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we may face together. I give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.
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In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee to be my husband/wife/spouse, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful (husband/wife/spouse) so long as we both shall live.
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__________I promise to be the right partner. To accept your humanity as well as mine. To support you when you need it and to give you your space when that is your desire. To listen always with an open heart and open mind. To discuss whatever problems we may encounter so that we may work together to resolve them. To love you unconditionally no matter what. (Somewhere else in the ceremony you will state that you take each other as your spouse.)