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Your
wedding vows are words of expression, witnessed by friends and family,
as a testament to the love you and your fiance share. Planning a wedding
is always hectic, but be sure to take some time out to decide on what type
of vows you will exchange on your special day.
Vows
are uniquely your own and can be whatever you choose. Some couples
choose
traditional vows, some choose religious vows while others choose to write
their own.
Here
are a number of vows to get you started.
Traditional
Contemporary
Unique
Traditional
Vows
I,
(name) take thee, (name) to be my wedded (husband/wife), to have and to
hold
from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer,
in
sickness or in health, to love and to cherish, 'til death do us part,
according
to God's holy ordinance; thereto I plight thee my troth. (thereto
I
pledge my love). (The Book of Common Prayer)
I
take you, (name), to be my (husband/wife) from this day forward, to join
with
you and share all that is to come, and I promise to be faithful to you
of
God and this congregation to declare your intent. Will you have this
(man/woman)
to be your (husband/wife), to live together in a holy marriage?
Will
you love (him/her), comfort (him/her), honor (him/her), and keep
(him/her)
in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful
to
(him/her) as long as you both shall live? (Bride/Groom) : I will.
(United
Methodist Declaration of Consent)
(Name),
I take you to be my lawfully wedded ( husband/wife). Before these
witnesses
I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live.
I
take you, with all your faults and strengths, as I offer myself to you
with
all my faults and strengths. I will help you when you need help, and
turn
to you when I need help. I choose you as the person with whom I will
spend
my life. (Civil Ceremony Wedding Vows)
This
ring I give you, in token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding
love.
(Presbyterian
Exchange of Rings)
(Name),
Our miracle lies in the path we have chosen together. I enter into
this
marriage with you knowing that the true magic of love is not to avoid
changes,
but to navigate them successfully. Let us commit until death parts us.
(Lutheran
Wedding Vows)
Behold
you are consecrated unto me with this ring, according to the law of
Moses
and Israel. ( Jewish Exchange of Rings)
I,
(name), take you, (name), to be my (husband/wife). I promise to be true
to
you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you
and
honor you all the days of my life. ( Roman Catholic Wedding Vows)
Bride
: I pledge, in honesty and sincerity, to be for you an obedient and
faithful
wife.
Groom
: I pledge, in honesty and sincerity, to be for you an obedient and
faithful
husband. ( Muslim Wedding Vows)
I
give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all
that
I have, I honor you, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of
the
Holy Spirit. (Episcopal Exchange of Rings)
Official
: Christ calls you into union with him and with one another. I ask
you
now in the presence of God and this congregation to declare your intent.
Will
you have this (man/woman) to be your ( husband/wife), to live together
in
a holy marriage? Will you love (him/her), comfort (him/her), honor and
keep
(him/her), in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be
faithful
to (him/her) as long as you both shall live? (Bride/Groom) : I
will.
(United Methodist Declaration of Consent)
Contemporary
Vows
(Name),
our miracle lies in the path we have chosen together. I enter into
this
marriage with you knowing that the true magic of love is not to avoid
changes,
but to navigate them successfully. Let us commit to the miracle of
making
each day work together.
(Name),
I covenant with you to be your (husband/wife). I offer you my love
and
my support throughout all of our lives. I commit myself to years of
growth
and sharing as I encourage you to move in new direction. I will
strive
to achieve my potential as God's creature and will celebrate your
progress
toward the same goal. I give myself as I am and as I will be, and
I
do it for all of life.
Respecting
each other, we commit to live our lives together for all the
days
to come. (Name), I ask you to share this world with me, for good and
ill.
Be my partner, and I will be yours.
On
this day (month, day, year), I , (name), join myself to you, (name),
before
this company. May our days be long, and may they be seasoned with
love,
understanding, and respect.
Today
we move from "I" to "We". (Name), take this ring as a symbol of my
decision
to join my life with yours until death should part us. I walked to
this
place to meet you today; we shall walk from it together.
Now
we stand together; may it always be so. (Name), I offer myself to you
today
as your (husband/wife); I will always love you, respect you and be
faithful
to you.
Come
health, happiness, and prosperity, I will stand with you; come
illness,
trouble, or poverty, I will stand with you. Take this ring,
(name),
as a sign of my love and commitment.
Today,
(name), I join my life to yours, not merely as your (husband/wife),
but
as your friend, your lover, and your confidant. Let me be the shoulder
you
lean on, the rock on which you rest, the companion of your life. With
you
I will walk my path from this day forward.
I
came here today, (name), to join my life to yours before this company.
In
their
presence I pledge to be true to you, to respect you, and to grow with
you
through the years. Time may pass, fortune may smile, trials may come;
no
matter what we may encounter together, I vow here that this love will be
my
only love. I will make my home in your heart from this day forward.
Unique
Situations
I
have enjoyed the time we've spent talking about what our different faiths
mean
to us. We have discovered much that we share in common. It is my
prayer
that the candles we have lit together today in unity will enlighten
our
path to the future. I promise to honor your traditions as I honor you.
(Vows
for Interfaith Marriages)
I
offer you not the "summer of my life" but the autumn, brisk and vibrant.
I
promise to be a companion worthy of your precious friendship. I pledge
you
compassion in good times and bad; encouragement in sickness and health.
It
is my intent that our life together include our large circle of friends
and
loving families. We'll cherish the memories of our individual pasts;
and
create our new life as we go now together.
(Vows
for Marriage Later in Life)
Our
love has opened windows to the worlds we lived in as children. I have
found
profound respect for your heritage; but, I am not part of it. We have
vowed
to live our adult lives together. Our marriage will be a new
creation.
Now I promise to build bridges of understanding and share the
best
of myself with your family, your friends and you.
Since
I have found you, (name), I have found a new life. The decision to
commit
to share that life with you is one I make happily and with full
confidence
in our love. (Name), let us be husband and wife.
(Vows
for Remarriage)
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