WEDDING VOWS | MARRIAGE VOWS | IDEAS
Here are a couple of wedding vows for you to ponder.
I would normally lead in a traditional vow (1st one).
There are no rules. You might like one of these,
or perhaps use these vows simply as food for thought
to fashion something of your own.
VOW:1
I call upon the persons here present to witness that I, ……… take you ………to be my lawfully wedded wife / husband companion and soulmate to have and to hold, from this day forward for better and for worse, for richer and for poorer, in sicknss and in health, to love and to cherish, while we have life and to this I covenant myself.
VOW: 2
I …………… take you ……………
to be my wedded (wife) (husband)
Secure in the knowledge
that you will be my constant friend
my faithful partner in life
and my one true love.
On this special day
I give to you
In the presece of God family & friends
My promise
to stay by your side
as your faithful (husband) (wife)
In sickness and in health
In joy and in sorrow
Through good times and bad
I pledge to love you without reservation
Comfort you in times of distress
Encourage you to achieve your goals
To laugh with you and cry with you
To grow with you in mind and spirit
To always be open and honest with you
and moreover
To cherish you
for as long as we both shall live.
VOW: 3
I (Name),
Take you (Name)
To be none other than yourself
I promise to stand by your side
To encourage you
and be open and honest with you
To laugh with you, and cry with you
To always love and honor you
Both freed and bound by our love
For as long as we both shall live.
VOW: 4
I ….. take you ….. to be my wife/husband.
I promise to live in truth with you,
and I give you my hand and my heart
as a sanctuary of warmth and peace
pledging you my love and devotion
as I join my life to yours
VOW: 5
I ….. take you ….. to be my wife
I vow
to be truthful and faithful to you
to love you and cherish you
to encourage you and nurture you
to appreciate you and stand by you
in this journey of our shared life.
VOW: 6
I ….. affirm my love to you …..
as I invite you to share my life
I promise always to respect you.
With kindness, unselfishness and trust
I will work by your side
to create a wonderful life together.
I take you to be my husband/wife
to have and to hold
from this day forward
for better for worse
for richer for poorer
in sickness and in health
for as long as we both shall live.
VOW: 7
….. I love you.
You are my best friend
Today I give myself to you in marriage
I promise to encourage and inspire you
To laugh with you and to comfort you
I promise to love you in good times and in bad
when life is easy and when it is difficult
when our love is simple and when it is an effort
I promise to cherish you
and always to hold you in the highest regard
These things I give to you today
and all the days of our life.
VOW: 8
(Name) I promise to love and care for you
and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love
I will always be honest with you
kind, patient and forgiving
But most of all
I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you
I love you.
VOW: 9
I take you …… to be my wedded wife/husband
I pledge that I will love you
and tenderly care for you
in sickness and in health
when life is peaceful
and when it is in disorder
I will honor your goals and your dreams
and help you to realize them
I vow to share my life with you
through the best and worst of what is to come.
VOW: 10
I take you as my wife/husband
I pledge to share my life openly with you
and to speak the truth to you in love
I promise to honor and tenderly care for you
to cherish and encourage you
in your own fulfillment as an individual
through all the changes of our lives.