I, (name), take you, (name), to be my [opt: lawfully wedded] (husband/wife), my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
Category Archives: Wedding Vows
Traditional Wedding Vows
- I, (Bride/Groom),
- take you (Groom/Bride),
- to be my (wife/husband),
- 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;
- from this day forward
- until death do us part.
Preferred Wedding Vows
The vows that are most preferred by the couples that I marry are shown below. They do not use the words death or obey, and have a more modern way of stating the traditional values.
The first part of the vows, the officiant is confirming the Bride and Groom commitment. The repeater vows follow, with the bride and groom repeating the vows to each other.
The Vows
____________ will you take this women/man to be your wedded wife/husband? Will you love her/him, comfort her/him, honor her/him and keep her in sickness and in health, and leaving all others keep yourself only unto her/him so long as you both shall live?
If so respond by saying “I Do.”
Will you join hands at this time, and face each other.
Vows
- I _________ Promise,
- From this day Onward,
- That You _______________
- Will be my precious & Loving Husband/wife,
- And I promise to stand with you,
- in sickness, Or in Health,
- In times of Joy or in Sorrow
- And I pledge to you Today,
- Before God, Our Family & Our Friends,
- My Respect,
- My Honor,
- My Patience & understanding,
- I pledge my friendship,
- My Loyalty,
- My protection, and my care,
- and all of my love,
- for all of my life.