Vows | Tucson Ministers

Listed below are a variety of different Vows that can be used in your wedding ceremony. I have a preferred set of vows (Preferred vows) that are very popular and I use often. I encourage each bride and groom to read these vows and choose the vows that have meaning to them, or to write their own.

Preferred 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.

Traditional 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.

I, (name), take you, (name),
to be my beloved (wife/husband),
to have and to hold you,
to honor you, to treasure you,
to be at your side
in sorrow and in joy,
in the good times, and in the bad,
and to love and cherish you always.
I promise you this from my heart,
for all the days of my life.

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.

In the presence of God, Family & Friends
I take you to be my husband/wife,
promising with Divine assistance
to be for you a loving and faithful husband/wife
so long as we both shall live.

I, (name), take you, (name),
to be my friend,
my lover,
the (mother/father) of my children
and my (husband/wife).
I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want,
in times of sickness and in times of health,
in times of joy and in times of sorrow,
in times of failure and in times of triumph.
I promise to cherish and respect you,
to care and protect you,
to comfort and encourage you,
and stay with you, for all eternity.

I, [name], choose you [name]
to be my [husband/wife],
to respect you in your successes
and in your failures,
to care for you in sickness and in health,
to nurture you, and to grow with you
throughout the seasons of life.

I, (name), take you, (name),
to be my partner,
loving what I know of you,
and trusting what I do not yet know.
I eagerly anticipate the chance to grow together,
getting to know the (man/woman) you will become,
and falling in love a little more every day.
I promise to love and cherish you
through whatever life may bring us.

Traditional Civil Ceremony Vows

(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 your strengths
as I offer myself to you with my faults and strengths.
I will help you when you need help,
and I will turn to you when I need help.
I choose you as the person
with whom I will spend my life.

Non-Traditional Vows

9. My One True Love:

I (name), take you (name)
to be my (husband/wife),
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.

10. Share in Your Dreams

(Name), from this day forward
I promise you these things.
I will laugh with you
in times of joy
and comfort you
in times of sorrow.
I will share in your dreams,
and support you
as you strive to achieve your goals.
I will listen to you
with compassion and understanding,
and speak to you with encouragement.
I will remain faithful to our vows
for better or for worse,
in times of sickness and health.
You are my best friend
and I will love and respect you always.

11. When Our Love is Simple, and When it is an Effort

(Name), 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
in times of sorrow and struggle.
I promise to love you
in good times and in bad,
when life seems easy and when it seems hard,
when our love is simple,
and when it is an effort.
I promise to cherish you,
and to always hold you in highest regard.
These things I give to you today,
and all the days of our life.

12. Trust in You Completely

(Name), with all my love,
I take you to be my wife/husband.
I will love you
through good and the bad,
through joy and the sorrow.
I will try to be understanding,
and to trust in you completely.
Together we will face all of life’s experiences
and share one another’s dreams and goals.
I promise I will be your equal partner
in a loving, honest relationship,
for as long as we both shall live.

Romantic Vows

13. With Kindness, Unselfishness, and Trust

I (name) affirm my love to you,
(name) as I invite you to share my life.
You are the most beautiful,
smart, and generous person I have ever known,
and I promise always to respect you and love you.
With kindness, unselfishness and trust,
I will work by your side
to create a wonderful life together.
I take you (name) to be my lawful (wife/husband),
to have and to hold,
from this day forward,
for better or for worse,
for richer or for poorer,
in sickness and in health
for as long as we both shall live.

14. The Best Person I Can Be

(Name), from the moment I first saw you,
I knew you were the one
with whom I wanted to share my life.
Your beauty, heart, and mind
inspire me to be the best person I can be.
I promise to love you for eternity,
respecting you,
honoring you,
being faithful to you,
and sharing my life with you.
This is my solemn vow.

15. To Grow Along with You

Name, today I become your (husband/wife)
and you become my (wife/husband).
I will strive to give you the best of myself,
while accepting you the way you are.
I promise to respect you as a whole person
with your own interests, desires, and needs,
and to realize that those are sometimes different,
but no less important than my own.
I promise to keep myself open to you,
to let you in to my innermost fears and feelings,
secrets and dreams.
I promise to grow along with you,
to be willing to face change
as we both change,
keeping our relationship alive and exciting.
And finally, I promise to love you
in good times and in bad,
with all I have to give
and all that I am,
in the only way I know how
— completely and forever.

16. Best Friend

(Name), today I take you to be my (husband/wife).
Together we will create a home,
becoming a part of one another.
I vow to help create a life
that we can cherish,
inspiring your love for me
and mine for you.
I vow to be honest,
caring and truthful,
to love you as you are
and not as I want you to be,
and to grow old by your side
as your love and best friend.

After both have said individual vows, they may wish to say something in unison such as:

Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you, For where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. And where you die, I will die and there I will be buried.
May the Lord do with me and more if anything but death parts you from me.