Looking
for those special words that will marry you? Here is an assortment of
traditional and non-traditional, religious and secular vows to get you
started. If you are getting married in a religious setting, check with
your officiant as she/he may have specific words that you cannot
deviate from. Otherwise, feel free to add your own embellishments,
loving words, funny promises (I promise to take the trash out!) and
inside jokes.
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 [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.
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.
In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee to be my
husband/wife, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee 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.
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.