Sample Vows
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 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.
(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.
(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.
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.
(Name), today I take you for my (wife/husband). I promise to
love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress,
encourage you to achieve all of your goals, laugh with you and
cry with you, grow with you in mind, and spirit, always be open
and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall
live.
(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.
I come here today, (name), to join my life to years 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.
(Name), with free and unconstrained soul, I give you all I am and
all I am to become. Take this ring, and with it my promise of
faith, patience, and love, for the rest of my life.
Here is a sample of some funny/humorous wedding vows
to inspire you;
Groom: I, (name) choose you, (name) to be my life partner. In
front of our friends and family here today I promise to cherish,
respect and love you through good and tough times. I promise to
try to remember replace the toilet roll when it is finished and I to
put down the toilet seat. I will remember this day with lots of love
and I promise to always look after you. I will love you always.
Bride: I, (name) choose you, (name) as my partner in life and
with our friends and family with us here today I promise to love
and cherish you through whatever we may face on our path
through life. I promise to learn how to refill the windshield washer
fluid when it runs out and to change a tire. I will always be here
to comfort you when your team loses and drink beer with you
when they win. I will remember this day with tender love always
just like I will always love you.
Religious:
Male: ______, I love you. Today is a very special day. Long ago
you were just a dream and a prayer. This day like a dream come
true the Lord Himself has answered that prayer. For today,
______, you as my joy become my crown. I thank Jesus for the
honor of going through time with you. Thank you for being what
you are to me. With our future as bright as the promises of God,
I will care for you, honor and protect you. I lay down my life for
you, _____, my friend and my love. Today I give to you me.
Female: ______, I love you and I know you love me. I am
confident that God has chosen you to be my husband. It is my
prayer and desire that you will find in me the helpmeet God
designed especially for you, and in confidence I will submit myself
unto your headship as unto our Lord. Therefore, _____, I pledge
to you my life as an obedient, faithful and loving wife. Whither
thou goest I will go, whither thou lodgest I will lodge, Thy people
shall be my people, And thy God my God.
Male: ______, I love you and I know that this love is from God.
Because of this, I want to be your husband so that we might
serve Christ together. Through all of the uncertainties and trials
of the present and future, I promise to be faithful to you and love
you. I promise to guide and protect you as Christ does his
church, as long as we both shall live. God's Word gives us the
perfect example of this love in Christ's death for the Church. I
shall try always, with God's help, to show you this same kind of
love, for I know that in His sight we will both be one.
Female: ______, I love you. I prayed that God would lead me to
his choice. I praise Him that tonight His will is being fulfilled.
Through the pressures of the present and uncertainties of the
future I promise my faithfulness, to follow you through all of life's
experiences as you follow God, that together we may grow in the
likeness of Christ and our home be a praise to Him.