Wedding Vows

WEDDING VOWS

There is no legally required wording for wedding vows, so couples may feel free to choose from the wordings in the many ceremonies on this site, adjust those wordings to fit the marriage commitments appropriate to their relationship, or to write their own wedding vows.

As an alternative, this section offers other vow possibilities for consideration.

WEDDING VOWS #1

Knowing in my heart
that you will be
my constant friend,
my faithful partner in life,
and my one true love.

I promise to love you
without reservation,
that I will honor and respect you,
provide for your needs
as best I can,
protect you from harm,
comfort you in times of distress,
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…

WEDDING VOWS #2

© Ray Cross (As I see marriage)

On this, our wedding day, my dear,
I pledge to you
my undying love and devotion.
I know that time will bring changes
but they are changes
that I want to experience with you
for the rest of our lives.
I want to build
more and more beauty
into who you are.

As we age together,
it is my whole-hearted objective
to add to the beauty that I see this day
To your visage in which I delight,
I would like to add laugh lines.
I want to fill your eyes
with the sparkle of delight,
to so treasure you
that your mouth will smile as we meet,
I aspire to honour you
such that you hands
will always reach out to mine,
and clasp mine in trust.
May your feet always delight
to walk step by step with me.

Life is a builder of memories.
In love, my dear,
I pledge to you
my every effort
to make your whole life easier
and filled with greater value.
Because of the commitment
we have made this day,
I am determined
to make the rest of our life
the best of our life.

 

WEDDING VOWS #3

For the longest time
I thought that marriage
was just the next step
in any relationship.
I imagined that love
was made up
or just found in movies.
It wasn’t until you
that I truly understood
the meaning behind,
“You Know When You Know”.
From the moment we first met,
you distracted me,
challenged me
and captured me
in ways that no one ever has.
I have fallen in love
with you numerous times
without reservation
and continue falling more in love with you
as each day passes.
I promise to be true to you,
to always dream with you,
to share in all the crazy moments
that life has to offer.
I promise to always kiss you,
and show you how much I love you everyday.
You make me laugh;
you finish my sentences
and think the same way as I.
Even when we argue,
I can never stay mad at you for long.
I know we will always find strength in each other
and continue to grow as one.
You are my personal comedian,
my best friend,
the light at the end of my tunnel
and my partner in crime…
the true Bonnie to my Clyde.
I could not picture a life without you in it,
or a moment without you.
I can’t wait to make the rest of our life
the best of our life.

WEDDING VOWS #4

I have the great honor and gift
of truly knowing
and completely loving you,
I admire you,
I adore you
and I fully believe in you.
You have come into my life
and touched not only my heart
but the deepest part of my soul.
You have a way of telling me
you love me just by looking into my eyes.
Your soul is as old as mine,
your heart is as pure as gold,
your smile is infectious,
your humour is like no other
and you can make me laugh
when you’re not even trying to be funny.
You manage to find a new way
to impress me every day.
Together we are this unstoppable force
that can accomplish anything.
You are my favourite movie,
my favourite song,
my favourite kiss,
my favourite phone call,
your arms are my favourite place in the world
and we together are my favourite love story.
I love the way you look at me
like no one ever has,
I love the way you challenge me
like no one ever has
but most of all I love
the way you love me
like no one ever has.
You have taught me to trust,
how to let someone in
and what it truly means
to fall completely in love with someone.
You see the world like no one else does,
you take everything in
and appreciate all the little things,
and you inspire me to be a better person.
You made me realize
that if nothing else ever worked out in our lives,
I would still be happy
because you loved me.
I promise to never run from the bad,
I promise to stay by your side forever,
I promise to be the best wife and mom that I can be,
I promise to respect you
and always remember
that this is a once in a life time kind a love,
I promise to spend the next 70 years loving you
the way you deserve to be loved.
Lastly, I promise to be a person
guided by love and not by fear
and I will adventure with you
into the wild of this world
as your safe place,
your best friend,
your soul mate
and I will love you
into the next life and beyond.
Thank you for making my life
and this day
better than I could have ever imagined it to be.

WEDDING VOWS #5

GROOM’S VOWS

On this, our wedding day, my darling,
I pledge to you
my undying love and devotion.
I know that time will bring changes,
but they are changes
that I want to experience with you
for the rest of our lives and beyond.
I want to build
more and more beauty
into who you are.

As we age together,
it is my whole-hearted desire
to add to the beauty that I see today.
To your face, in which I delight,
I would like to add laugh lines.

I want to fill your eyes
with the sparkle of delight,
to treasure you,
that your mouth will smile as we meet,
as it did so beautifully
on the day we first met.

I aspire to honour you,
such that your hands
will always reach out to mine,
and clasp mine in trust and love.
May your feet always delight
to walk step by step with mine.

Life is a builder of memories.
In love, my darling,
I pledge to you that,
my every effort will be
to make your whole life easier
and be filled with greater value
because of the commitment
we have made this day.

_(Groom)_, I accept you,
just as you are today.
I give you my promise
that from this day forth
You shall not walk alone.
May my heart be your shelter
and my arms be your home.
I promise to love you,
to honour you,
and to cherish you forever.

I choose you above all others
to be my wife.
From this day forth and forever,

I promise to love you _(Bride)__.
I make this commitment
with all heart, mind, body and soul.

BRIDE’S VOWS

When I met you,
I had no idea how much
my life was about to be change, _(Groom)_
but then, how could I have known?
A love like ours
happens once only in a lifetime.
You were a miracle to me,
the one who was everything
I had ever dreamed of,
the one I thought existed
only in my imagination.

And when you came into my life,
I realized that
what I had always thought was happiness, wasn’t.
It in no way compares to the joy
that loving you and being loved by you
has brought into my life,
into my heart
and into my soul.

You are a part
of everything I think
and do and feel,
and with you by my side,
I believe that anything is possible.
I love your smile;
I love the twinkle I see in your eyes
when you look at me.

I delight in your sense of humour;
And I thank you for accepting me
just as I am.
With all my mind, body, heart and soul,
I respect you
and I love you.

You are God’s precious gift to me,
my springtime, my hope and my joy.
I _(Bride)__, choose you _(Groom).
as my best friend,
my love for life and beyond.

I promise you my deepest love,
my fullest devotion,
my tenderest care,
through the pressures of the present
and the uncertainties of the future,
I promise to be faithful to you.
I promise to love you,
to commit to you,
and to support you.
I pledge to respect
your unique talents and abilities,
to lend you strength
for all of your dreams.
You have shown me
what love feels like
and for that I thank you.
You are everything I need
and at this moment
I know all of my prayers
have been answered
and that all of my dreams
have come true.
I thank God for you _(Groom)_:
for all of your love
and constant friendship.
I know that our love
is blessed from above
and I promise to be
here for you and with you
forever and always.
From this day forward,
you shall not walk alone.
As I have given you my hand to hold,
I give you my life to keep.
May our hearts and very breath
become one as we unite this day
as husband and wife.
How blessed I am
to be able to say
that you are mine,
to be able to love and cherish you
for the rest of time.
It is an honour
to become your wife…
I love you _(Groom)_.

WEDDING VOWS #6

From The Vow— movie

GROOM

I vow to fiercely love you
in all your forms, now and forever.
I promise to never forget
that this is a once in a lifetime love.
And to always know
in the deepest part of my soul
that no matter what challenges
might carry us apart,
we will always find our way
back to each other.

BRIDE

I vow to help you love life,
to always hold you with tenderness
and to have the patience that love demands,
to speak when words are needed
and to share the silence when they are not,
to agree to disagree on red velvet cake,
and to live within the warmth of your heart
and always call it home.

WEDDING VOWS #7

GROOM’S VOWS:

I ­_(Groom)_
affirm my love to you (Bride),
as I  invite you to share my life.
You are the most beautiful,
intelligent and generous woman
I have ever known.
I promise to always love
and respect you.
With kindness, unselfishness and trust.
I will work by your side
to create a wonderful life together.

I _(Groom) take you _(Bride)_
to be my lawful wedded wife.
To have and to hold
from this day forward.
For better or worse,
for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health
as long as we both shall live.
I pledge myself to you.
Even if we run out of beans and wieners.

BRIDE’S VOWS:

I love you _(Groom)_
and today I take you as my husband.
Faithfully I will always stand
steadfast at your side
regardless of what life brings us.
I respect our differences
and our ability to work through them
with mutual love and respect.
You are the treasure of my heart
I want to grow old with you
and experience our dream together.
When there was darkness
and illness you never left my side
and continue to help me
face life’s challenges
I am forever ever stronger
because of you.
Thank you for loving me.
I waited a lifetime to find
a gentle, supportive
and loving man like you
and with each day
my love grows deeper.

I _(Bride)_ take you ­_(Groom)_
to be my lawful husband.
to have and to hold
from this day forward.
For better or worse,
for richer or poorer,
in sickness and in health
as long as we both shall live.

WEDDING VOWS #8

Would  you both please repeat after me your vows to each other ?

I take you my heart
Everyday, every moment,
To love, to honour, and to cherish.
Through all that may come.
Through all our lives together.

WEDDING VOWS #9

I Promise ~ Dorothy R. Colgan

I promise to give you the best of myself and ask of you no more than I can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person and to realise that your interests,
desires and needs are no less important than my own.

I promise to share with you my time and attention and to bring you joy, strength
and imagination to our relationship.

I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see through the window of my world
into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams.

I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face changes in order to keep our
relationship alive and exciting.

I promise to love you in good times and in bad, with all I have to give and all I feel inside the only way I know how.

Completely and forever.

Weddings Vows #9

First Responders and Military Marriage Vows

I will always have your back.

If you fall behind I’ll wait for you.

I will earn your respect and pay you respect every day we have.

I’ll be your scout, your night watchman, your cavalry, your medic, your chaplain in our army of two.

No retreat.

No surrender.

You can count on me.

Jamie Regan and Eddie Janko’s vows in Blue Bloods Season 8 Finale

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