"I do!" - A Guide to Writing Your Own Vows

EXAMPLE WEDDING VOWS

I, (Bride/Groom), take (you/thee) (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband),

to have and to hold you from this day forward,

for better or for worse,

for richer, or for poorer,

in sickness and in health.  

I further promise to love you and cherish you,

and be faithful to you for as long as we both shall live.

I, (Bride's Name), take (you/thee), (Groom's Name), to be my (lawfully wedded husband/husband), (knowing/confident) in my heart that you will be a faithful friend, and a (steadfast/true) and loving companion.

On this (appointed/special/wondrous) day, in the presence of God, our relatives, and our friends as witnesses, I give to you my sacred vow that as your wife, I will always be with you and support you

in times of sickness and in times of health

in times of joy and in times of sorrow.

I (promise/further promise) to love you completely

to console and comfort you during difficult times

to encourage you to achieve your full potential

to laugh with you and to grieve with you

to share with you life's simplest but most enduring pleasures

to be truthful and honest with you

and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

I, _____, take you, ______, to be my wedded wife. With deepest joy I receive you into my life that together we may be one. As is Christ to His body, the church, so I will be to you a loving and faithful husband. Always will I perform my headship over you even as Christ does over me, knowing that His Lordship is one of the holiest desires for my life. I promise you my deepest love, my fullest devotion, my tenderest care. I promise I will live first unto God rather than others or even you. I promise that I will lead our lives into a life of faith and hope in Christ Jesus. Ever honoring God's guidance by His spirit through the Word, And so throughout life, no matter what may lie ahead of us, I pledge to you my life as a loving and faithful husband.

I, _____, take you, ______, to be my wedded husband. With deepest joy I come into my new life with you. As you have pledged to me your life and love, so I too happily give you my life, and in confidence submit myself to your headship as to the Lord. As is the church in her relationship to Christ, so I will be to you. _____, I will live first unto our God and then unto you, loving you, obeying you, caring for you and ever seeking to please you. God has prepared me for you and so I will ever strengthen, help, comfort, and encourage you. Therefore, throughout life, no matter what may be ahead of us, I pledge to you my life as an obedient and faithful wife.

Groom

I _____, take you ______, to be my wedded wife. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness.

Bride

I, _____, take you ______, to be my wedded husband. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness.

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