This part of the ceremony is where the two of you make promises (vows) to each other. They are most often read or recited mid-way through the ceremony at the designated time. Many couples choose to write their own vows; doing so is a way to add your personality to the ceremony.
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There are several ways you can incorporate this into your ceremony if you choose to do so. Having the vows section is optional, and can be omitted if you desire.
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If you choose to have me assist you in writing your vows I can have them pre-printed, and hand them to you to read at the appropriate part of the ceremony. On some occasions when the couple being married, have felt they won't be able to get through the vows they have written, they will have me read them instead.
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Writing your own vows and don't know where to start??? No problem, click the link below to be taken to a page to help you get started!
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Vows 1
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, and 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.
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Vows 2
I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live.
I take you, with all of your faults and strengths, as I offer myself to you with my faults and strengths.
I will help you when you need help, and will turn to you when I need help.
I choose you as the person with whom I will spend my life.
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Vows 3
No matter what life brings, I take you as my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, in laughter and tears, and in conflict and peace. I ask that you be no other than yourself, as I love what I know of you and trust what I do not. I cherish you, for being all that you are, all that you are not, and all that you can be. Know that I am here for you, and that your pain will be mine, and your joy mine as well.
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Vows 4
From this day forward, I make a promise, whatever happens, you shall not walk alone.
I’ll stand by your side, and sleep in your arms, I’ll be the joy in your heart, and your closest confidant.
May you feel deeply loved, for indeed you are.
Through our brightest days and our darkest nights, I take you into my heart.
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Vows 5
I commit my life to our friendship and love in marriage.
I promise to comfort you, to encourage you, and to support you.
I promise to express my thoughts and emotions to you
and to listen to you in times of joy and in times of sorrow.
I love you, and you are my closest friend.
I vow to share life and all that I am with you always.
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Vows 6
I take you, this day as my (partner / husband / wife), and I promise to walk by your side, as your best friend, your lover and your soul mate. You are my beloved one and I am proud to marry you. I promise to support your dreams and to be there for you at all times.
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TRADITIONAL WEDDING VOWS
Traditional Vows 1
I, ________, take you ________, to be my (partner/husband/wife), 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.
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Traditional Vows 2
I, ________, take you, ________, to be my (partner / 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.
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Traditional Vows 3 (traditional civil ceremony vows)
_______, I take you to be my lawfully wedded (partner / 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.
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Traditional Vows 4
I, ________, take you, ________, to be my beloved (husband/wife /partner), 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.
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Traditional Vows 5
I, ________, take you, ________, to be my (partner / husband / wife) you are my companion in life and my one true love. I will treasure our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and forever. I will trust and honor you, I will laugh and cry with you. I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst, through the difficult and the easy What may come I will always be there. As I have given you my hands to hold So I give you my life to keep
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SENTIMENTAL WEDDING VOWS
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Sentimental Vows 1
I ________affirm my love to you, ________ 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.
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Sentimental Vows 2
________, 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.
Sentimental Vows 3
________, today I become your (partner / husband / wife) and you become my (partner / husband / wife). 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.
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Sentimental Vows 4
________, today I take you for my (partner / husband / wife). 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.
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Sentimental Vows 5
________, today I take you to be my (partner / 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.
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Sentimental Vows 6
I ________, take you ________, to be my (partner / 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.
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Sentimental Vows 7
I, ________, take you, ________, 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 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.
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Sentimental Vows 8
________, 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.
Sentimental Vows 9
________, with all my love, I take you to be my (partner / husband / wife). 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.
Sentimental Vows 10
________, 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.
CHRISTIAN WEDDING VOWS
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Christian Vows 1
I love you ________ as I love no other. All that I am I share with you. I take you to be my (husband/wife/partner) through health and sickness, through plenty and want, through joy and sorrow, now and forever.
In the name of Jesus, I ________ take you, ________, to be my (husband/wife /partner), 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, for as long as we both shall live. This is my solemn vow.
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Christian Vows 2
I take you ________, to be my (husband/wife/partner), loving you now and as you grow and develop into all that God intends. I will love you when we are together and when we are apart; when our lives are at peace and when they are in turmoil; when I am proud of you and when I am disappointed in you; in times of rest and in times of work. I will honor your goals and dreams and help you to fulfill them. From the depth of my being, I will seek to be open and honest with you. I say these things believing that God is in the midst of them all.
HUMOROUS WEDDING VOWS
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Humorous Vows 1
I ________, take you, ________ to be my lawfully wedded (husband/wife) and chief tennis doubles partner, for richer, for poorer, for better, for worse, in sickness and in health, for when we win and the very very rare occasion when we lose. I promise to love, honor, and cherish you, to return your serves and do my best not to foot fault. This I vow to you.
Humorous Vows 2
I ________, take you, ________ to be my beloved ( (partner / husband / wife). I promise to love you and be your faithful partner, for better for worse, for richer, for poorer, when the (Team: Seahawks) are winning, and when they are losing, in sickness, and in health, and in Jets-induced sickness. I will be true and loyal, and cherish you for all the days of our lives.
Humorous Vows 3
I ________, take you, ________, to be my (partner / husband / wife), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, for even poorer when I've been shopping a lot, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward.
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Family Vows - Including CHILDREN
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Blended Family Vows 1
​Not only do I promise to be a good (partner / husband / wife) to you, but I also give my promise to be a patient, loving father/mother to __________ and________, caring for them and providing for them as my own. I promise to be their strength and their emotional support, loving them with all my heart from this day forward.
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Blended Family Vows 2
As the two of us are joined on this day, we become part of each other: your feelings become my feelings; your sorrows become my sorrows; your joys become my joys; your cares become my cares, and your child/children become(s) my child/children. I promise to be a true and faithful (partner / husband / wife) and father/mother, always there to comfort you, rejoice with you and endure all the complexities of life that we will face together as a family over the years to come. My love for you and this/these child/children is pure and unshakable, and I hereby commit myself to both/all of you from this day forward.
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Blended Family Vows 3
I have promised to love you and to be your husband/wife, but I would like to add another vow, a promise to love __________________ as my own child, to provide for him/her and to be a faithful father/mother, always concerned for his/her welfare and his/her needs.
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Blended Family Vows 4
_______________, I love your Mommy/Daddy very, very much, and today I have taken her/him as my wife/husband. But you know that I love you dearly as well. I want to be as a father/mother to you, and I invite you into my heart. We will have happy times together, you and your Mommy/Daddy and I. And with this (ring or other token) I pledge to you my love.