TRADITIONAL WEDDING VOW
I, __________do take you, __________ ;to be my wedded wife/husband,in the holy estate of marriage,To have and to holdfrom this day forward,for better for worse,for richer for poorer,in sickness and in health,I will love you and cherish you,all the days of my life,in the presence of God and these loved ones,I give you this promise.
CHRISTIAN TRADITIONAL
I, __________, take you, __________,to be my husband/wifein righteousness and justice,steadfast love and compassion.Before God and everyone present here,I commit myselfto be faithful to youactively and creatively.I promise to love you and serve you,respect you and encourage you,and give myself up for you,in all circumstances,for better, for worse,for richer, for poorer,in sickness and in health,as long as our lives shall last.I marry you in the nameof the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
JEWISH HERITAGE
Today I askthat you be a companionand a spouse to mewith your consent and with your full knowledge.May this marriage be a covenantof partnership and trustas we work to build a life together:sometimes in unison, sometimes in harmony.Today I bind myself to youwith respect, with love,with friendship and with joy,so that we may be companions and loversuntil the end of our days.
SHORT AND SWEET
You are my lover and my teacher,you are my model and my partner,and you are my true counterpart.I will love you,hold you and honour you.I will respect you,encourage you and cherish you,in health and sickness,through sorrow and success,for all the days of my life.
BY YOUR SIDE
__________, you are my best friend.I promise to laugh with you,cry with you,and be present to you.I will love you faithfullywhen we are togetherand when we are apart.I will love you faithfullythrough the easy and through the difficult.I vow to grow together,and to grow old together.I promise to support your dreams,to respect our differences,and to be by your sidethrough all the days and nights of our lives.
SPIRITUAL
I, __________, take you, __________,to be my spouse.I promise to choose you every day,to love you in word and deed,to do the hard workof making now into always.To laugh with you and cry with you,to grow with you, and create with you.To honour the divinity in you,of you, and around you.To be your kin and your partnerin all of life’s adventures.Loving what I know of youand trusting what I don’t yet know,I give you my hand.I give you my love.I give you myself.
I CHOOSE YOU
Today, I choose youto be my husband/wife.I vow to love you,encourage you,trust you, and respect you.I accept you as you are,and I offer myself in return.I will care for you,and stand beside you.I will share with you all of life’s adversities,and all of its joys,from this day forward,and all the days of my life.
WITH ALL THAT I AM
With all that am,I, __________,take you, __________,to be my wife/husband.I promise to beyour lover, companion, and friend, your ally in conflict,your partner in peace,and your biggest supporter.I will be your companion in adventure,your comfort in disappointment,your accomplice in mischief,your strength in times of need.I will listen with understanding,and trust you completely,all the days of my life.This is my vow.