43 Wedding Vow Selections

 WEDDING VOW SELECTIONS

Option 1:

(Name), take you, (Name), to be my (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,

and love 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.

Option 2:

I (Name), take you, (Name), to be my (husband/wife),

my constant friend, my faithful partner,

and my love from this day forward.

In the presence of God, and our family and friends,

I offer you my solemn vow

to be yours 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.

Option 3:

I (Name), take you, (Name), to be my friend,

my lover, the (father/mother) of my children,

and my beloved (husband/wife).

I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want,

in times of sickness and in times of health,

and in times of failure and in times of triumph.

I promise to cherish and respect you,

to care for and protect you,

to comfort and encourage you,

and stay with you for all eternity.

Option 4:

I (Name), affirm my love to you, (Name),

as I invite you to share my life.

You are the most amazing, intelligent, and generous person I have ever known,

and I promise always to respect you.

With kindness, unselfishness, and trust,

I will work by your side to create a wonderful life together.

Option 5:

I (Name), promise to give you, (Name), the best of myself

and to ask of you no more than you can give.

I promise to respect you as your own person

and to realize that your interests, desires, and needs

are no less important than my own.

I promise to share with you my time and my attention

and to bring 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 love you in good times and in bad,

with all I have to give and all I feel inside,

in the only way I know how: completely and forever.

Option 6: 

(Name), 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 will 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.

Option 7:

(Name), with all my love,

I take you to be my (husband/wife).

I will love you through good and the bad,

and I pledge to by faithful 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.

Option 8:

(Name), I promise to love, honor, and cherish you forever.

I promise to always stand by your side

through the good and the bad times.

I promise to give you all of my heart,

and I will be your partner and best friend.

I pledge my heart and soul to you for eternity.

Option 9:

I (Name), choose you, (Name)

and (Children’s Names), to be my family.

I promise to honor and respect you,

and to provide for you to the best of my ability.

I promise to make our home a haven

where trust, love, and laughter are abundant.

I make these promises lovingly and freely,

and I vow to honor them all the days of my life.

Option 10:

(Name), as you have been by my side through my darkest hours,

so will I be a light in your life.

I will lift you up and support you

through laughter and through tears.

I will be the rock that you stand on,

the staff that you lean on,

and the wings that allow you to fly.

As you have inspired me to follow my dreams,

so will I will encourage you in your endeavors.

I promise that we will walk through this life together.

As you have loved me, so will I love you.

Option 11:

(Name), I come here today to join my life to yours.

In the presence of God, and our family and friends,

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,

but no matter what we may encounter together,

I vow here that this love will be my only love,

and I will make my home in your heart from this day forward.

Option 12:

(Name), you are my beloved (husband/wife) and my best friend.

I promise that my arms will always be your shelter

and my heart will always be your home.

I promise to support and nourish you,

to respect and honor you,

and to love you for the rest of my days on Earth.

Option 13:

I, (Name), take you, (Name), to be my (husband/wife),

my partner in life, and my one true love.

I will cherish our friendship

and love you today, tomorrow, and forever.

I will trust you and honor you.

I will laugh with you and cry with you.

I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst.

Whatever may come, I will always be there.

As I have given you my hand to hold,

so I give you my life to keep.

Option 14:

(Name), I promise to be a companion worthy of your precious friendship.

I pledge you compassion in good times and bad,

and encouragement in sickness and health.

It is my intent that our life together

includes our large circle of friends and loving families.

We’ll cherish the memories of our individual pasts

and create our new life as we go now together.

Option 15:

I, (Name) take you, (Name),

as my friend and love,

beside me and apart from me,

in laughter and in tears,

in conflict and tranquility,

asking that you be no other than yourself,

loving what I know of you,

trusting what I do not yet know,

in all the ways that life may find us.

Option 16:

(Name), I promise to be your (husband/wife),

your confidante, your partner in parenthood,

your ally in conflict, your greatest fan, and your best friend.

I will be your comrade in adventure,

your student and your teacher,

your accomplice in mischief,

your consolation in disappointment,

and your strength in your need.

I pledge my love to you from this day forward.

Option 17:

(Name), today I join my life with yours.

Wherever you go, I will go;

whatever you face, I will face.

For good or ill, in happiness or sadness,

come riches or poverty,

I take you as my (husband/wife),

and will give myself to no other.

Option 18:

(Name), I promise to encourage you,

to stand by your side,

to share laughter during the good times

and stand strong through the bad,

to dry your tears when necessary,

to offer a kind word when needed,

and to share all I have to offer.

I come here today with love and without reservation

to join together with you in marriage.

Option 19:

 (Name), from this day forward,

whatever happens, you shall not walk alone.

I will stand by your side and sleep in your arms.

I will be the joy in your heart and the food for your soul.

Through our brightest days and darkest nights,

I will be with you always.

In the presence of God, and our family and friends,

I promise you these things today and all the days of my life.

Option 20:

(Name), I love you.

You are my best friend.

You are the one with whom I share my hopes and dreams.

You light up my world and bring color and life to my days.

I promise to respect and honor you,

to support and care for you,

and to love you until my last breath.

Today I am the luckiest (man/woman)

because you have chosen me as your (husband/wife).

Option 21:

 (Name), you are my best friend, my hopes and future, and my love.

I pledge to honor our marriage, to nurture and protect it.

I will cherish and support you, meeting life’s trials with quiet strength and courage,

and embracing life’s blessings with wonder, joy, and laughter.

I will nurture you as you grow emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually,

and I vow to maintain the intimacy that fosters trust, honesty, and communication.

Through your eyes, I will see the world anew.

These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life.

Option 22:

(Name), today, I join my life to yours,

not merely as your (husband/wife),

but as your friend, your lover, and your confidante.

Let me be the shoulder you lean on,

the rock on which you rest,

the companion of your life.

With you I will walk my path from this day forward.

 

Option 23:

I came to this place today as a (man/woman) standing alone;

I will walk from it by your side.

Today I cross the threshold with you

and enter into a new and lasting lifetime commitment.

(Name), I commit myself to you as your (husband/wife).

Option 24:

Where there has been cold,

you have brought warmth;

where my life was dark,

you have brought light.

(Name), I pledge before this assembled company

to be your (husband/wife) from this day forward.

Let us make of our two lives, one life,

and let us always honor and respect each other.

Option 25:

Whatever lays ahead, good or bad, we will face together.

Distance may test us, and time may try us.

But if we look to each other first, we will always see a friend.

(Name), look to me for all the days to come;

today I take my place as your (husband/wife).

Option 26: 

I, (Name), take you, (Name), to be my lawfully wedded (wife/husband).

To honor, respect ,and to hold your needs before my own.

To keep you as my one true love for all of my life.

This day I affirm before God and these witnesses

my undying loyalty and pledge to forsake all others for you.

To uphold you in sickness and health,

to be your best friend, sharing in our happiness and sorrow,

to always have compassion and love without reservation or reward.

Though life may be rich or poor, to you alone will I hold.

I pledge this vow to you this day and forevermore.

Option 27:

(Name), I promise to be a companion worthy of your precious friendship.

I pledge you compassion in good times and bad,

and encouragement in sickness and health.

It is with my intent that our life together

includes our large circle of friends and our loving families.

We’ll cherish the memories of our individual pasts;

and create our new life as we go forward together.

Option 28:

(Name), as we face the future together,

I promise to stand by your side.

I promise to unfailingly share and support your hopes, dreams and goals.

I vow to be there for you always.

When you fall, I will catch you.

When you cry, I will comfort you.

When you laugh, I will share your joy.

Everything I am and everything I have is yours,

from this moment forth and for eternity.

Option 29:

(Name), I promise to love you with all my heart, mind and strength.

I promise to be faithful, now and forever.

I also promise to respect your children and treat them as if they were my own.

I gladly accept the obligations that go along with this pledge.

I care for your children and want them to be a part of my life.

With continued love, friendship, trust and communication,

I, (Name), take joy today in committing my life to you.

When you need me, I will be there

and when your strength fails you, may mine always be there for you.

Side by side, step by step, may our great journey together begin,

here now from this day forward.

Option 30:

(Name), I will forever love you and share my most intimate thoughts.

I promise to hold and cherish and value you.

I will live each day as if my last, vowing to never go to bed angry.

If sorrow enters our life as things sometimes do,

I pledge that together we will see things through.

As we grow old and we slowly begin to change,

I will look into your eyes and know that my love for you will never fade.

That with each breath I take, my love will grow.

These are the words I feel and speak from my heart.

Option 31:

(Name), I promise to love you with all my heart, mind, and strength.

I vow to be your best friend and your faithful (wife/husband).

I will trust you with my dreams and support you in yours.

No matter what challenges might lay ahead, we will face them together.

These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life.

Option 32:

I (Name), take you, (Name), to be my (husband/wife).

We shall bear together whatever trouble and sorrow life may lay upon us,

and we shall share together whatever good and joyful things life may bring us.

With these words, and all the words of my heart,

I marry you and bind my life to yours.

Option 33:

(Name), I pledge to you my trust and respect,

and I offer you my lifelong support as your faithful friend, companion, and partner.

I will be open, honest, loyal, and devoted to you,

and I promise to comfort you through  life’s sorrows and celebrate with you through life’s joys.

I will honor your individual needs,

and I will cherish and love you throughout our life together.

Option 34:

(Name), I pledge to nurture, trust, and respect you throughout our life together.

I will be open and honest, understanding and accepting, loving and forgiving, and loyal to you.

I promise to work together to build a harmonious relationship, and I will respect your

uniqueness and help you grow to your fullest potential.

I will comfort and support you through life’s joys and sorrows.

Together, we will create a home filled with learning, laughter, love, and compassion,

a home where we will honor each other’s cherished traditions and values.

Today I join my hand with yours and become your (wife/husband).

Option 35:

(Name), today I am marrying the most amazing person I know.

I promise to love and to cherish you for the rest of my life,

to always be truthful and honest,

and to work to make our dreams and aspirations come true.

I am marrying my best friend,

the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.

We were meant to be together; it was our destiny.

You are my friend, my love, and my life’s companion.

Option 36:

(Name), as we embark on this journey together,

I promise to love, cherish, encourage, and inspire you.

I will value your ideas and needs,

and I promise to support you as you grow throughout the years.

Together we will celebrate life’s joys with grace and overcome life’s adversities with tenacity.

You are my friend, my love, and my life’s companion,

and I am the luckiest man because you have chosen me as your (wife/husband).

Option 37:

I (Name), take you, (Name), to be my beloved, my sweetheart, my (wife/husband).

I promise to always love you, honor you, adore you, and give thanks for the gift that you are.

Together we will laugh and cry, succeed and fail, grow and change.

You are the one I want to spend my life with,

and I promise to stand by your side for all eternity.

With all my love, and all my heart, today I choose you. 

Option 38:

 (Name), I take you to be my lawfully wedded (wife/husband).

I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live.

I love you just as you are, will all your faults and strengths,

and I offer myself to you with all my faults and strengths.

I will help you when you need it,

and I will turn to you when I need help.

In your arms I will live my life.

Option 39:

I (Name), choose you, (Name), as my (wife/husband).

I promise to laugh with you in joy,

to grieve with you in sorrow,

to grow with you in love,

and to be faithful to you alone.

I will cherish and respect you through all the changes of our lives,

forever giving thanks that we found each other.

I give you my hand, my heart, and my love,

from this day forward for as long as we both shall live.

 

Option 40:

(Name), I take you to be my (wife/husband) from this day forward,

to join with you and to share in all that is to come.

I promise to give and to receive,

to speak and to listen,

to inspire and to respond.

This is my pledge to you, a commitment made in love,

kept in faith, and eternally made new.

41. Hindu Vows

A traditional Hindu wedding ceremony is elaborate and complex, incorporating fifteen specific rituals. There are no vows in the Western sense, but the Seven Steps, or Saptha Padhi, around a flame (honoring the fire god Agni) spell out the promises the couple makes to each other:

“Let us take the first step to provide for our household a nourishing and pure diet, avoiding those foods injurious to healthy living.”

“Let us take the second step to develop physical, mental, and spiritual powers.”

“Let us take the third step to increase our wealth by righteous means and proper use.”

“Let us take the fourth step to acquire knowledge, happiness, and harmony by mutual love and trust.”

“Let us take the fifth step so that we are blessed with strong, virtuous, and heroic children.”

“Let us take the sixth step for self-restraint and longevity.”

“Finally, let us take the seventh step and be true companions and remain lifelong partners by this wedlock.”

42. Handfasting #1

Bride & Groom, If you are ready to step into the holy circle of matrimony, assuming all its rights, obligations and abundant joys, please so indicate by joining hands.

As your hands are joined, so are your lives. Holding each other, Caressing each other. Supporting each other.

Take the ribbon and drape around their wrists and loop around to the center. and leave draped for now. The knot comes later.

Arwen: “Do you remember when we first met?”

Aragorn: “I thought I had wandered into a dream.”

Arwen: “Long years have passed. You did not have the cares you carry now. Do you remember what I told you?”

Aragorn: “You said you’d bind yourself to me, forsaking the immortal life of your people.”

Arwen: “And to that I hold. I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone . . . I choose a mortal life.”

Aragorn: “You cannot give me this.”

Arwen: “It is mine to give to whom I will. Like my heart.”

Take the ribbon,  tie in a loose knot and announce:

Bride & Groom, you are now bound to each other.

43. Hand Fasting #2

Explanation of Handfasting

Bride & Groom have chosen a traditional handfasting ceremony. In early centuries, before marriages were sanctified in a house of worship, they were celebrated by a simple handfasting ceremony in which the two partners joined hands over the village anvil, in the fields or in the groves of trees. The couple linked hands to form an infinity circle, symbolizing the entirety of the universe as represented in their relationship. Today, we build upon this tradition.

Bride & Groom, please join hands in the infinity circle. 

Handfasting/Vows

Know now before you go further, that since your lives have crossed in this life you have formed ties between each other. As you seek to enter this state of matrimony you should strive to make real, the ideals which give meaning to both this ceremony and the institution of marriage. The promises made today and the ties that are bound here greatly strengthen your union; they will cross the years and lives of each soul’s growth. 

Do you still seek to enter this ceremony? 

Couple: Yes, we seek to enter.

Dedication (Blessing) of the Hands

These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, for a lifetime of happiness.

These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes: tears of sorrow and tears of joy.

These are the hands that will comfort you in illness, and hold you when fear or grief racks your mind. 

These are the hands that will hold you tight as you struggle through difficult times.

These are the hands that will give you support and encourage you to chase your dreams. Together, everything you wish for can be realized.

Prepare the cords

In earlier years, the hands would be bound with whatever was available – vines, colorful cords, or scarf. Today we will use this cord to symbolize the binding, or promises that are made.

The first promise (binding)

Jon, will you be Mandy’s faithful partner for life? 
Yes 

Bride, will you be Jon’s faithful partner for life? 
Yes

*To Both* 
Will you be each other’s constant friends and one true love? 

Couple: Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*The cord is wrapped around the couple’s wrist.* 

The second promise (binding)

Bride, do you promise to love Groom without reservation? 
Yes 

Groom, do you promise to love Bride without reservation? 
Yes 

*To Both* 
Will both of you stand by one another in sickness and in health, in plenty and in want?
Couple: Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*The cord is wrapped around the couple’s wrist.* 

The third promise (binding)

Bride, will you stand together with Groom your times of joy and sorrow?

I will

Groom, will you stand together with Bridey your times of joy and sorrow? 
I will

*To Both* 
Will you share the burdens of each so that your spirits may grow in this union? 
Couple: We will 

And so the binding is made. 
*The cord is wrapped around the couple’s wrist.* 

The fourth promise (binding)

Groom, will you always to be open and honest with Bride, for as long as you both shall live?
Yes 

Bridey, will you always to be open and honest with Groom, for as long as you both shall live?
Yes 

*To Both* 
Will you dream together to create new realities and hopes for this marriage? 
Couple: Yes 

And so the binding is made. 
*The cord is wrapped around the couple’s wrist.* 

The fifth promise (binding)

Bride, Will you honor this man? 
I will 

Groom, Will you honor this woman? 
I will 

*To Both* 
Will you both seek to cherish and strengthen that honor? 
We will

And so the binding is made. 

*The cord is wrapped around the couple’s wrist.* 
 Binding of all promises

*Remove cord while saying:* 

The knots of this binding are not formed by these chords but instead by your vows. Either of you may drop the chords, for as always, you hold in your own hands the making or breaking of this union. 

*Once chord is removed, it is placed on altar*