- Will you read your vows, recite them from memory, or share your vows together privately?
- Are you interested in traditional or non-traditional vows?
Here are some sample vows to get you started:
- "I deeply appreciate how lucky I am to have you as my husband/bride. You have showed me what a true partner is."
- “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 strife. 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 is an effort. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in the highest regard. These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life."
- "I promise to love you for who you are, and for who you are yet to become. I promise to be patient, and to remember that all things between us are rooted in love. I promise to nurture your dreams and to help you reach them. I promise to share my whole heart with you, and to remember to show you how deeply I care for you, no matter the challenges that may come our way. I promise to love you loyally and fiercely—as long as I shall live."
- “I (name), take you (name), to be my (wife/husband) to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish: from this day forward until death do us part."
- "Today, I give you all that I am, and all that I have. Just as I give you my hand to hold today, I give you my heart, my faith, my life. I pledge to remain your companion and friend, I promise to grow with you and support you, I promise to listen and share, laugh and cry, I promise to create, to explore, and be curious, In good times and in bad, I promise to hold you and love you, I promise to give you love, honesty, trust and commitment, I promise to cherish you for who you are, and help you become all that you can be. These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life."
- "I will love you with all that I am. I am excited to live with you, to share your thoughts, your desires, your hopes, your fears; to unite your very existence as closely with mine as you can. I want you to see my destiny as your destiny and demand that I be my best, yet to accept and comfort me when I fail. I want you to help me endure and overcome challenging times, to know me at my worst and remain totally committed to me regardless. I want you to help me enjoy the warmth and the joy of people and life around me. "
- “I want you to love me with all that you are. I want you to live with me; to share your thoughts, your desires, your hopes, your fears; to unite your very existence as closely with mine as you can. I want you to see my destiny as your destiny and demand that I be my best, yet to accept and comfort me when I fail. I want you to help me endure and overcome challenging times, to know me at my worst and remain totally committed to me regardless. I want you to help me enjoy the warmth and the joy of people and life around me. I want you to be my lover, my husband/wife, the father/mother of our children. I want you to be the heart of our home —helping, guiding, and adding that which makes life truly worth living.”
- “In the presence of God and all assembled here, I offer this ring as a symbol of the never-ending love and respect that I will always have for you and for our relationship. Accept this ring as a symbol of my desire for us to become one—one love, one life, and one family made from the dreams and hearts of two. I commit myself to working at this relationship so that it will continue to grow, enriching our love and our lives from this day forward as long as I shall live.”
- “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 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.”
- “I (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, 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.”
- “My heart is a treasure. Take care of it. I will treat your heart like a treasure and do all I can to be kind, helpful, and understanding.”
- “Today I promise to love and honor you all my life, to give you strength, to stand by you in joy and in sorrow and ask you to stand by me. I pray that our home will be one of love and understanding. I give you all my trust, all my tomorrows and ask you to accept me as your wife/husband.”
- “I marry you in loving-kindness, compassion, and faithfulness. With these rings we join our lives and promise to go on loving, trusting, and sharing our lives to make this world a better place. I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, precious and without end. I give you this ring as I give you my love. We shall keep this love which unites us as sacred, cherishing each other always, ever sensitive to each other, and forgiving and understanding of each other’s shortcomings.”
- "I commit myself to you and our family. "
- “Today I promise to love and honor you all my life, to give you strength; to stand by you in joy and in sorrow and ask you to stand by me. I pray that our home will be one of love and understanding. I give you all my trust, all my tomorrows and ask you to accept me as your wife/husband. May our rings be a reminder of the love and faith we have placed in each other.”
- “I choose you, _____, as my friend and wife/husband. I promise to respect you and your dreams, to support you as an individual, and to laugh, to cry, and dance with you as we grow together in love. I love you and I want to share my life with you.”
- "You inspire me with your thoughtfulness, your giving nature and your compassion. "
- "I will stand with you through the joy, the sorrow, the pleasure and the pain, striving to be the husband/wife and friend you deserve."
- "I promise my love to you. I choose you as my wife/husband to love from this day forward, to walk down our future path hand in hand, through joy, sorrow, pleasure, and pain, striving to be the husband/wife and friend you deserve. To meet all new journeys, obstacles and adventures together, in love. I pledge my fidelity (I vow to be true to you), faithfulness, and integrity to you. I will support and care for you in times of sickness, in times of health, for richer or poorer (in times of plenty and in times of want), to cherish and honor you all my life, until death do us part/as long as we both shall live. I give you all my trust, all my tomorrows and ask you to accept me as your husband/wife."
- “May the love that has brought us together and has led us to marriage grow stronger every day. Let’s inspire people with our love!”
- “In the presence of God and all assembled here, I offer this ring as a symbol of the never-ending love and respect that I will always have for you and for our relationship. Accept this ring as a symbol of my desire for us to become one—one love, one life, and one family made from the dreams and hearts of two. I commit myself to working at this relationship so that it will continue to grow, enriching our love and our lives from this day forward as long as I shall live.”
- "I promise to encourage your dreams. I vow to love passionately, argue fairly and support you unfailingly. These things I give to you now and forever."
- “I want you to love me with all that you are. I want you to live with me; to share your thoughts, your desires, your hopes, your fears; to unite your very existence as closely with mine as you can. I want you to see my destiny as your destiny and demand that I be my best, yet to accept and comfort me when I fail. I want you to help me endure and overcome challenging times, to know me at my worst and remain totally committed to me regardless. I want you to help me enjoy the warmth and the joy of people and life around me. I want you to be my lover, my husband, the father of our children. I want you to be the heart of our home —helping, guiding, and adding that which makes life truly worth living.”
- "I offer myself as your life partner by entering into marriage to share all of my resources, money, abilities, and time to nurture individual and unified love."
A Vow by Wendy Cope
I cannot promise never to be angry;
I cannot promise always to be kind.
You know what you are taking on, my darling –
It’s only at the start that love is blind.
And yet I’m still the one you want to be with
And you’re the one for me – of that I’m sure.
You are my closest friend, my favourite person,
The lover and the home I’ve waited for.
I cannot promise that I will deserve you
From this day on. I hope to pass that test.
I love you and I want to make you happy.
I promise I will do my very best.