I, ________, take thee [you] ______, to be my wife/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 [as long as we both shall live],
and thereto I pledge thee my faith [this is my solemn vow].
I, _____, ask you, _____, to be my husband/wife as my friend and my love.
n this day I affirm the relationship we have en!oyed, looking to the future
to deepen and strengthen it. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in
sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. "ogether we will dream,
will stumble but restore each other, we will share all things,
serving each other and our fellow humanity. I will cherish and respect you,
comfort and encourage you, be open with you, and stay with you as long as
we shall #ive, freed and bound by our #ove.
$%epeat& 'I, ________, take thee ______, to be my wife/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 thereto I pledge thee my faith.'
(nd something I found online)
Possible Wedding Vows
From Denominational Traditions:
*. I, ________, take you, ________ to be my wedded wife/husband+ and I do promise and covenant
before ,od and these witnesses to be your loving and faithful husband/wife in plenty and in want,
in !oy and in sorrow, in sickness and in health, as long as we both shall live.
--Book of Common Worship (Presbyterian)
-. In the name of ,od I, ________ take you, ________ to be my wife/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 until we are parted by death. "his is my solemn vow.
--Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal)
.. I take you, _______ to be my wife/husband, and these things I promise you) I will be faithful to
you and honest with you+ I will serve, respect, trust, help and care for you+ I will share my life with
you+ I will forgive you, even as we have been forgiven+ and I will try with you better to understand
ourselves, the world and ,od, through the best and the worst of what is to come, until death parts
us.
--adapted from the Lutheran Book of Worship
/. _______, I take you to be my wife/husband from this time onward, to !oin with you and to share
with you all that is to come) to give and to receive, to speak and to listen, to inspire and to
respond, and in all circumstances of our life together to be loyal to you with my whole life and all
my being, until death parts us. -adapted from the Lutheran Book of Worship
0. I, ________, take thee,_______ , to be my wedded wife/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, 1til death do us part , according to ,od2s holy ordinance) and thereto I pledge thee my
faith [or, plight thee my troth]. The Book of Worship (nited !ethodist)
3. ________, I give myself to you to be your wife/husband. I promise to love and sustain you in the
covenant of marriage from this day forward, in sickness and ill health, in plenty and *n want, in
!oy and in sorrow, as long as we both shall live.
--Book of Worship (nited Church of Christ)
4. ________, I take you to be my wife/husband) to laugh with you in !oy, to grieve with you in sorrow,
to grow with you in love, serving humankind in peace and hope, as long as we both, shall live.
-nited Church of Canada
Vows Taken from Biblical Tradition:
5. 6ntreat me not to leave thee, or return from following thee77 8or whither thou goest I will go+ and
where thou lodgest I will lodge+ "hy people shall be my people, and thy ,od my ,od+ (nd even
death shall not part me from thee. -adapted from "uth #$#%-#&
9. I will betroth you to me forever+ I will betroth you to me in righteousness and ill !ustice, in steadfast
love and in mercy. I will betroth you to me in faithfulness, and we shall partake in the love of ,od
all our days.
-adapted from 'osea ($#)-(*
Vows Created by Individual Couples:
*:. ;ows <reated by Individual <ouples I,________ offer myself completely to you, _________, as
your husband/wife in marriage. I cherish the friendship we have en!oyed, and look to the future to
deepen and strengthen it. I will be by your side in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in
failure and in triumph, in hardship and in ease, in sorrow and in !oy. I will cherish and respect you,
comfort and encourage you, trust+ and forgive you, honor and love you, from this day to all days.
**. I,________ take you, ________ to be the wife/husband of my days 77to be the mother/father of
my children, to be the companion of my house. =e will keep together what measure of trouble
and sorrow our lives may lay upon us, and we will share together our store of goodness and
plenty and love.
*-. ________, I take you as my wife/husband. I freely, happily and knowingly choose you above all
others to share my life with me. =ith ,od2s help I will honor you and tenderly care for you, cherish
and encourage your fulfillment, and remain beside you through all the challenges of our lives. I
am your companion forever+ this is my promise.
*.. n this special day as we become husband and wife, before our family, our friends and ,od, and
before each other, I make these commitments of my own free will) I promise to care for you in
every way I can+ I will respect, cherish and love you+ in times of !oy and sorrow I will be with you. I
promise to speak to you in truth and sincerity, and hold you close. I will let no other person or
thing come between us. =ith ,od2s help I will do all I can to help you become the person you
want to be.