Sample Vows
For Personalized &
Personalized Plus Ceremonies
I, ________,
take you, ________
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.



I, ________
take you, ________
to be my lawfully wedded wife/husband,
to have and to hold,
to love and to cherish,
through times of sorrow as well as joy.
I promise this with all my
heart, mind, body and soul.
Before God, I commit
to honor this vow
all the days of my life.



In the presence of God
and these our family and friends,
I take you to be my wife/husband,
promising with Divine assistance
to be a loving and faithful husband/wife
as long as we both shall live.



From this day forward,
I choose you,
my beloved ________,
to be my wife/husband
to live with you
and laugh with you;
to stand by your side
and sleep in your arms;
to be joy to your heart
and food to your soul;
to bring out the best in you always;
and, for you, to be the most that I can be.
To laugh with you in good times;
to struggle with you in the bad;
to solace you when you are downhearted;
to wipe your tears with my hands;
to comfort you with my body;
to mirror you with my soul;
to share with you all my riches and honors;
until we grow old,
and still loving you sweetly and gladly,
our lives shall come to the end.



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 the food for your soul.
May you feel deeply loved,
for indeed you are.
Through our brightest days
and our darkest nights,
I take you, _______into my heart.
May God bless us with great light,
around our hearts,
and in our home.
I see your beauty,
your innocence and light.
May it shine.
May the world see how beautiful you are,
as I see how beautiful you are.,
but may there be a special light
that only I may see.
I give you my heart.
May we feel this joy forever.



I now choose you
and take you to be my wife/husband,
to have and to hold you,
to honor you,
to treasure you,
to be at your side in sorrow and in joy,
to laugh with you in good times,
to comfort you and solace you in the bad,
and to love and cherish you always.
I promise you this from my heart,
with my soul,
for all the days of my life eternal.



I, take you, _______,
to be my lawful wedding 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 death do us part.  
This is my solemn vow.



I, _______,
take you to be my husband/wife,
to laugh with you in joy,
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.



I, ________
take you, ________,
to be my husband/wife,
and these things I promise you:
I will be faithful to you
and be honest with you.
I will respect, trust, help and care for you.
I will share my life with you.
I will try with you to better understand
ourselves,
the world,
and God,
through the best and the worst
of what is to come along,
as long as we live.


  • These are just some of the sample
    vows.  I have more and you are also
    welcome to write you own.
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