Personal Vows

Vows are a personal promise to each other, and your honesty is shown not only to your partner but
to your witnesses.
There are infinite ways to include your feelings, hopes and wishes for your future together. I've
included below some ideas from traditional to modern. Be adventurous and mix and match the
sentences you like. You can include some fun bits to show your personality.

SAMPLE VOWS

1. I, (Bride/Groom), take (you/thee) (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold
from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to
love and to cherish; and I promise to be faithful to you until death parts us.

2. I, (Bride's Name), take (you/thee), (Groom's Name), to be my [opt: lawfully wedded/] husband,
secure in the knowledge that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life, and my
one true love. On this special day, I (affirm/reaffirm/give) to you in the presence of all those in
attendance/these witnesses my (pledge/sacred promise) to stay by your side as your [opt:
faithful] wife in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times
and the bad.

3. I (promise/further promise) to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress,
encourage you to achieve (higher/all of your) goals, laugh with you and cry with you, grow with
you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we
both shall live.

4. ______, I love you. Today is a very special day; it’s like a dream come true for me. Thank you for
being what you are to me. I therefore ask everyone present here today to witness that I
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_________, take you _________ to be my husband/wife. With our future together I promise
that I will care for you, honour and protect you. _______, my friend and my love.

5. I ask all the people here present today to witness that I __________ take you __________ to be
my legal husband/wife. I ask that you be my friend and love, beside me and apart from me, join
with me in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquillity, I ask that you be no other than
yourself, loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet, in all the ways that life may
find us. (The ring)____________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I
am, and all that I have, I honour you and pledge my faithfulness.

6. 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 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 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.

7. Today I feel peace. I am exactly where I am meant to be. I know the infinite possibilities that are
ours. You have my heart and I have yours and the love we share is deep and forever. I love you
just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul to sing with
mine.

8. You are my best friend, my confidant and one of my favourite pests. You make me laugh and cry,
you are honest and wise. You are my strength and you are kind-hearted. You always love me no
matter what. You have always managed to help me through bad times, and I cannot imagine my
life without you. Today, I want to make a promise to you and to myself, in front of our friends
and family, to love, honour and protect you for all the days of my life.

9. . ______, you are my best friend and my one true love. When I´m with you, I feel I can be the
person I want to be, and I cannot imagine my life without you. You make me smile, you stick up
for me, you take care of me and you are always interested in what I have to say and do. Today, I
want to make a promise to you and to myself, in front of our friends and family, to love and
honour, protect and respect you for the rest of my life. I vow to trust and value your opinions,
and stand by your actions. I pledge to always treat you as my best friend, and equal. I will ask for
help when I need it, and offer help when necessary. Let us be friends and lovers, and grow old
together. And let us make all the years of our lives together be the best years of our lives. For
now and forever.

10. _______, here is my heart, I entrust it to you. With all that I am and all that I will be I promise my
life to you.