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| This is the heart and soul of your ceremony. This is what you are vowing to each other for the rest of your lives. Give it serious time, thought and attention. |
| I strongly encourage you to repeat your vows after me, line by line. To try to memorize them is to add stress to a day that has enough of that already. By repeating after me, you can hold both of your soon-to-be-spouse’s hands and look into each other’s eyes as you say your vows. If you space off for a moment, I will repeat the phrase. We are not in a hurry. |
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| Traditional vows |
Start with the traditional vows. They say a lot in a few words. There is a reason they are so popular. Consider using them just as they are — thousands upon thousands of couples have.
I, (Name),
Take you, (Name),
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,
As long as we both shall live.
(alternate last line: ‘Till death do us part.)
Here is a suggested Lutheran marriage vows (appropriate for any religious couple)
I, (name),
Take you, (name),
To be my (husband / wife),
And these things I promise you:
I will be faithful to you
and honest with you;
I will respect, trust,
help and care for you;
I will share my life with you;
I will forgive you
as we have been forgiven;
and I will try with you to better understand
ourselves, the world, and God;
through the best and the worst of what is to come
as long as we both shall live. |
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| Non-traditional vows |
I come here today, (name),
to join my life to years
before this company.
In their presence
I pledge to be true to you,
to respect you,
and to grow with you through the years.
No matter what we may encounter together,
I vow here that this love
will be my only love.
I will make my home in your heart
from this day forward.
As freely, (name),
as God has given me life,
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.
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Click here to see celebrity wedding vows. OK, Michael Jordan is no longer married but you can see what he promised. I did do a wedding where the couple picked the reading and vows Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward said to each other. They’ve been married for decades.
Why not create vows from scratch? You can try but it will put a lot of stress on you. Besides, I am not sure you can come up with something completely original. Millions of people have been getting married for thousands of years.
I suggest that you start with the traditional vows, add phrases you like, delete phrases you don’t. That way it’s customized but you don’t have to do it from scratch. |
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“We’ll never be able to thank you enough for the wonderful job you did at our wedding. We have received so many compliments about our ceremony, and everyone there was so touched by the personal and warm touches you incorporated into everything. We are so lucky to have had you as our officiant and we’re forever grateful to you and the wonderful memories you’ve given us.”
— Rebecca & Scott, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles |
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