Welcome to a collection of heartfelt expressions and promises—the essence of love captured in wedding vows. In this article, we present a diverse array of wedding vow examples to inspire and guide you as you embark on crafting your own declarations of love and commitment. Whether you’re seeking traditional, modern, or personalized vows, this compilation aims to provide a source of inspiration to help you articulate the profound promises that will shape your wedding day.
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Take motivation from the real couples who composed their own sentimental real wedding vows.
How To Write Wedding Vows
We’ve asked Laura Montorio – The Paris Officiant, to share some inside tips on writing your wedding vows:
“The most important thing you need to keep in mind when writing your wedding vows is to stay true to yourself. If you try to be extra funny, super romantic or uniquely clever, then you put yourself under immense pressure and can easily get blocked. Speak from you heart and be yourself. Your partner won’t expect you to be a poet at once, if you are usually not a person of words.
Don’t limit yourself on the length: The quality of your vows does not lay in the word count, but in what your are expressing. Some people only need a few words to say what they feel and promise. Some people prefer to add some more details and feel they could not possible say everything they want to say in three lines. Give yourselves the freedom to choose the lenght that works best for each of you – without judgement or expectations.
And last but not least: Don’t use chat GPT to write your vows! Writing vows is not simply a task that needs to be checked off a list. Instead the process of writing your wedding vows helps you reflect upon your relationship, what you appreciate in your partner and what you want and are able to promise. Your marriage will be based on these vows, so don’t skip this!”
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Unique Wedding Vows Examples
Quite similar to personal wedding vows, these unique wedding vows examples are different from the norm, and most definitely the couple’s own words. These do not stick to any specific wedding ceremony script, and below are a few examples.
- “Bride/Groom, 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. And 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, Bride/Groom, affirm my love to you, Bride/Groom, as I invite you to share my life. You are the most beautiful, smart, and generous person I have ever known, and I promise always to respect you. With kindness, unselfishness, and trust, I will work by your side to create a wonderful life together.”
- “I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be my [husband/wife], to share the good times and hard times side by side. I humbly give you my hand and my heart as I pledge my faith and love to you. Just as this ring I give you today is a circle without end, my love for you is eternal. Just as it is made of incorruptible substance, my commitment to you will never fail. With this ring, I thee wed.”
- “Bride/Groom, I promise to love you, to be your best friend, to respect and support you, to be patient with you, to work together with you to achieve our goals, to accept you unconditionally, and to share life with you throughout the years.”
- “I, Bride/Groom, pledge my undying love to you, Bride/Groom, as I invite you to share my life. I promise to be kind, unselfish, respectful, and trustworthy so that together, our dreams of a beautiful future can come true. To this end I call upon all present to witness that I take you [name] to be my [husband/wife], to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health for as long as we both shall live.”
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Wedding Vows for Her Examples
Romantic Vow For Her
“I promise to encourage your compassion,
Because that is what makes you unique and wonderful.
I promise to nurture your dreams,
Because through them your soul shines.
I promise to help shoulder our challenges,
For there is nothing we cannot face if we stand together.
I promise to be your partner in all things,
Not possessing you, but working with you as a part of the whole.
Lastly, I promise you perfect love and perfect trust,
For one lifetime with you could never be enough.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things.”
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Short Wedding Vow with A Touch of Humor
“I promise to love and care for you, and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love.
I will always be honest with you, kind, patient and forgiving.
And I promise to try to be on time.
But most of all, I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you.
I love you.”
Emotional Vow Example
“You know me better than anyone else in this world and somehow still you manage to love me. You are my best friend and one true love. There is still a part of me today that cannot believe that I’m the one who gets to marry you. I see these vows not as promises but as privileges: I get to laugh with you and cry with you; care for you and share with you. I get to run with you and walk with you; build with you and live with you.”
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Thoughtful Wedding Vow
“I promise to be your lover, companion and friend,
Your partner in parenthood,
Your ally in the conflict,
And your greatest fan and your toughest adversary.
Your comrade in adventure,
Your student and your teacher,
And your consolation in disappointment,
Your accomplice in mischief.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things. All things.”
Wedding Vows for Him Examples
Explore heartfelt and personal wedding vow examples for him, crafted to express your love and commitment in a meaningful and unforgettable way.
Sentimental Wedding Vows
“You have been my best friend, mentor, playmate, confidant, and my greatest challenge. But most importantly, you are the love of my life and you make me happier than I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible… You have made me a better person, as our love for one another is reflected in the way I live my life. So I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together.”
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Simple Wedding Vow
“On this day,
I give you my heart,
My promise,
That I will walk with you,
Hand in hand,
Wherever our journey leads us,
Living, learning, loving,
Together,
Forever.”
Comprehensive Wedding Vow
“I believe in you, the person you will grow to be and the couple we will be together.
With my whole heart, I take you as my wife/husband, acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine.
I promise to be faithful and supportive and to always make our family’s love and happiness my priority.
I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph.
And I will dream with you, celebrate with you, and walk beside you through whatever our lives may bring. You are my person—my love and my life, today and always.”
Heartfelt Wedding Vow
“On this day,
I give you my heart,
My promise,
That I will walk with you,
Hand in hand,
Wherever our journey leads us,
Living, learning, loving,
Together,
Forever.”
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Meaningful and Traditional Wedding Vow
“I take you to be my partner for life,
I promise above all else to live in truth with you
And to communicate fully and fearlessly,
I give you my hand and my heart
As a sanctuary of warmth and peace
And pledge my love, devotion, faith, and honor
As I join my life to yours.”
Traditional Sample Wedding Vows
Traditional wedding vows are standard wedding vows; Classics, which have been passed down from generation to generation. Below are a few samples of traditional wedding vows:
- “I, Bride/Groom, commit myself to you, Bride/Groom, as wife/husband/partner, to learn and grow with, to explore and adventure with, to respect you in everything as an equal partner, in the foreknowledge of joy and pain, strength and weariness, direction and doubt, for all the risings and settings of the sun. We tie these knots to symbolize our connection to one another. They represent our trust in each other and our combined strength together.”
- “Today, surrounded by people who love us, I choose you, Bride/Groom, to be my partner. I am proud to be your wife/husband/partner and to join my life with yours. I vow to support you, push you, inspire you, and above all love you, for better or worse, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, as long as we both shall live. OFFICIANT: Do you, Bride/Groom and Bride/Groom, pledge to create a life of mutual respect, compassion, generosity, and patience toward each other as you grow together in years? COUPLE: We do. OFFICIANT: Do you pledge to recognize each other’s individuality and celebrate each other’s uniqueness as a strength in marriage? At the same time, will you guard one another’s weaknesses with understanding, support, and inspiration? COUPLE: We do. OFFICIANT: And do you pledge to share the love you have for each other with all living beings? To be a couple that lets their marriage radiate into others, making their lives more beautiful because of it? COUPLE: We do. OFFICIANT: Bride/Groom and Bride/Groom, if you will face each other and repeat after me.
Bride/Groom: Bride/Groom, I give you my life. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.
Bride/Groom: Bride/Groom, I give you my life. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you. I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be the wife/husband/partner of my days, the companion of my house, the friend of my life. We shall bear together whatever trouble and sorrow life may lay upon us, and we shall share together whatever good and joyful things life may bring us. With these words and all the words of my heart, I marry you and bind my life to yours.UNITARIAN“I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be the wife/husband/partner of my days,
to be the parent of my children, to be the companion of my house.
We 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.”
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Religious Wedding Vows
Religious wedding vows are faith-based vows with wordings based on the particular faith of the couple getting married. Each with different styles of wedding vows.
Christian wedding vows examples
- ROMAN CATHOLIC“I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be my [wife/husband],
I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health.
And I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.
Bride/Groom, take this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” - CHURCH OF ENGLAND“I Bride/Groom, take you Bride/Groom, 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 us do part,
according to God’s holy law;
in the presence of God, I make this vow.” - EPISCOPAL“In the Name of God, I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be my wife/husband/partner,
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. This is my solemn vow.” - FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER“I, Bride/Groom, take thee, Bride/Groom, 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, till death us do part, according to God’s holy ordinance; and thereto I plight thee my troth.
With this Ring, I thee wed: In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” - THE PROTESTANT WEDDING SOURCEBOOK“In the presence of God and before our family and friends,
I, Bride/Groom, take you, Bride/Groom, to be my [wife/husband].
All that I am I give to you, and all that I have I share with you.
Whatever the future holds, I will love you and stand by you, as long as we both shall live.
This is my solemn vow.”
Buddhist Wedding Vows Examples
- Example 1:“I take you for the love you hold in your heart and vow to spend my life cultivating my love and care for you, for our family, and for all living things. Our relationship is my most important consideration; it gives me strength, and I vow to put every effort into strengthening it in turn through honesty, faithfulness, and patience. For all the days that we live with one another, I promise to spend each day working to become a more true version of myself, and I will do my utmost to help you do the same. In this effort, I take the Threefold Refuge vows, the Three Boundless precepts, the Ten Grave Precepts, as well as your wisdom and your council as my guides.”
- Example 2:“I, Bride/Groom take you Bride/Groom to be my husband/wife, my partner in life and my one true love. I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and forever.
And I will trust you and honor you
I will laugh with you and cry with you.
Through the best and the worst,
Through the difficult and the easy.
Whatever may come I will always be there.
As I have given you my hand to hold
So I give you my life to keep.” - Example 3:“Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of growing in happiness each day.
Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of using whatever arises in our relationship for our own awakening and for the awakening of all beings.
Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of receiving everything in our relationship as teachings meant to open our hearts.Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of revealing ourselves fully in our relationship, striving toward complete vulnerability and honesty.
Knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of listening without judgment.
And knowing how deeply our lives intertwine with each other and with all beings, we undertake the practice of feeling and releasing all obstructions to being fully present in each moment.” - Example 4:“I Bride/Groom, take thee, Bride/Groom to be my Husband/Wife- To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, in joy and sorrow, and I promise My love to you. And with this ring, I take you as my Husband/Wife, for as long as we both shall live.”
- Example 5:“Do you, Bride/Groom promise to love, cherish, and work day and night to bring total happiness to Bride/Groom? Do you promise to practice generosity, morality, patience, and joy in all you do; mindfulness and wisdom to treat [Bride] and all others with loving kindness and compassion, for all the time you are together, knowing that this marriage can only be as good as the two of you make it.
“I do.””
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Funny Wedding Vows Examples
Some couples choose to personalize their vows and have fun doing it. This is what produces fun and comical wedding vows. Below are a few such hilarious wedding vows examples.
- Example 1:“I promise to overdraft the checking account
I promise to complain about the kitty litter
And I vow to encourage us to try new and strange things
I vow to fill your ‘I love you’ bank every day
I vow to never use a recipe when fixing dinner
And I vow to be the best parts of me that fit perfectly with the best parts of you
Although I will be imperfect, I pledge to be sensitive and respectful of your unique talents, abilities, and quirks
I pledge to lend you strength for all of your dreams
Through our union, we can accomplish more than I could alone
I believe in you.” - Example 2:“I want your worst—give me your bad hair days, your long commutes, your burnt coffee, lost keys, splashed shoes, annoying coworkers, lost receipts, broken copiers. Give me your every day and I will give you my love to make it alright.”
- Example 3:Bride/Groom: “I promise to forget to stack the dishes on the right and leave stagnant water in the sink
I promise to always drive the speed limit, even on the freeway
I promise to cuss loudly at video games
And I vow to snuggle you as often as possible
I vow to make you really really laugh out loud
I vow to always try one bite of any meal you create
And I vow to be the best parts of me that fit perfectly with the best parts of you
Although I will be imperfect, I pledge to be sensitive and respectful of your unique talents, abilities, and quirks
I pledge to lend you strength for all of your dreams
Through our union, we can accomplish more than I could alone
I believe in you.I promise to love and cherish you as much as I do our dog, Spot. From this day forward, I will lint roll the chairs whenever your parents visit. I will love you in sickness and in health, as long as you take care of the vet visits. I promise to cuddle with you as much as I do Spot and pick up treats for you whenever he gets some, too.”
Simple Wedding Vows
Short and sincere, simple marriage vows capture the depth of love and commitment as couples exchange heartfelt promises, expressing their unwavering devotion and lifelong commitment to each other.
- “I, [Partner’s Name], take you, [Spouse’s Name], to be my beloved [wife/husband/partner], to love and cherish from this day forward. I promise to support you, honor you, and be there for you through all of life’s joys and challenges. With all that I am, I pledge my love and fidelity to you.”
- “I take you to be my lawfully wedded spouse, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part.”
- “I choose you to be my partner in life. I promise to love you, support you, and cherish you through all the adventures we will face together.”
- “I, [Name], take you, [Partner’s Name], to be my partner in crime and my best friend. I promise to stand by you, laugh with you, and comfort you in times of sorrow. Today and always.”
- “With this ring, I give you my heart. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow. I choose you to be my person, today and every day that follows.”
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Wedding Renewal Vows Examples
Renewing your wedding vows is a beautiful way to celebrate your love and commitment to each other. Here are some examples of wedding vow renewal ceremonies that you can use as inspiration for your own:
- Example 1: “Officiant: [Spouse’s name] and [Spouse’s name], do you come here today to reaffirm your love and commitment to each other?Spouse 1: I do.
Spouse 2: I do. Officiant: [Spouse 1], do you once again take [Spouse 2] to be your lawfully wedded spouse, to love, honor, and cherish, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, for as long as you both shall live? Spouse 1: I do. Officiant: [Spouse 2], do you once again take [Spouse 1] to be your lawfully wedded spouse, to love, honor, and cherish, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, for as long as you both shall live?Spouse 2: I do.” - Example 2: Officiant: “[Spouse’s name] and [Spouse’s name], you have come here today to renew your vows and to declare once again your love and commitment to each other. [Spouse 1], please repeat after me:[Spouse 1]: I, [Spouse 1], take you, [Spouse 2], to be my beloved spouse. Officiant: To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.[Spouse 1]: I reaffirm my love and commitment to you, [Spouse 2], today and always. Officiant: [Spouse 2], please repeat after me:[Spouse 2]: I, [Spouse 2], take you, [Spouse 1], to be my beloved spouse.Officiant: To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part.
[Spouse 2]: I reaffirm my love and commitment to you, [Spouse 1], today and always.”
Tips On Writing Wedding Vows
So, never fret, just follow these simple steps.
- Reflect on Your Relationship: Take some time to reflect on your relationship, the journey you’ve shared, and what makes your love unique. Think about the qualities you admire in your partner and the moments that have shaped your bond.
- Define Your Promises: Consider the promises and commitments you want to make to your partner. Think about the values that are important to you both and the qualities you want to nurture in your marriage. Focus on expressing your love, support, and dedication.
- Find Inspiration: Read examples of wedding vows, poems, love quotes, or even passages from books or songs that resonate with you. These can help inspire your ideas and give you a sense of the tone and style you’d like to incorporate into your vows.
- Write from the Heart: Start drafting your vows, writing from the heart and in your voice. Be authentic and genuine in expressing your emotions and feelings for your partner. Use specific anecdotes, memories, or inside jokes to make your vows personal and meaningful.
- Keep It Concise: Wedding vows are typically short, capturing the essence of your love and promises. Aim for around one to two minutes when spoken aloud. Be mindful of the time and ensure your vows are balanced if you plan to exchange them with your partner.
- In order not to forget these vows, write them down.
Finding the right words to say your wedding vows can be quite challenging and confusing sometimes. So, if possible, use any of the above as a wedding vows template, to help boost your ideas while writing your beautiful vows.
Writing wedding vows can be fun, and can be interesting. You might be inclined to include a list of quotes to use in your wedding vows. Either way, be sure to use the words you believe in and go on to have the wedding of your dreams.
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