Weddings by Church of the Green Wood

Vows

 

You may wish to write your own vows or choose one of the following.

1. Bride: place ring halfway on Groom’s finger

   I, Bride, take you Groom to be my husband.
   I promise to walk by your side as we face all of life’s circumstances together.
   I will support your dreams,
   And I will share my life and love with you completely.
   And so, before our family and friends,
   With pride and without reservation,
   I say to you (Grom):
   I love you, I respect you,
   And I promise to be a loving and faithful wife.
   From this day forward, so long as we both shall live.
   Place ring all the on Groom’s finger

   
   Groom: place ring halfway on Bride’s finger

   I, Groom, take you Bride to be my wife.
   I promise to walk by your side as we face all of life’s circumstances together.
   I will support your dreams,
   And I will share my life and love with you completely.
   And so, before our family and friends,
   With pride and without reservation,
   I say to you (Bride):
   I love you, I respect you,
   And I promise to be a loving and faithful husband.
   From this day forward, so long as we both shall live.
   Place ring all the way on Bride’s finger

2. Bride / Groom, you are my life, my love, my best friend,
   And with this ring I thee wed.
   May it be a reminder of how much I love you,
   Not only on this precious day,
   But every single day of my life.

3. This ring I give you in token of my love and devotion, and will my heart.  I pledge to you all that I am.  With this ring, I marry you and join my life to yours.
   
4. I (Bride) take you (Groom) to be my husband.  I will love you and honor you, respect and cherish you all the days of my life.
   
   I (Groom) take you (Bride) to be my wife.  I will love you and honor you, respect and cherish you all the days of my life.
   
5. I, (Bride/Groom), take you (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; from this day forward until death do us part.
   
6. I, (name), take you, (name), to be my [opt: lawfully wedded] (husband/wife), my constant friend, my faithful partner and my love from this day forward. In the presence of God, our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
   
7. I (name), take you (name) 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.
   
8. In the presence of God and these our friends I take thee to be my husband/wife, promising with Divine assistance to be unto thee a loving and faithful husband/wife so long as we both shall live.
   
9. I, (name), take you, (name), to be my friend, my lover, the (mother/father) of my children and my (husband/wife). I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for as long as we both shall live.
   
10. I (Bride/Groom) take you (name) to be my (husband/wife), to celebrate all that has been in our hearts.  I now promise before the world and God that I will respect and honor you.  I will cherish and protect you.  I will endure all trials and cares with you.  I will be tender and affectionate, patient and loving.  With God as my witness, I commit myself to you from this day forward and forevermore. 
    
11. I give you this ring.  Wear it with love and joy.  As this ring has no end, neither shall my love for you.  I choose you to be my wife/husband this day and forevermore.