“ ______, I take you to be my friend, my lover, the mother/father of my children and my wife/husband.  I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health.  I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you and to stay with you for all eternity.”

“I, ______, take you ______, to be my wedded wife/husband.  I give to you in the presence of these witnesses, my promise to stay by your side, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, through good times and bad.  Always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.”

“Today I promise you that though the world may change and though we may change with it, I will always love you, treasure you and I will share all that I am with you.  I am so proud, that from this day forward to be called your wife/husband”

"Today, ______, I take you to be my wife/husband.  I make a commitment to you today: With God's help I will love honor and protect you.  I promise to spend the rest of my life with you. I will walk with you when times are good and through every storm.”

“Today, I pledge my love to you. 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. 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.”

"You are my best friend, mentor, confidant. But most importantly, you are the love of my life and you make me happier than I could ever imagine. You have made me a better person. I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together.”

“I ______, take you ______, to be my wife/husband, my constant friend and partner, and my love.  I will work to create a bond of honesty, respect, and trust; one that withstands the tides of time and change and grows along with us.  I vow to honour and respect you for all that you are and will become, taking pride in who we are, both separately and together.  I promise to challenge you and to accept challenges from you.  Our home will be a sanctuary and a respite for us and for those whom we cherish.  Above all, I will give you my love freely and unconditionally. I pledge this to you from the bottom of my heart, for all the days of our lives.”

“Today is mostly an ordinary day.  The sun rose, babies were born, people slept in and we just so happened to be getting married.

But the not so ordinary part is how we are making promises to each other for the rest of our days, no matter how ordinary or unusual they may be.

So I PROMISE YOU 

• To always laugh with you and to never go to bed angry,

• To comfort you in times of sorrow, 

• To always listen to what you have to say, even when we don’t see eye to eye and to remember love is saying “I feel differently” instead of “you’re wrong”.

But most of all, I promise to love you, under any circumstances, happy or sad, easy or difficult, through the sunshine and through the rain for the rest of my days.  I am the luckiest and I can’t imagine growing old with anyone else.”

“I cannot promise you a lifetime of sunshine, I cannot promise you riches, wealth or gold, I cannot promise you an easy pathway that leads away from change or growing old.  But I can promise all my hearts devotion, a smile to chase away your tears of sorrow, a love that’s ever true and ever growing a hand to hold in yours through each tomorrow.”

“All that I am and all that I have, I offer to you, my love, my friend – in joy, in service, in sacred union.”

“ ______, I will share and support your hopes and visions, helping to fulfil them in any way I can. I will strive to maintain joy, imagination, and newness in our union. I will keep our highest good as my first intention. I will never do anything to compromise what we have, and in keeping with this, I will remain conscious to never take you for granted. When life becomes difficult, I will share your burden and divide your pain. I will give you strength of spirit, nurture your body, and protect your heart. I will also continue to take care of myself, to inspire your love, and to ensure, as best I can, that you’ll always want what you have. When you laugh, I will share and delight in your joy. I ask that we challenge each other to become all that we can be. My hands will be forever open to you so that we may continue to walk this world together. I cannot express in words how much I love you, and it would take me a lifetime to show you just how much you mean to me. And that is what I intend to do, spend my life with you, demonstrating my respect, my admiration, and my love, completely and forever.”

“Thank you for coming into my life and for being such a wonderful partner. ______, I choose you to be my husband/wife. In the knowledge that I will never do this perfectly, I promise to, as consciously as I can, always be grateful for your presence in my life. I promise to choose my words with care, knowing that what I say to you will either nurture our love or begin the process of its destruction. I choose to create a safe haven for you to grow and be; a place to heal and to feel accepted. I offer my care, my comfort, my love, my wisdom, truth, patience, and kindness, and when necessary, my forgiveness. I offer the gift of listening – listening to your joys and sorrows, confusion and tribulations. I promise to treat with care your emotional well-being. I will celebrate your joys and victories and rejoice in your achievements. I promise to remember love is an action and not a feeling, and to act that way always. I’ll be your best friend. I promise to always be truthful and faithful to myself and to you. I promise to take good care of myself, because without me there is no us. I commit myself to my own growth, and to yours, in this bond of marriage.”

“I believe in you, the person you will grow to be and the couple we will be together. With my whole heart, I choose you acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine.  I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will dream with you, celebrate with you and walk beside you through whatever our lives may bring. I promise to be faithful and supportive and to always make our family’s love and happiness my priority. I take you to be my spouse. I promise to love you in word and deed, to do the hard work of making now into always. To laugh with you, cry with you, grow with you, and create with you. To honour the goodness in you, of you, and around you. To be your partner in all of life’s adventures. Loving what I know of you and trusting what I don’t know yet, I give you my hand. I give you my love. I give you myself.”