
________________, do you take ______________ to be your husband, to love him, to cherish him, and
to continually bestow upon him your heart's deepest devotion? {I do.}
And _____________________________, do you take _________________ to
be your wife, to love her, to cherish her, and to continually bestow
upon her your heart's deepest devotion? {I do.}
Please join hands, face
one another and repeat after me: __________, you are my beloved, to
love and to cherish, and to have and to hold, for richer, for poorer,
for better, for worse, in sickness and in health, in sadness and in
joy, to share our lives together, from this day forward. (Both bride
and groom repeat these vows individually).
Alternative
vows
(These can be used after
the "I Do's" in place of the vows which appear in the standard ceremony)
First alternative vows:
Please join hands and repeat after me: __________________,
I take you as my wife/husband. I pledge to share my life openly with
you, to speak the truth to you in love; I promise to honor and tenderly
care for you, to cherish and encourage your own fulfillment through
all the changes of our lives.
Second alternative vows:
___________, I take you as my wife/husband, to laugh with you in joy,
to grieve with you in sorrow, and to grow with you in love.
Continue
with Part Four: Rings, Declaration of
Marriage
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