Wedding Vows
This is a list of prewritten vows you may select from for your ring inscription. Or you may use them to make up your own.
WeddingVowRings.com Civil Vow
Groom:
CODE: CV01 - "I take this woman to be my lawful wedded wife, promise to love and cherish her, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, and forsaking all others keep myself only unto her, for so long as I live."
Bride:
CODE: CV02 - "I take this man to be my lawful wedded husband, promise to love and cherish him, in sickness and health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, and forsaking all others keep myself only unto him, for so long as I live."
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Custom Vow
CODE: CU99 - Custom "Write Your Own" vows. Custom Vows are limited to 225 characters (including spaces and punctuation).
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Religious Vows:
Protestant Vow:
CODE: RG01 - Groom: "In the name of God, I take this woman to be my wife from this day forward to join with me and all there is to come and I promise to be faithful to her until death parts us."
CODE: RG02 - Bride: "In the name of God, I take this man to be my husband from this day forward to join with me and all there is to come and I promise to be faithful to him until death parts us."
Catholic Vow:
CODE: RG03 - "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy spirit, I take this ring as a pledge of my fidelity for so long as we both shall live."
Jewish Vow:
CODE: RG04 - Groom: "I take this woman to be my lawful wedded wife, to love, to honor, and to cherish in accordance with the Law of Moses and Israel."
CODE: RG05 - Bride: "I take this man to be my lawful wedded husband, to love, to honor, and to cherish in accordance with the Law of Moses and Israel."
Muslim Vow:
CODE: RG06 - Groom: "I pledge in honesty and sincerity, to be for you a faithful and helpful husband."
CODE: RG07 - Bride: "I offer you myself in marriage in accordance with the Holy Qur'an and Holy Prophet, peace and blessing be upon Him. I pledge to be your obedient and faithful wife."
Non-Demominational Vow:
CODE: RG08 - "With this ring I thee wed, in the Name of God. Amen."
CODE: RG09 - "I take thee as my partner in life and hereby endow thee with all of my worldly goods. May this ring be a permanent reminder of our holy promises and steadfast love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
CODE: RG10 - "May this ring be a permanent reminder of our holy promises and steadfast love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
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Non-Religious Vows:
Non-Traditional Vows:
CODE: NT01 - Groom: "I take you as my wife, and promise to walk by your side forever, as your best friend, your lover, and your soul mate. I promise to support your dreams and to be there for you for all of our lives."
CODE: NT02 - Bride: "I take you as my husband, and promise to walk by your side forever, as your best friend, your lover, and your soul mate. I promise to support your dreams and to be there for you for all of our lives."
CODE: NT03 - Groom: "I come to you today just as I am, and I take you just as you are, my cherished wife. Let's never change, but always love each other the way we do today."
CODE: NT04 - Bride: "I come to you today just as I am, and I take you just as you are, my cherished husband. Let's never change, but always love each other the way we do today."
CODE: NT05 - Groom: "I love you and I promise to be a loving and caring husband, I promise to always cherish your presence and place our marriage above all else."
CODE: NT06 - Bride: "I love you and I promise to always be there for you. I promise to receive your love with love and to work hard at keeping our marriage true and everlasting."
CODE: NT07 - "May this ring be a permanent reminder of our holy promises and steadfast love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."
CODE: NT08 - "Thou art my beloved and I give thee this ring as a visible reminder to you and all who see it that my love for you is constant and eternal."
CODE: NT09 - "You are my life, my love, my best friend and with this ring I wed thee; may it be a reminder of my love and the sacred commitment I have made here today."
CODE: NT10 - "As this ring encircles your finger from this day forward, year in and year out, so will my love ever encircle you. Wear this ring as a symbol of this love."
CODE: NT11 - Groom: "With this ring I seal the commitment have made to you today; may you wear it proudly as my wife."
CODE: NT12 - Bride: "With this ring I seal the commitment have made to you today; may you wear it proudly as my husband."
CODE: NT13 - "Take this ring as a seal upon the marriage vows I have spoken, and as you wear it, may it be a reminder of how much I love you, not only on this precious day, but every single day of your life."
CODE: NT14 - "This ring is the visible evidence of our invisible love; it symbolizes the joining of our spirits in sacred holy matrimony."
CODE: NT15 - "As I place this ring on your finger, it's perfect symmetry is a symbol of our perfect love. It has no beginning and no ending, a symbol of the eternal commitment we have made to each other today."
CODE: NT16 - "This ring is round and has no end, so is my love unto my friend."
CODE: NT17 - "With this ring I wed you; with my body I worship you, and with all my worldly goods I endow you."
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Spanish Vows:
CODE: ES01 - Groom: "Yo tomo esta novia como mi esposa, para compartir y cuidar de ella en enfermedad como en salud, en riqueza o pobreza, y te prometo todo mi amor asi a ti."
CODE: ES02 - Bride: "Yo tomo esta novio como mi esposo, para compartir y cuidar de el en enfermedad como en salud, en el riqueza o pobreza, y prometo todo mi amor asi a ti."
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Vows Inspired by the Classics:
CODE: CL01 - "Then happy I that love and am beloved, where I may not remove nor be removed." - Shakespearean sonnet 25
CODE: CL02 - "Love cometh like sunshine after rain." - Shakespeare
CODE: CL03 - "Look down you gods, and on this couple drop a blessed crown." - Shakespeare
CODE: CL04 - "Marriage is the golden ring in a chain whose beginning is a glance and whose ending is Eternity." - Kahlil Gibran
CODE: CL05 - "Come live with me, and be my love, and we will some new pleasures prove of golden sands, and crystal brooks, with silken lines, and silver hooks." - John Donne
CODE: CL06 - "A thing of beauty is a joy forever: Its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams..." - John Keats
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Gay Partner Vows:
CODE: GY01 - "I take you to be my partner for life, to love, honor, to be faithful to in good times and bad, in sickness and health, as long as we both shall live."
CODE: GY02 - "I declare my love for you as I invite you to share our life together, to be my lawful wedded partner, in sickness and in health, for better or for worse, from this time forward."
CODE: GY03 - "I promise to be there when you need me, to fill your days with sunshine, to comfort you and encourage you, to be your best friend everlasting and to love you all my life with all my heart, for so long as we both shall live."
CODE: GY04 - "I take you to be my partner, to cherish you from this day forward and I will look with joy down the path of our tomorrows, knowing we will always be together, side by side, hand in hand, and heart to heart."
CODE: GY05 - "With God's love, I take you to be my partner. I offer my friendship, trust, faith, and understanding, as long as we both shall live."
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Old Indian Wedding Verses:
CODE: IN01 - "Oh, I am thinking Oh, I am thinking I have found my lover. Oh, I think it is so." - Traditional Chippewa Indian Poem of Betrothal
CODE: IN02 - Bride: "You are my husband. My feet shall run because of you. My feet, dance because of you. My eyes, see because of you. My mind, think because of you. And I shall love because of you." - Old Eskimo Indian wedding vow
CODE: IN03 - Groom: "You are my wife. My feet shall run because of you. My feet, dance because of you. My eyes, see because of you. My mind, think because of you. And I shall love because of you." - Old Eskimo Indian wedding vow
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