Obviously, you are not limited to this list, and some couples like to take a little from one and put it with a little of another. The key is not to let your vows get too long, but I’ll help you with that.

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1.     I, ___________, take you, ______________, to be my wife/husband,
to have and to hold, from this day forward,
for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer,
in sickness and in health.
And I further promise to love you and cherish you,
and be faithful to you, for as long as we both shall live.

2.    I, ______________ take you, ______________ to be my wife/husband.
On this special day, in the presence of God, our family and friends,
I give to you my sacred vow that as your husband/wife, I will always be with you and support you in times of sickness and health in times of joy and sorrow
I promise to love you completely to respect and protect you
to honor and cherish you, for as long as we both shall live.

3.    I, _____________, take you, _____________, to be my wife/husband,

and these things I promise you:
I will be faithful to you and honest with you;
I will respect, trust, and care for you;
I will share my life with you;
I will forgive you as we have been forgiven;
and I will journey with you through the best and the worst of what is to come
as long as we shall live.

4.     From this day on I choose you my beloved ___________ to be
my wife/husband. To live with you and laugh with you. To stand by your side,
and sleep in your arms. To be joy to your heart and food to your soul.
To bring out the best in you always.
And for you, to be the most that I can be.

5.     I, ______________, choose you, _______________ to be my wife/husband, as my friend, my love, and the mother of our children. On this day, I affirm the relationship we have enjoyed, looking to the future to deepen and strengthen it. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will cherish and respect you, comfort and encourage you, be open with you and stay with you along as both shall live.

6.     In the name of God, I ______________, choose you, _____________
to be my wife/husband, to have to hold you, to honor and treasure you,
to be at your side in sorrow and in joy, and to cherish and love you forever and ever.

7.     In the presence of God and before these witnesses, I ____________,
take you _____________, to be my partner in life. I will cherish our friendship,
and love you today, tomorrow, and forever. I will trust you and honor you,
and I will love you faithfully through the best and the worst, through the difficult and the easy. What may come I will always be there.
As I have given you my hand to hold, so I give you my life to keep,

forever and ever.

8.     I _____________, take you, ______________, to be my wife/husband.
To stand here with you today is the greatest joy of my life.
And I promise to stand with you always, through the good and the bad,
through rich times and poor times, through sickness and health,
To you I give everything, today and all of my tomorrows.
I love you, and on my wedding day, I choose you.

9.     I promise to love you with all my heart and mind and strength.
I vow to be your best friend and do everything in my power to make you as happy as I am today. I will trust you with my dreams and support you in yours.
I don't know what challenges lie ahead, but I do know this, we will face them together.

10.     I _________, take you to be my wife/husband; to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health,in joy and in sorrow, to love and to cherish, and to be faithful to you alone, as long as we both shall live.

11.     Ashley, I take you to be my wife/husband. I promise to be true to you
in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow.
I will love you and honor you all the days of my life, this is my promise to you.

12.     Jonathan, I take you to be my wife/husband, to laugh with you in joy,
to grieve with you in sorrow, to grow with you in love and from this day forward,

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