| Wedding Vows |
Simple and Traditional- for small weddings where bride is not to be given away
Dearly Beloved- we are gathered here to witness this man and woman as they are
joined together in holy matrimony.
If there is anyone present who knows a reason why these two should not be lawfully
joined together, please speak now.
RICK, will you take TAMMY to be your lawfully wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort
her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, will you
keep only unto her, as long as you both shall live?
TAMMY, will you take RICK to be your lawfully wedded husband? Will you love him,
comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, will
you keep only unto him, as long as you both shall live?
The groom takes out the ring, and holding the brides hand.........
repeats
With this ring, I thee wed. Groom places the ring on the bride's finger.
The bride takes out the ring, and holding the groom's hand.......
repeats
With this ring, I thee wed. Bride places the ring on the groom's finger.
The bride and groom join hands...........
Those whom God has joined together, let no man put asunder.
By the power vested in me by the State of South Carolina, I now pronounce you
husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
Longer- more formal version with more participation from bride and groom...
We are gathered here to witness this man and this woman joined together in holy
matrimony, which is an honorable estate and therefore not to be entered into lightly, but
reverently and discreetly, into which estate these two persons present come now to be
joined.
Robert and Malinda, Is it your intention to share with each other your joys and sorrows
and all that the years will bring, with your promises, bind yourselves to each other as
husband and wife? (both answer I do)
Robert, will you take Malinda as your wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort her,
honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep only unto her, as long as you both
shall live? (Groom answers I will)
Malinda, will you take Robert as your wedded husband? Will you love him, comfort him,
honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep only unto him, as long as you both
shall live? (Bride answers I will)
I, Robert, take you Malinda, to be my wife. I promise to stand beside you and with you
always, in times of celebration and in times of sorrow. In sickness and in health, I will
live with you and love you, as long as we both shall live.
(to be repeated by groom)
I, Malinda, take you Robert, to be my husband. I promise to stand beside you and with
you always, in times of celebration and in times of sorrow. In sickness and in health, I
will live with you and love you, as long as we both shall live.
(to be repeated by Bride)
From earliest times, the ring has been a symbol of wedded love. It is a perfect circle to
symbolize the unending love you promise to each other.
Robert, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on Malinda's finger and say these
words to her.
"This ring I give you, in token and in pledge, of my constant faith and abiding love."
Malinda, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on Robert's finger and say these
words to him.
"This ring I give you, in token and in pledge, of my constant faith and abiding love."
To be loved is to know joy and happiness, to give love is to know the joy of sharing
oneself, for it is through the miracle of love that we discover the fullness of life.
And now, by power of the authority vested in me and having heard you make these
pledges of affection, I pronounce you husband and wife.
You may now kiss the Bride.
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Dearly Beloved- we are gathered here to witness this man and woman as they are
joined together in holy matrimony.
If there is anyone present who knows a reason why these two should not be lawfully
joined together, please speak now.
RICK, will you take TAMMY to be your lawfully wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort
her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, will you
keep only unto her, as long as you both shall live?
TAMMY, will you take RICK to be your lawfully wedded husband? Will you love him,
comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all others, will
you keep only unto him, as long as you both shall live?
The groom takes out the ring, and holding the brides hand.........
repeats
With this ring, I thee wed. Groom places the ring on the bride's finger.
The bride takes out the ring, and holding the groom's hand.......
repeats
With this ring, I thee wed. Bride places the ring on the groom's finger.
The bride and groom join hands...........
Those whom God has joined together, let no man put asunder.
By the power vested in me by the State of South Carolina, I now pronounce you
husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.
Longer- more formal version with more participation from bride and groom...
We are gathered here to witness this man and this woman joined together in holy
matrimony, which is an honorable estate and therefore not to be entered into lightly, but
reverently and discreetly, into which estate these two persons present come now to be
joined.
Robert and Malinda, Is it your intention to share with each other your joys and sorrows
and all that the years will bring, with your promises, bind yourselves to each other as
husband and wife? (both answer I do)
Robert, will you take Malinda as your wedded wife? Will you love her, comfort her,
honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep only unto her, as long as you both
shall live? (Groom answers I will)
Malinda, will you take Robert as your wedded husband? Will you love him, comfort him,
honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep only unto him, as long as you both
shall live? (Bride answers I will)
I, Robert, take you Malinda, to be my wife. I promise to stand beside you and with you
always, in times of celebration and in times of sorrow. In sickness and in health, I will
live with you and love you, as long as we both shall live.
(to be repeated by groom)
I, Malinda, take you Robert, to be my husband. I promise to stand beside you and with
you always, in times of celebration and in times of sorrow. In sickness and in health, I
will live with you and love you, as long as we both shall live.
(to be repeated by Bride)
From earliest times, the ring has been a symbol of wedded love. It is a perfect circle to
symbolize the unending love you promise to each other.
Robert, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on Malinda's finger and say these
words to her.
"This ring I give you, in token and in pledge, of my constant faith and abiding love."
Malinda, take the ring which you have chosen, place it on Robert's finger and say these
words to him.
"This ring I give you, in token and in pledge, of my constant faith and abiding love."
To be loved is to know joy and happiness, to give love is to know the joy of sharing
oneself, for it is through the miracle of love that we discover the fullness of life.
And now, by power of the authority vested in me and having heard you make these
pledges of affection, I pronounce you husband and wife.
You may now kiss the Bride.
Go to Unity Candle Page
Another Verson of Wedding Vows
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