WEDDING VOWS, RING VOWS & RING BLESSINGS
Your wedding ring is an unbroken circle and as such an outward symbol of your unending commitment to each other in marriage. As you exchange rings there are ring vows that you’re invited to say. The following are some examples. Again you may use them as written, edit them to create a more personal fit, or use them as a guide to create your own.
Wedding Vows
1. _____, I bring myself to you this day to share my life with you; you can trust my love, for it is real. I promise to be a faithful husband / wife and to always share and support your hopes, dreams and goals. I vow to be there for you always; when you fall I will catch you; when you cry I will comfort you; when you laugh I will share your joy. Everything I am and everything I have is yours, from this moment forth and for eternity.
2. I, _____, join you, _____, in marriage, to know you as my wife / husband, to share all of life with you, its freedoms and responsibilities, its tensions and excitement, and its times of entertaining growth. To cherish, love and care for you and to be your best friend. May I always look at you with the eyes of understanding and love. May I be able to recognize, touch and nourish the seeds of joy and happiness in you, from this moment forth and for eternity.
3. _____, I take you to be my partner for life
I promise above all else to live in truth with you
And to communicate fully and fearlessly
I give you my hand and my heart
As a sanctuary of warmth and peace
And pledge my love, devotion, faith and honor
As I join my life to yours.
4. I, _____, take you, _____, to be my wife / husband, knowing in my heart that you will be my constant friend, my faithful partner in life, and my one true love. On this special day, I affirm to you in the presence of God and these witnesses my pledge to stay by your side as your husband / wife in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times and the bad. I further promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress, encourage you and provide for your needs as best as I can, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
5. 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 best that I can be.
To laugh with you in the good times; to struggle with you in the bad;
to solace you when you are downhearted; to wipe your tears with my hands;
to comfort you with my body; to mirror you with my soul;
to share with you all my riches and honors;
to play with you as much as I can until we grow old,
and still loving each other sweetly and gladly,
our lives shall come to an end.
6. _____, I give you my promise
that from this day forward, you shall not walk alone.
May my heart be your shelter, and my arms be your home.
May God (Spirit) bless you always.
May we talk together through all things.
May you feel deeply loved, for indeed you are.
May you always see your innocence in my eyes.
I give you my heart. I have no greater gift to give.
I promise I shall always do my best.
I feel so honored to call you my wife / husband.
I feel so pleased to call you mine.
May we feel this joy forever.
I thank God (Spirit). I thank you and I love you.
7. Celtic Vow
Beloved, I seek to know of you and ask God, that I be given the wisdom to see you as you are, and to love you as a mystery.
I will take joy in you. I delight in the sight of you. You are to me the whispering of the tides and the warmth of summer’s heat. You are my friend, my lover. Grow old and wise with me, as I’ll be the same with you.
The life before us, holds promises of sunsets and rainbows, and willingness to share those things of sadness.
I love you. I adore you. I honor you.
8. I, _____, take you, _____, to be my partner in marriage and in life.
To love you and honor you, to give thanks for you and to serve you
With my wit
My strength
My heart
To stand by you always even if sickness should threaten,
and despite the turmoil around us, to create with you
a living example of the beauty of a relationship between a man and a woman.
I promise always to listen to you
To labor with you
To encourage you.
To believe in you even when you doubt yourself.
To be the mirror of your highest value
And to hold myself beside you all the days of my life.
9. _____, in the presence of God and these our friends, I take you to be my dearest wife / husband, promising with God’s assistance to be to you a most loving and faithful husband / wife for as long as we both shall live.
10. I, _____, take you, _____, for my lawful wedded wife / husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, all the days of my life.
11. _____, do you take, _____, whose hand you now hold, choosing her / him alone to be your wedded wife / husband? Will you love her / him, comfort her / him with kindness, understanding and respect throughout your lives?
12. _____, I promise to give you the best of myself and to ask of you no more than you can give.
I promise to respect you as your own person and to realize that your interests, desires and needs are no less important than my own.
I promise to share with you my time and my attention and to bring joy, strength and imagination to our relationship.
I promise to keep myself open to you, to let you see through the window of my world into my innermost fears and feelings, secrets and dreams.
I promise to grow along with you, to be willing to face changes in order to keep our relationship alive and exciting.
I promise to love you in good times and in bad, with all I have to give and all I feel inside in the only way I know how.
Completely and forever.
13. Do you, _____, take _____ to be your wife / husband,
To be her / his constant friend,
her / his partner in life,
and her / his true love?
To love her / him without reservation,
honor and respect her / him,
protect her / him from harm,
comfort her / him in times of distress,
and to grow with her / him in mind and spirit?
14. I, _____, take you, _____, to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know. I eagerly anticipate the chance to grow together, getting to know the woman / man you will become, and falling in love a little more every day. I promise to love and cherish you through whatever life may bring.
15. _____, you are my lover and my teacher,
You are my model and my accomplice,
And you are my true counterpart.
I will love you, hold you and honor you,
I will respect you, encourage you and cherish you,
In health and sickness,
Through sorrow and success,
For all the days of my life.
16. _____, I promise to be your lover, companion and friend,
Your partner in parenthood,
Your ally in conflict,
Your greatest fan and your toughest adversary.
Your comrade in adventure,
Your student and your teacher,
Your consolation in disappointment,
Your accomplice in mischief.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things.
17. _____, on this day,
I give you my heart,
My promise,
That I will walk with you,
Hand in hand,
Wherever our journey leads us,
Living, learning, loving,
Together,
Forever.
18. _____, I believe in you, the person you will grow to be and the couple we will be together. With my whole heart, I take you as my wife / husband, acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine. I promise to be faithful, 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 love and my life, today and always.
19. _____, I promise to love and care for you, and I will try in every way to be worthy of your love. I will always be honest with you, kind, patient and forgiving. I promise to keep a sense of humor. But most of all, I promise to be a true and loyal friend to you. I love you.
20. _____, you are my heart, my soul. You are my best friend and partner in all things. You inspire me and encourage me. You make my heart sing and my spirit dance. You are so much more than I ever thought I would ever have or that I even deserved! Your love has lit a pathway to a life that I never thought I would be so honored to walk down, and now I get to walk it with you. You are my best friend, you are my love and I proudly, passionately and joyfully give myself to you today and for the rest of our lives.
21. (Groom to Bride) _____, in this moment I share with you my heart, my passion and my committed love. As your husband I will be your solid rock of support and your soft place to land. With each day as our love grows, we shall know new truths, new experiences, and face new challenges. No challenge is so great that we cannot face it together, and no good fortune will be so unachievable that we cannot rise to meet it together. Together, all things are possible. Together we can keep our faith strong when we are weak. Together, we will never stop believing in ourselves, in each other and in us.
(Bride to Groom) _____, where passion introduced us, love was its’ flower, and our marriage shall be its’ garden. Through this life, these principles, and this commitment, I promise to love you without reservation, to honor and respect you, to provide for your needs as best as I can, protect you from harm, comfort you in times of distress, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
22. (Groom to Bride) _____, I love you for your beauty, your intelligence, your kindness, and for the way you always know how to make me feel so special. On top of all the other vows that I will make to you on our wedding day, I also vow to always appreciate how fortunate I am to have someone who makes me feel the way you do and to continue to try as hard as I can to make you feel as special as you make me feel, forever and ever.
(Bride to Groom) _____, you have been my best friend, mentor, playmate, confidant and my greatest challenge. But most importantly, you are the love of my life and you make me happier than I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible…. You have made me a better person, as our love for one another is reflected in the way I live my life. So I am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which as of today becomes our life together.
23. (Groom to Bride)
_____, I promise to encourage your compassion,
Because that is what makes you unique and wonderful.
I promise to nurture your dreams,
Because through them your soul shines.
I promise to help shoulder our challenges,
For there is nothing we cannot face if we stand together.
I promise to be your partner in all things,
Not possessing you, but working with you as a part of the whole.
Lastly, I promise to you perfect love and perfect trust,
For one lifetime with you could never be enough.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things.
(Bride to Groom)
_____, I promise to encourage your individuality,
Because that is what makes you unique and wonderful.
I promise to nurture your dreams,
Because through them your soul shines.
I promise to help shoulder our challenges,
Because through them we’ll emerge stronger.
I promise to be your partner in all things,
Not possessing you, but working with you as a part of the whole.
I promise to share with you the joys of life,
Because with you they will be that much sweeter.
Lastly, I promise to you perfect love and perfect trust,
For one lifetime with you could never be enough.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things.
24. (Groom to Bride)
_____, in your eyes, I have found my home.
In your heart, I have found my love.
In your soul, I have found my mate.
With you, I am whole, full, alive.
You make me laugh. You let me cry.
You are my breath, my every heartbeat.
I am yours.
You are mine.
Of this we are certain.
You are lodged in my heart.
The small key is lost.
You will remain there forever.
(Bride to Groom) _____, you are my inspiration and my soul’s fire.
You are the magic of my days.
You help me laugh, you teach me love.
You provide a safe place for me, unlike I’ve ever known.
You free me to sing my own song.
You are more of an amazement to me, each day I rediscover you.
You are my greatest gift.
I am yours.
You are mine.
Of this we are certain.
You are lodged in my heart.
The small key is lost.
You will remain there forever.
25. (Spoken by Bride & Groom simultaneously)
In your eyes, I have found my home.
In your heart, I have found my love.
In your soul, I have found my mate.
With you, I am whole and alive.
You are my breath, my every heartbeat.
You are the magic of my days.
You are my inspiration and my soul’s fire.
You help me laugh. You let me cry. You teach me love.
I am yours, and you are mine.
You are safe in my heart. The small key is lost.
I promise to encourage your compassion,
Because that is what makes you wonderful and unique.
I promise to nurture your dreams,
Because through them your soul shines.
I promise to help shoulder our challenges,
For there is nothing we cannot face if we stand together.
I promise to share with you the joys of life,
Because with you they will be that much sweeter.
I promise to be your partner in all things,
Working with you as a part of the whole.
Lastly, I promise to you perfect love and perfect trust,
For one lifetime with you could never be enough.
I choose you as my partner, my friend, and my love.
I promise my whole heart for my whole life.
This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things…
26. (“We do” vow)
Do you, _____ & _____, promise to help each other in developing your hearts and minds, cultivating compassion, generosity, ethics, patience, enthusiasm, concentration and wisdom, as you undergo the ups and downs of life?
Do you promise to support each other’s journey and to shine light on each other’s virtue?
Do you promise to seek to understand each other, your children, and yourselves and to regard all the mysteries of life with openness and joy?
Do you promise to work for the welfare of others with compassion?
Do you promise to honor your connection with the earth?
Do you promise to care for one another in sickness and in health?
Do you promise to see all circumstances as opportunities to grow, open your hearts, and accept yourselves and each other?
Do you promise to cultivate gratitude for the boundless gifts you have and will receive?
Do you promise to preserve and enrich your affection for each other and to share it with the world?
Ring Vows
1. _____, you are my life, my love, and my best friend, and with this ring I thee wed; may it be a reminder of my love and the sacred commitment I have made here today.
2. I, _____, give to you, _____, this ring as a symbol of my commitment to love, honor, and respect you.
3. _____, I give this ring in remembrance of this hour, a symbol of love that is complete, beautiful, and endless.
4. _____, I give you this ring as a sign that I choose you to be my lover, my partner, and my best friend, today, tomorrow, and always.
5. _____, with this ring I thee wed and with it I bestow upon you all the treasures of my mind, of my heart and of my hands.
6. _____, I give you this ring to wear as a symbol of my deepest love, my unending devotion, my eternal faith and my everlasting fidelity for all the days of my life.
7. _____, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow. May it encircle your finger always as my love will embrace your heart.
8. _____, this ring is a symbol of the strength and beauty of our love. May it belong to your hand, as my heart belongs to you, separate yet close, simple yet miraculous.
9. _____, as a sign of my love and my knowledge that in marrying you I am becoming much more than I am, I give you this ring with the promise to love you and keep my heart open to you all the days of my life.
10. _____, I give you this ring as a reminder that I will love, honor and cherish you in all times, all places and in all ways, forever.
11. _____, you are my yesterday, my today, my tomorrow, and with this ring all that I am I give to you.
12. _____, do you give _____ this ring as a sign of your love, knowing that love is precious and fragile, yet strong? Do you give her / him this ring as a sign of your love, an ever present symbol of the vows you are making today?
13. _____, this ring, my gift to you, symbolizes my desire that you be my wife / husband from this day forward. As this ring has no end, neither shall my love for you.
14. _____, you are my life, my “Anam Cara” (soul mate) my best friend. With this ring, a symbol of the union between heaven and earth, I marry you. May it be a reminder of my love and the sacred commitment I have made here today.
I give this ring in remembrance of this hour, a symbol of love that is complete, beautiful and endless.
15. Celtic ring vow
Beloved,
this ring is a sign you hold my heart
From the rising of the moon
To the setting of the stars.
To love and to honor
Through all that may come.
Through all our lives together
May we be reborn
That we may meet and know
And love again,
And remember…
*After the sharing of your wedding vows, your wedding rings are presented to you and then blessed, after which you’re invited to exchange them. The following are examples of ring blessings you may like to use.
Ring Blessings
1. Since the beginning of time the circle has been a symbol of completeness, a symbol of committed love. An unbroken and never ending circle symbolizes a commitment of love that is also never ending. _____ & _____, as often as you look at this symbol, may you be reminded of the commitment of love to each other that you have made here today.
2. God (Spirit) of Love, bless these rings which _____ & _____ have set apart to be visible signs of the inward and spiritual bond which unites their hearts. As they give and receive these rings, may they testify to the world of the commitment made between them here today.
3. _____ & _____, these rings are symbols of the vows you have just spoken. They are circles of wholeness, symbols of a long journey together filled with wonder, surprises, laughter, tears, celebration, grief and joy. May they always glow in reflection of the warmth and the life which flow through the two of you today.
4. Wedding rings are made precious by our wearing them. Your rings say that even in your uniqueness you have chosen to be bound together. Let these rings also be a sign that love has substance as well as soul, a present as well as a past, and that, despite its occasional sorrows, love is a circle of happiness, wonder and delight. May these rings remind you always of the vows you have taken here today.
5. _____ & _____, because these rings have neither an end nor beginning, they signify the continuation of true love. As you place them on your fingers, you give all that you are and ever hope to be. You give them as a symbol of your love. May these rings always be a reminder that you walk side by side and that you will always be faithful partners.
6. Lord, please bless these rings that _____ & _____ are about to exchange. May these rings forever remind them of their commitment with one another, as well as the circle of love they have publicly created here today. May their compassion and kindness for one another always be like these rings, with no beginning and no end. May the precious metal remind them of their precious commitment, and if either begins to tarnish, may they joyfully undertake the sacred duty to make it shine brightly again. May their relationship always be like these rings, separate but close, simple but beautiful. May these rings always belong to their hands, and their love always belong in each other’s hearts.
7. Ring Warming (rings passed and blessed by family and friends)
_____ & _____, the wedding rings that you will give to each other are a visible sign of your commitment to one another. Before you exchange rings, we invite your family and friends to pass them around from one to the other so that they may each hold them in their hands for a moment and warm them with their love, quietly wishing the two of you health and happiness and all that is noble in life. When the rings come back they will contain in their precious metal that which is even more precious and priceless – their love, hope and pledge of support for your union.
*These rings, now warmed by those who love you the most, will forever show the world you are encircled by the love and blessings of family and friends and that the two of you are now of one heart.
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