I want the entire wedding process to be as painless as possible for you… but it still needs to have bits of your entire heart in the process. The vows are one such part. Here are some more “samples” you may use in your wedding. I can’t take credit for writing them, but you sure can use them. Here’s some slightly tweaked ideas for the traditional bride.

  

“I, [name], take you, [name], to be my [husband/wife], in equal love, as a mirror for my true Self, as a partner on my path.

To honor, and to cherish in sorrow and in joy, till death do us part.”

 

“I am proud to take you as my husband/wife.For all the time we have been together, there has always been the kind of mutual understanding which is only shared when there is true love.You have helped me triumph over challenges presented,Encouraged my personal growth and boosted my self-esteem.

You have helped me become the person I am today,And with your help, I will be a better person tomorrow than I was yesterday.

I vow to trust and value your opinions, and stand by your actions.I pledge to always treat you as my best friend and equal.I will ask for help when I need it, and offer help to you always.Let us be friends and lovers, and grow old disgracefully together.”

 

“I take you, (Name), to be my wife/husband and I promise before God and all who are present here to be your loving and faithful husband/wife, as long as our lives shall last. I will serve you with tenderness and respect, and encourage you to develop God's gifts in you.”

 

“I, (Name), take you, (Name), to be my wife/husband; and I promise before God and these witnesses to be your loving and faithful husband/wife; in plenty and in want; in joy and in sorrow; in sickness and inhealth; as long as we both shall live.”

 

“Do you, (Name), take this woman/man, (Name), to be your wife/husband, according to God's holy decree; do you promise to be to him/her a loving and loyal husband/wife, to cherish and keep her/him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, to be faithful only to him/her as long as you both shall live?”

 

“(Name), I take you to be my wife/husband from this time onward, to join with you and to share all that is to come, to be your faithful husband/wife, to give and to receive, to speak and to listen, to inspire and to respond; a commitment made in love, kept in faith, and eternally made new.”

 

“I love you. You are my best friend.Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems hard, when our love is simple, and when it is an effort. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in highest regardThese things I give to you today, and all the days of our life.”