Groom: I call upon all present to witness that I take you to be my lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health while we both shall live.
Bride: I call upon all present to witness that I take you to be my lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health while we both shall live.
Officiant: (Groom) will you take (Bride) to be your lawful wife, will you love her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto her so long as you both shall live.
Groom: I will.
(or) I (Groom) take you, (Bride) to be my lawful wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health while we both shall live.
Officiant: (Bride) will you take (Groom) to be your lawful husband, will you love him, honor and keep him in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep only unto him so long as you both shall live.
Bride: I will.
(or) I (Bride) take you, (Groom) to be my lawful husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health while we both shall live.
- Traditional Vows
- Bible Readings
- Wedding Prayers
- A Marriage Prayer
- Irish Blessings
- Jewish Wedding Material
- Wedding Poems
- Apache Prayer
- Hands of the Bride and Groom
- The Rose Ceremony
- Gay (Gender Neutral) Wedding Ceremonies
- Miscellaneous Readings
Often I am asked about ways of involving family members into the Wedding Ceremony. I offer the following suggestions:
