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Wedding Vows - Resources & Samples

This page offers a selection of Catholic marriage vows or wedding vows  Although they are frequently used in Catholic wedding ceremonies under the term Catholic wedding vows, they can also  be adopted as Christian wedding vows, Non-Denominational wedding vows, or even Interfaith wedding vows because of their non-sectarian character. 

1. Wedding Vows in English
2. Ways of Expressing Marriage Vows
3. Books on Wedding Vows
4. Link to Wedding Ceremony Center (more resources on Wedding Vows)
 

 Wedding Vows  in English (Option A )

The groom says:
I  (...), take you (...) to be my wife.  I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad,
in sickness and in health.  I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. 

The bride says:
I  (...), take you (...) to be my husband.  I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad,
in sickness and in health.  I will love you and honor you all the days of my life. 

Wedding Vows in  English (Option B)

The groom says:
I  (...), take you (...) for 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, until death do us part. 

The bride says:
I  (...), take you (...) for 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, until death do us part. 

Wedding Vows in English (Option C)

The groom says:
In the name of God, I (...) take you (...) to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,
until we are parted by death.  This is my solemn vow.

The bride says:
In the name of God, I (...) take you (...) to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward,
for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish,
until we are parted by death.  This is my solemn vow.

How to Say Your Wedding Vows

Typically, there are three ways of expressing your marriage vows:

1. Repeating the vows after the priest by short segments.
2. Memorizing  your wedding  vows. 
3. Expressing marriage vows  by consent, that is  "I do" form. 

Books on Wedding Vows

Carley Roney. The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions: Readings, Rituals, Music, Dance, and Toasts, 2000.  

Janet Anastasio. The Everything Wedding Vows Book: Anything and Everything You Could Possibly Say at the Altar – And Then Some, 2001.  

Neale Donald Walsch, et al. The Wedding Vows from Conversations with God, 2000.  

H. Norman Wright. The Complete Book of Christian Wedding Vows: The Importance of How You Say “I Do,” 2003.  

Diane Warner. Complete Book of Wedding Vows, 1996.  

Barbara Eklof. With These Words I Thee Wed: Contemporary Wedding Vows for Today’s Couples, 1989.  

Peg Kehret. Wedding Vows: How to Express Your Love in Your Own Words, 1989.  

Wendy Paris, Andrew Chesler. Words for the Wedding: Creative Ideas for Choosing and Using Hundreds of Quotations to Personalize Your Vows, Toasts, Invitations, and More, 2001.  

Susan Lee Smith. Wedding Vows: Beyond Love, Honor, and Cherish, 1999.

More resources on Catholic, Christian and other wedding vows in English, Spanish and Italian along with other wedding ceremony resources are available on our affiliated website Wedding Ceremony Center

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