I, ______, pledge to you, _____,
to continue the ways that brought us together,
to continue to grow with you,
to continue to learn from our differences,
to continue to be your soulmate in life,
to have faith in what brought us here,
and to be true and good to each other for eternity;
with these vows I have just said,
I promise my love to you.


 ***  ***  ***
I, ____, take you, ____, to be my soulmate and best friend for life.
To love you always - both through our likenesses
and through our differences.
To grow in admiration and respect,
as we begin the story of our life together.


 ***  ***  ***
I, _______, take you _________,
to be no other than yourself.
Loving what I know of you, trusting what I don't yet know;
With respect for your integrity and faith in your abiding love for me;
In all that life may bring us,
I pledge my love.


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Do you __________, take __________,
to be your wedded wife/husband
for better or for worse,
in richer and in poorer, in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish from this day forward?
If so, answer "I Do".


 ***  ***  ***
I_________ take you  _________to be my wedded wife/husband
 to have and to hold,
  for better or for worse,
   in richer and in poorer,
    in sickness and in health,
to love and to cherish you from this day forward,  'til death do us part.
 
  ***  ***  ***
 
______, I choose now to stay this path with you,
wherever it leads, whatever the outcome;
To travel with you through the adventures of life,
loving you at my side; in all that we will find,
I pledge my friendship, my faith and my love.


 ***  ***  ***
In the company of our dear family and friends
and with their love and support,
I, ___, take you, ___, to be my husband.
To love you and cherish you; to nurture and support you.
To stand by your side as we share life's joys and sorrows,
laughter and pain.
To respect the unique person that you are
and help you to become who you will be.
Throughout our lives and to the end that
our souls shall grow into harmony with the divine.
Thus do I covenant with you and with God.


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I, ______, take you, ______,
in all that I have learned of you
and all that I hope to know.
It is my desire to be by your side
through all of our days ahead,
as we continue our journey together.
In all that life brings us
may we always be embraced in God's loving arms.


 ***  ***  ***
I, ______, take you, ______,
to be my wedded husband/wife;
to laugh with you in joy,
to grieve with you in sorrow;
to grow with you in love;
serving one another and our world in hope and in strength,
so long as we both shall live.


 ***  ***  ***
I, ______, take you, ________,
to be the husband/wife of my days,
to be the father/mother of my children,
to be the companion in my house;
we shall keep together what share of sorrow our lives may lay upon us,
and we shall hold together out store of goodness and plenty and love.
To this I pledge my love.

Today

Today I marry my friend,
the one I laugh and cry with,
the one I have learned from and shared with.

This one I have chosen to support, encourage and give myself to, through all the days given us to share.
Today I marry the one I love.


WORDS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF RINGS

Rings are an ancient symbol, blessed and simple - a Circle, for love that never ends, a circle for arms that embrace; round like the sun, like the eyes.  These rings made from the metals drawn deep from the earth will remind you that your love is drawn from deep in your heart and remind you of the necessity of grounding your love in passion and compassion and the daily giving and forgiving that makes a marriage  These rings, beautifully crafted, will remind you that your marriage must be carefully crafted, as a work of art. May the bright gold/silver of these rings remind you that your love, like the sun, is meant to illumine; that your love, like the eye, must see clearly, that your love, like arms that embrace, is a grace upon this world.


Minister:  May these rings that you exchange be a token of your love and a symbol of your pledge made here today.



Minister: As the circle of the wedding ring embraces the finger of the beloved, so are we all held in the circle of love. Let us pause and rejoice in the beauty and the majesty of this love and give thanks.
 
Words for the Couple Upon the Exchange of Rings:
 
_______, I give you this ring, in token of my faithfulness and love,
and as a pledge to honor you with my whole being,
 
______, I give you this ring in token of the covenant we have made between us today.
 
In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love,
_______, with this ring, I thee wed.
 
__________, I give you this ring as a sign of my love,
and with all that I am and all that I have, I honor you,
and take you for my husband/wife.
 
_______, In pledge of the marriage vows made between us, I offer you this ring. Let it be to you and to me and to all the world, a symbol of the covenant of marriage we have entered into.
 
_______, I give you this ring as a token and reminder of the vows made here today. As you receive this ring, receive my promise of faithfulness to you. 

BENEDICTIONS


May the meaning of these moments be fulfilled in the years to come
in the lives of ___ and ____
May their unity of spirit grow deeper and stronger
in the chances and changes of the life they will share.
May they be strength to each other and comfort and the cause of great happiness.
Loving each other, may they reach out to love others in their circle
and to serve humankind, and the earth upon which we dwell.


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May the love which has brought you together today,
be a source of strength in the times to come.
May it bring you and those around you, inspiration and hope.
May it be a tide of joy which carries you over the troubled waters.
May it be a flame of wisdom in the dark and a cloak of comfort in the cold. May this love root you deeply in your life and lift you up higher than the stars. And may it bring you happiness and peace.


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Now you will feel no rain, for your love will be a shelter for one another.
Now you will feel no cold, for your flame will be warmth for one another.
Now there will be no loneliness, for your eyes will be mirrors for one another.
Now you are two lives, but there is only one path before you.
Go now to your dwelling place, to enter into the days of your togetherness.
And may your days be good and long upon this earth. AMEN. 

 

May you need one another, but not out of weakness.
May you want one another, but not out of lack.
May you entice one another, but not compel one another.
May you embrace one another, but not out encircle one another.
May you succeed in all important ways with one another, and not fail in the little graces.
May you look for things to praise, often say, "I love you!" and take no notice of small faults.
If you have quarrels that push you apart, may both of you hope to have good sense enough to take the first step back.
May you enter into the mystery which is the awareness of one another's presence - no more physical than spiritual, warm and near when you are side by side, and warm and near when you are in separate rooms or even distant cities. 
May you have happiness, and may you find it making one another happy. 
May you have love, and may you find it loving one another! 

 James Dillet Freeman



PRONOUNCEMENTS


As you _________ and _________ have chosen one another from among all the men and women of the earth; have declared your love for one another before this company; have given your pledge of faith and honor to one another; and have consented to live together under this sacred covenant, Now, by the authority vested in me by the church and by the state, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss one another.


As __________ and ___________ have given themselves to each other by solemn vows, with the joining of hands, and with the exchange of rings, in the presence of this company, I pronounce them husband and wife.


We who have come together in this place have heard the willingness of ______ and _________ to be joined in marriage. They have come of their own free will and in our hearing have made their covenant. They have given and received a ring as a seal to this promise. Therefore, by the power vested in me by the church and by the state, I pronounce that they are husband and wife.
 
As you, ___ and ___ have chosen one another; have declared your love of one another before this company; have given your pledge of faith and honor to one another, and have consented to live together under this sacred covenant; now by the authority vested in me by the church and by the state, I pronounce you husband and wife. 



 

There are many resources available to you on the internet for finding or creating your own vows and blessings. I am also happy to create something special for you based on our conversations in preparation for the ceremony. Just ask!