Exchange of Vows

This element is required by the Marriage Act.


Sample 1

I, _______, choose you, _______, to be the wife/husband/partner of my days, to be the mother/father of my children, to be the companion of my house; I shall keep with you what share of trouble and sorrow our lives may lay upon us, and I shall share with you our store of goodness and plenty and love.


Sample 2

I, _______, take thee, _______, to be my wedded wife/husband/partner/spouse, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love, cherish and respect till death do us part.


Sample 3

I, _______, take you, _______, to be no other than yourself. Loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not yet know, with respect for your integrity and faith in your abiding love for me through all our years, and in all that life may bring us.


Sample 4

I, _______, take you, _______, to be my wife/husband/partner/spouse from this day forward, to be my lover and my beloved, in times of joy, and in times of trial, in times of happiness and in times of sorrow, as we share our life together.