Simple Basic Wedding Ceremony

 The step which you are about to take is the most important into which human beings can come. It is a union of two people founded upon mutual respect and affection. Your lives will change, your responsibilities will increase, but your joy will be multiplied if you are sincere and earnest with your pledge to one another.

 __(Groom)___________, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto her, for so long as you both shall live? 

_ (Bride)____________, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep you only unto him, so long as you both shall live?

 Take hands and repeat after me: I, __(Groom)___________, take you, __(Bride)___________, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward.

 I, ___(Bride)________, take you, _(Groom)__________, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, from this day forward.

 Do you have a ring for the bride?   Please place the ring on the bride's finger and say: With this ring, I thee wed. 

Is there a ring for the groom? Please place the ring on the groom's finger and say: With this ring I thee wed. 

Let these rings be given and received as a token of your affection, sincerity and fidelity to one another.

 In as much as _____________ and _____________ have consented together in wedlock and have witnessed the same before this company, and pledged their vows to each other, by the authority vested in me by the State of Louisiana, I now pronounce you husband and wife. (You may now kiss .)

CIVIL WEDDING CEREMONY II

This is one of those occasions that have the distinction of being both festive and solemn at the same time. 

This is a ceremony and a festival in which we all have a part. This man, (Husband), and this woman, (Wife), are here today to publicly give their marriage vows to each other. We are here both as witnesses to these vows and to celebrate with Husband and Wife their partnership. 

In the final accounting, love and the search for love, are what life is all about. Love is many things, Love is patient, Love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking. It is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. The fulfillment of love in marriage and union it symbolizes is one of life's highest experiences.

It used to be said that in marriage man and woman are one. Husband and Wife understand and believe that this sharing of their lives is not at the expense of either person's individuality; but rather that each of these partners is all the stronger for having two people -- two wills -- two bodies -- to rely on and trust. 

We give of ourselves in love; but we do not give our individuality away, because it is the individuality and uniqueness of character that the other person needs, and that drew these people together. A good and balanced relationship is one in which neither person is overpowered nor absorbed by the other. The strength of the marriage comes not from a melting of two into one; but rather from a forging of two unique and valuable individuals inseparably to each other. 

We assembled will witness the vows these people make; but the true union between these people is that private union in their hearts. Into this estate these two people come to give their vows in mutual love, concern, trust and respect. 

Please hold hands. Husband and Wife, the vows that you make will be witnessed here today. Please repeat after me: I take you Wife to be my wife, lover and best friend and these things I promise to you: I will be faithful to you and honest with you/ I will respect, trust, help and care for you/ I will share my life with you/ I will share with you everything that is to come throughout the rest of our lives together. 

I take you Husband to be my husband, lover and best friend and these things I promise to you: I will be faithful to you and honest with you/ I will respect, trust, help and care for you/ I will share my life with you/ I will share with you everything that is to come throughout the rest of our lives together. 

Husband, place this ring on wife's finger and repeat after me: This ring is a sign of my love and commitment to you. 

Wife, place this ring on husband's finger and repeat after me: This ring is a sign of my love and commitment to you. 

Inasmuch as Husband and Wife have this day consented together in the Estate of Matrimony, and have given and pledged their faith to each other in the presence of this company, by the virtue of the authority vested in me under the laws of the State of Florida, I pronounce you husband and wife.

In marriage you make the most beautiful commitment in life; to love each other forever. 

You will share work and play, happiness and sadness, goals and values, family and friends, excitement and boredom. 

You will build a life, which is stronger because you are nowt part of a team, a team that will go through life holding hands, always rooting for each other.

In marriage you make the most beautiful commitment in life; two people in love joining together to become one forever.

We are here today to celebrate the marriage of (Wife) and (Husband). The solemn vows about to be exchanged should not be entered into unadvisedly, but reverently, and with love and commitment in your hearts. The vows you take today will join your lives and by the rings you will wear, you will be known to all as Husband and Wife.

(Husband) will you take (wife) to be your lawfully wedded wife, to live together in the estate of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor, and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others keep you only unto her for as long as you both shall live? (Husband answers, "I will.")

(Wife) will you take (husband) to be your lawfully wedded husband, to live together in the estate of matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, honor, and keep him in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others keep you only unto him for as long, as you both shall live? (Wife answers, "I will.")

(Husband and Wife), as you pledge your vows to each other, please face each other and repeat after me: I, (Husband), take thee (Wife) to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from now until forever.

I, (Wife), take thee (Husband) to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, from now until forever.

The perfect circle of a ring symbolizes eternity and the gold is a symbol of all that is pure. Our prayer for (Husband and Wife) is that their love for each other will be as eternal and pure as these rings.

(Husband) do you give his ring to (Wife) as a token of your love for her? Then place this ring on her finger and repeat after me: (Wife) I give you this ring as a symbol of my vows, and will all that I have and with all that I am, I honor you.

(Wife) do you give this ring to (Husband) as a token of your love for him? Then place this ring on his finger and repeat after me: (Husband) I give you this ring as a symbol of my vows, and will all that I have and with all that I am, I honor you.

From this day forward, I will be here for you-I will sing your joys, cry your sorrows, and stand by your side through whatever life may bring your way. From this day forward, through good times and bad, I will live with you, grow and change with you, I will do all I can to keep our marriage strong and happy and alive with possibilities. From this day forward, I will cherish you-I will look with joy down the path of our tomorrows and find peace and happiness knowing we will walk in it together, side by side, hand in hand, and heart to heart.

Inasmuch as (Wife) and (Husband) have consented today in wedlock and have given and pledged their faith each to the other in the presence of these witnesses, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State of Florida, it gives me great pleasure to pronounce you husband and wife.

More basic vows:

Sample Wedding Vows 1

(Same vow may be recited by bride and groom.)

[NAME], I take you to be my lawfully wedding [HUSBAND/WIFE]. Before these witnesses I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live. I take you, with all your faults and your strengths, as I offer myself to you with my faults and my strengths. I will help you when you need help,
and will turn to you when I need help. I choose you as the person with whom I will spend my life.

Sample Wedding Vows 2

(Same vow may be recited by bride and groom.)

I,_____, take you, _____, to be my_____, and these things I promise you:
I will be faithful to you and honest with you;
I will respect, truth, help and care for you;
I will share my life with you;
I will forgive you as we have been forgiven;
and I will try with you better to understand ourselves, the world, and God;
through the best and the worst of what is to come as long as we live.

Sample Wedding Vows 3

Groom:
_____, I love you. Today is a very special day. Long ago you were just a dream and a prayer. This day like a dream come true the Lord Himself has answered that prayer. For today, _____, you as my joy become my crown. I thank Jesus for the honor of going through time with you. Thank you for being what you are to me. With our future as bright as the promises of God, I will care for you, honor and protect you. I lay down my life for you, _____, my friend and my love. Today I give to you me.

Bride:
_____, I love you and I know you love me. I am confident that God has chosen you to be my husband. It is my prayer and desire that you will find in me the helpmeet God designed especially for you, and in confidence I will submit myself unto your headship as unto our Lord. Therefore, _____, I pledge to you my life as an obedient, faithful and loving wife. Whither thou goest I will go, whither thou lodgest I will lodge, Thy people shall be my people, And thy God my God.

Sample Wedding Vows 4

Groom:
There was darkness for a long time and then there was light, and that light was you. Your love has given me wings, and our journey begins today. I pledge before this assembled company to be your husband from this day forward. Let us make of our two lives one life. I want you for today, tomorrow, and forever.

Bride:
I have dreamed my whole life of having someone as wonderful as you love me the way you do. I give myself to you as your wife, and I promise here to treasure for all of my days the love we celebrate today. Let us bring together our lives and find ourselves anew each day.

Sample Wedding Vows 5

Groom:
I _____, take you _____, to be my wedded wife. To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness or in health, to love and to cherish 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness.

Bride:
I, _____, take you _____, to be my wedded 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, 'till death do us part. And hereto I pledge you my faithfulness.

Sample Wedding Vows 6

(Same vow may be recited by bride and groom.)

I, _____, take you,_____, to be my friend, my lover, the (mother/father) of my children and my (husband/wife). I will be yours in times of plenty and in times of want, in times of sickness and in times of health, in times of joy and in times of sorrow, in times of failure and in times of triumph. I promise to cherish and respect you, to care and protect you, to comfort and encourage you, and stay with you, for all eternity.