Wedding Vows
The essence of every wedding is reciting the vows.
Without the vows, the wedding day would be nothing more than a big party celebrating the couple's love
for each other. A grand party with the bride radiantly gliding down the aisle, the chapel opulently decorated,
and the musicians bringing tears to the eyes of the guests. But without the wedding vows, it will all be a waste
of time and money.
Wedding vows are mentioned in the Bible.
We are exhorted to honor our marriage and its vows. Today the wedding vow has become the heart of
the marriage ceremony and the highest vow known to mankind.
- Hebrews 13:4
"Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers
God will judge."
- Numbers 30:2
"If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he
shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth."
- Numbers 30:3-4
"If a woman also vow a vow unto the LORD, and bind herself by a bond, being in her
father's house in her youth; and her father hear her vow, and her bond wherewith she hath
bound her soul, and her father shall hold his peace at her: then all her vows shall stand, and
every bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand."
- Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
"When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools:
pay that which thou hast vowed. Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest
vow and not pay."
Such is the beginning of understanding the
meaning and importance of a wedding vow.
The vow, in many ceremonies, is the most personal, heartfelt, emotional, binding part of the ceremony.
Some vows are very traditional, even doctrinal in exacting religious rites, while others are the simplest of phrases
or verse, designed and created by the bride and groom. Traditional religious vows may be as heartfelt as vows
some couples may write, if they have a very strong commitment to a religious belief or direction and accept
the vows prepared within that context. Many young couples are choosing to write their own vows. These
distinctly personal words need to have meaning or understanding to the couple. The vows are very precious
to the couple even though they may not be grammatically correct or seem very simplistic.
I have many examples of Wedding Vows.
They are divided into eight different categories. Pick the ones you like and alter them to fit your desires by
adding names and other information. You may even want to read through all of them and pick out words and
phrases to use in writing your own personal vows.
- Traditional Wedding Vows
- Wedding Vows Based On Scripture
- Wedding Vows With Religious Variations
- Special Occasion Wedding Vows
- Wedding Vows That Include Children
- Wedding Vows For Older Couples
- Reaffirmation Wedding Vows
- Seasonal Wedding Vows
A lot of my ideas were adapted from "Diane Warner's Complete Book of Wedding Vows".
This book shows hundreds of ways to say "I Do". Just click on the link to the right to get more
information about this book or order one online.
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