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“I, (name), take you, (name), to be my partner, loving what I know of you, and trusting what I do not yet know. I eagerly anticipate the chance to grow together, getting to know the (man/woman) you will become, and falling in love a little more every day. I promise to cherish and love you through anything that life may bring us.”

These words which are actually said during a wedding ceremony are regarded as one of the most significant elements of this sacred rite or simply the heart and soul of wedding itself, popularly known as marriage vows. This language of love marries the couple and provides meaning to this important event. By the language itself, it reveals the love, care and promise which a groom or a bride has for each other. There are wedding vows which do not

Sources of most wedding vows are the following range from traditional religious ceremonies, love poems and songs or a combination of both non-traditional and classical depending on the preferences of the couples. Others write their own wedding vows to express their innermost feelings of love and affection towards their partner.

Basically, there are three ways to exchange marriage vows. Traditional manner have the groom say his vow first followed by the bride. In some occasions, the groom and the bride profess their love and promise by together saying their vow facing one another and joining hands.

There are some couple who utilize the question and answer vow. This has been a long time practice where the officiating celebrant or minister asks the groom first then the bride answerable with “I do.” This is easy and quick especially for couples who are very shy, private or not the romantic types and who do not want to make this exchange a bit complicated. One flaw in this presentation as it is perceived to lack the seriousness a wedding ceremony should have. This is often used in Las Vegas weddings by courthouse judges.

Another type of wedding vow is the responsive vow which is more of a repeat-after-me type with the officiating official leading. The custom vow is the love-letter style spoken from the groom to the bride and vice versa.

Whatever kind of wedding vow is expressed during the wedding ceremony, the most important thing is that the couple love, respect, and understand each other and promise to keep their vows for better or for worse.

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