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The I Do's // Non-Religious
The I Do's // Non-Religious
Have you come here in the midst of these natural surroundings to affirm your commitment to each other? Bride and Groom: We have.
Bride and Groom, will you take vows here before all of us which symbolize the manifested vows you have already made and will continue to make to each other throughout your lives? Bride and Groom: We will.
Minister to Groom: Groom, will you have this woman to be your wife, to live together in the sacred estate of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and be faithful to her, as long as you both shall live? Groom: I Will. Minister to Bride: Bride, will you have this man to be your husband, to live together in the sacred estate of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, and be faithful to him, as long as you both shall live? Bride: I Will.
Groom, do you come to this union of your free will, and with the intention of being faithful in marriage to Bride as long as you shall live? Groom answers "I do." Bride, do you come to this union of your free will, and with the intention of being faithful in Marriage to Groom as long as you shall live? Bride answers "I do."
Bride and Groom, you stand before me having requested that I marry you. Do you both do this of your own free will, with no pressure upon you from other persons? Groom & Bride answer "We do." Do any of the witnesses know of any reason why we may not legally continue with this wedding? If so, may they speak now or forever hold their peace.
Do you, Groom, take Bride to be your wife, to love, comfort, and cherish from this day forth? Groom: Yes. Do you, Bride, take Groom to be your husband, to love, comfort, and cherish from this day forth? Bride: Yes.
Groom, will you have this woman to be your wedded wife, to live together in the holy estate of matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, keep only unto her, so long as you both shall live? Answer: I will. Bride, will you have this man to be your wedded husband, to live together in the holy 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 to him, so long as you both shall live? Answer: I will.
Minister: Will you please face each other and join hands? Groom, will you take this woman, whose hands you hold, choosing her alone to be your wedded wife? Will you live with her in the state of true matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, honor her at all times, and be faithful to her? Groom: Yes Minister: Bride, will you take this man, whose hands you hold, choosing him alone to be your wedded husband? Will you live with him in the state of true matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, honor him at all times, and be faithful to him? Bride: Yes
Groom and Bride, I remind you that marriage is a precious gift, a lifelong commitment, and a challenge to love one another more completely each and every day. Please join hands and look into each other's eyes. Groom, with this understanding, do you take Bride to be your wedded wife to live together in marriage? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others and to be faithful only to her, so long as you both shall live? Groom: “I do.” Bride, with this understanding, do you take Groom to be your wedded husband, to live together in marriage? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, forsaking all others and to be faithful only to him, so long as you both shall live? Bride: “I do.”
Will you please face each other and join hands? Groom, will you take this woman, whose hands you hold, choosing her alone to be your wedded wife? Will you live with her in the state of true matrimony? Will you love her, comfort her, through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, honor her at all times, and be faithful to her? Bride, will you take this man, whose hands you hold, choosing him alone to be your wedded husband? Will you live with him in the state of true matrimony? Will you love him, comfort him, through good times and bad, in sickness and in health, honor him at all times, and be faithful to him?
Do you, Bride, take Groom to be your partner in all things, to love and trust, care for and cherish? Bride: Yes, with all my heart. Minister to Groom: Do you, Groom, take Bride to be your partner in all things, to love and trust, care for and cherish? Groom: Yes, with all my soul.
Minister to Groom: Groom, do you come before this gathering of friends and family to proclaim your love and devotion for Bride? Do you promise to respect her, and to care for her during times of joy and hardship? Do you commit yourself to share your feelings of happiness and sadness? Do you pledge to remain faithful to her? Groom: I do. Minister to Bride: Bride, do you come before this gathering of friends and family to proclaim your love and devotion for Groom? Do you promise to respect him, and care for him during times of joy and hardship? Do you commit yourself to share your feelings of happiness and sadness? Do you pledge to remain faithful to him? Bride: I do.
Bride, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you both shall live? Bride: I will. Groom, will you have this woman to be your wife; to live together in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you both shall live? Groom: I will. The Minister addresses the congregation: Will all of you witnessing these promises do all in your power to uphold these two persons in their marriage? People: We will.
(Please join your right hands.) Groom, in taking the woman whom you hold by the right hand to be your lawful and wed-ded wife, I require you to promise to love and cherish her, to honor and sustain her, in sickness and in health, in poverty as in wealth, in bad that may darken your days, in the good that may lighten your ways, and to be true to her in all things until death alone shall part you. Do you so promise? Groom -- I do. Bride, taking the man who holds you by the right hand to be your lawful and wedded husband, I require you to promise to love and cherish him, to honor and sustain him, in sickness and in health, in poverty as in wealth, in the bad that may darken your days, in the good that may lighten your ways, and to be true to him in all things until death alone shall part you. Do you so promise? Bride -- I do.
To the families of Groom and Bride, congratulations on the part you have played in their lives. I remind you that it is more than their blood that is joined here, it is yours as well. With this in mind, I ask you, (Brides) family: will you take this man, Groom, into your family and into your hearts? (Please respond "Yes") And I ask you, (Groom) family: will you take this woman, Bride, into your family and into your hearts? (Please respond "Yes") May the miracle of this marriage extend throughout your families forever.
Groom, do you promise to encourage Bride, to stand by her side. To share laughter during the good times and stand strong through the bad. To dry her tears when necessary and offer a kind word when needed. To share all you have to offer. Do you come with love and without reservation to join together with this woman in marriage? Bride do you promise to encourage Groom, to stand by his side. To share laughter during the good times and stand strong through the bad. To offer a kind word when needed. To share all you have to offer. Do you come with love and without reservation to join together with this man in marriage?
Minister to Groom: Groom, will you receive Bride as your wife? Will you pledge to her your love, faith and tenderness, cherishing her with a husband's loyalty and devotion? Groom: I will. Minister to Bride: Bride, will you receive Groom as your husband? Will you pledge to him your love, faith and tenderness, cherishing him with a wife’s loyalty and devotion? Bride: I will. Minister: Groom and Bride, receive each other from your fathers and mothers, who give you into each other's keeping, by saying now, each to the other, words which will tell of your love.
Do you promise to love and cherish each other; do you promise to comfort each other, during sorrow and during joy? “We Do” Do you promise to support and to tenderly care for each other; to trust and to encourage each other’s own fulfillment? “We Do” Do you promise to protect each other, to be giving and to be honest with each other, always? “We Do” Groom, do you promise these things and do you take Bride to be your wife? “I do” Bride, do you promise these things and do you take Groom to be your husband? “I do”
Bride, will you have Groom as your husband and to agree to live in this marriage as his wife? Do you affirm your love for him, and will you love him, keep him, and honor him in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you shall live? Groom, will you have Bride as your wife and agree to live in this marriage as her husband? Do you affirm your love for her, and will you love her, keep her, and honor her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you shall live?
Groom, do you vow to be a trustworthy, loving, warm, and generous life-long partner in marriage to the amazing person standing by your side for as long as you shall live? Bride, do you vow to be a trustworthy, loving, warm, and generous life-long partner in marriage to the amazing person standing by your side for as long as you shall live?
Is this the union to which you freely consent? Bride & Groom: Yes.
(Vow Renewal) Bride will you continue to have Groom as your husband and continue to live in this marriage. Do you reaffirm your love for him, and will you love him, keep him, and honor him in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to him as long as you shall live? Groom will you continue to have Bride as your wife and continue to live in this marriage. Do you reaffirm your love for her, and will you love her, keep her, and honor her in sickness and in health, and forsaking all others, be faithful to her as long as you shall live?
Now that you have heard the high calling of marriage, do you Groom choose Bride to be your honored and cherished wife, to live with her in the consecrated state of marriage? Answer: I do Now that you have heard the high calling of marriage, do you Bride choose Groom to be your honored and cherished husband, to live with him in the consecrated state of marriage? Answer: I do
Bride, will you take Groom as your husband, in happiness and with patience and understanding, through conflict and tranquility? Bride: I will. Minister to Groom: Groom, will you take Bride as your wife, in happiness and with patience and understanding, through conflict and tranquility? Groom: I will.
Will you please, as an expression that your hearts are joined together in love, now join your hands and face me. Do you, (groom), offer yourself wholly and joyfully, and do you choose Bride as the person with whom you will share your life, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, loving what you know of her, and trusting what you do not know yet? Do you, (bride), offer yourself wholly and joyfully, and do you choose Groom as the person with whom you will share your life, in laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, loving what you know of her, and trusting what you do not know yet?
Groom and Bride, if you are now ready to enter the blessed union of marriage, freely choosing this union with all its rights and potential, please indicate that now by facing each other and joining both hands together. Groom, do you take this woman to be your wife? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and nurture her, in sickness and health, in sorrow and in joy, as long as you both shall live? Bride, do you take this man to be your husband? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and nurture him, in sickness and health, in sorrow and in joy, as long as you both shall live? If so, please answer now “ I do”