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Wedding vows are promises a
couple makes to each other during a
wedding ceremony.
Your
ceremony will follow something similar
to this format :-
Declaratory Words
"I do solemnly declare that I know not
any lawful impediment why, I, (name)
, may not be joined in matrimony to
(name) "
Following by wedding vows
"I
call upon these persons here present to
witness that I, (name) , do take
thee, (name) ,to be my lawful
husband/wife.
Church of
England
Traditionally, the bride and groom enter the church separately - the groom first with the best man, and the bride at the time set for the start of the service, on the arm of her father or another relative or friend (it does not need to be a man). However, the bride may enter alone if she wishes, or the couple may enter together.
The minister will welcome the congregation. Your family and friends have an important role to play as witnesses and supporters of your marriage.
The minister will read an introduction explaining what Christians believe about marriage. He or she will also ask, as the law requires, if anyone knows any reason why the marriage may not lawfully take place.
Declarations
You
will be asked to promise
before God, your friends and
your families, that you will
love, comfort, honour and
protect your partner and be
faithful to them as long as
you both shall live.
The minister will also
ask the congregation to
declare that they will
support and uphold your
marriage.
Church of England Wedding Vows
Turning to each other,
the bride and groom take
each others right hand and
make vows:
'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 us do part'
More traditional church wedding vows :
can be said in the Church
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" I, (name) , take you,
(name) , to be my husband/wife. I
promise to have and to hold from this
day forward, for better, for worse, for
richer, for poorer, in sickness and
health, until death do us part."
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" I, (name) , take you,
(name) , to be my lawfully wedded
husband/wife, my constant friend, my
faithful partner and my love from this
day forward. In the presence of God, our
family and friends, I offer you my
solemn vow to be your faithful partner
in sickness and in health, in good times
and in bad, and in joy as well as in
sorrow. I promise to love you
unconditionally, to support you in your
goals, to honour and respect you, to
laugh with you and cry with you, and to
cherish you for as long as we both shall
live."
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" In the presence of God and these our
friends, I, (name) ,take thee,
(name) , to be my husband/wife,
promising with Divine assistance to be
unto thee a loving and faithful
husband/wife so long as we both shall
live."
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" I, (name) , take you,
(name) , 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."
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" I, (name) , take you
(name) , to be my wedded
husband/wife, 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, 'til
death do us part: according to God's
holy ordinance, and thereto I pledge you
my love and faithfulness."
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