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Wedding vow examples for him & her

40 real wedding vows, organized by tone and situation. Copy them, remix them, or use them as scaffolding.

Vow examples for him

  1. "I promise to be the steady hand when life feels unsteady."
  2. "I vow to listen — really listen — before I respond."
  3. "I promise to keep being the man you fell in love with, and to become the man you deserve."
  4. "I vow to bring you coffee in the morning and patience at night."
  5. "I promise to choose us in every room, every conversation, every decision."
  6. "I vow to be the safest place in your life."
  7. "I promise to never go to bed angry, and to never let a hard day go un-talked-about."
  8. "I vow to celebrate every small win like it's the Super Bowl."
  9. "I promise to be present, not just here."
  10. "I vow to be your partner in every ordinary moment and every wild one."

Vow examples for her

  1. "I promise to be your softest landing and your most honest mirror."
  2. "I vow to grow with you, never away from you."
  3. "I promise to be patient with the parts of you that are still becoming."
  4. "I vow to be the one who notices — your moods, your wins, your silences."
  5. "I promise to be your biggest fan, even when nobody else is in the room."
  6. "I vow to keep our home a place where you can exhale."
  7. "I promise to choose joy in the small things — and you in all of them."
  8. "I vow to love you out loud, every day."
  9. "I promise to be brave with you, kind with you, and home with you."
  10. "I vow to keep saying yes to this — every morning, on purpose."

Traditional vow examples

  1. "I take you to be my lawfully wedded partner, to have and to hold from this day forward."
  2. "For better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health."
  3. "To love and to cherish, until death do us part."
  4. "In the presence of our family and friends, I offer you my solemn vow."
  5. "I promise to love you faithfully, in good times and in bad."

Modern vow examples

  1. "I promise to keep our group chats funny and our hard conversations honest."
  2. "I vow to share my snacks. Eventually."
  3. "I promise to defend you in every group chat, even when you're wrong."
  4. "I vow to remember our anniversary without a calendar reminder. By year five."
  5. "I promise to always pause the show until you're back from the kitchen."

Vow examples for second marriages

  1. "I didn't think I'd be standing here again, and I'm grateful every day that it's with you."
  2. "I vow to bring my whole, slightly-bruised, more-honest self — and to love yours."
  3. "I promise to never compare what we have to what came before."
  4. "I vow to be a different kind of partner — the kind I've spent years learning how to be."
  5. "I promise to build this with the wisdom of having tried before."

Vow examples for blended families

  1. "I promise to love your children as if they were always mine."
  2. "I vow to be a steady, kind presence in their lives — never a replacement, always an addition."
  3. "I promise to honor the family you've built, and to grow our new one with care."
  4. "I vow to put our family first — all of us, in all our shapes."
  5. "I promise to make our home a place where every kid feels seen."

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