Marriage vows
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Marriage vows are promises made by the bride and groom to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western culture, these promises have traditionally included the notions of affection ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part"). Most wedding vows are taken from traditional religous ceremonies. Some couples choose to write their own vows, rather than relying on standard ones spoken by the celebrant. See also marriage.
External links
- [Examples of wedding vows]
- [Guide to various types of wedding vows]
- [Traditional Church of England "Solemnization of Matrimony"]
- [A Vast compendium of cultural and generic Vows and Verses]
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