Wedding Vow Examples: 26 Heartfelt, Funny and Short Vows to Inspire Your Own

I take you to be my partner in marriage, 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, as long as we both shall live.

I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.

With this ring, I give you my heart, my faithfulness and my love. From this day forward, wherever you go, I will go, and whatever comes, we will face it together.

Before our families and friends, I take you as my husband. I promise to stand beside you, to share your joys and your burdens and to love you faithfully for the rest of my life.

[Name], the first time you laughed at one of my terrible jokes, I knew I wanted to spend my life trying to make you laugh. You have been my safe place, my biggest cheerleader and my favorite adventure. I promise to listen even when I want to argue, to hold your hand in waiting rooms and on roller coasters, and to keep choosing you every single day. You are my home.

I didn't believe in “the one” until I met you. Then suddenly every song made sense. I promise to love you when it's easy and especially when it's hard. I promise to celebrate your wins louder than my own, to give you space when you need it and to always come back to you. Today I give you all of me, and I can't wait to see who we become together.

You make ordinary days feel like something worth remembering: Sunday pancakes, late-night drives, the way you hum while you cook. I promise to keep noticing those moments. I promise to be honest, to be kind even when I'm tired and to never stop being curious about you. I love who you are, and I love who I am with you.

When life got hard last year, you didn't flinch. You stayed, you held on and you made me laugh when I thought I couldn't. That's when I knew. I promise to be that person for you. I promise to show up, to stay and to love you through every season. You are my best friend, and today you become my family.

I promise to love you not just as you are today, but as you grow and change. I promise to be your partner in every dream, your shelter in every storm and your loudest fan in every room. I've loved you for years, and I'm ready to love you for the rest of my life.

[Name], you are the calm to my chaos and the courage to my doubt. I promise to make our home a place of laughter and safety. I promise to apologize first, forgive quickly and never go to bed without saying “I love you.” Today I give you my hand, my heart and my forever.

I choose you. Today, tomorrow and every day after. In joy and in struggle, I'm yours.

You are my best friend and my greatest love. I promise to stand by you, believe in you and make you laugh for as long as we live.

I promise to love you when it's easy, fight for us when it's hard and always find my way back to you.

Wherever you are is where I want to be. I give you my heart, today and always.

I promise to be your partner, your safe place and your biggest fan. I love you, and I always will.

I promise to love you, honor you and pretend not to notice when you eat the last slice of pizza. I promise to share the remote, the blankets and, on special occasions, my fries. Most of all, I promise to laugh with you through everything life throws at us, because there's no one I'd rather be ridiculous with.

I vow to always tell you when you have something in your teeth, to never start a show without you (even the good ones) and to accept that you will always be right about directions. But mostly, I vow to love you fiercely and choose you every day.

I promise to tolerate your 47 alarms every morning, to listen to your full-length dog stories and to keep the snack drawer stocked. In return, I ask only that you keep loving me as much as you love our dog. On second thought, 80 percent is fine.

Before I met you, I had a very organized life. Now I have a partner who leaves cabinet doors open and a heart that has never been happier. I promise to close the cabinets, to keep making you coffee and to love you through every messy, wonderful year.

[Name], I promise to love you, and I promise to love and support [child's name] as part of the family we're creating. I will be patient as we grow together, respectful of the bonds that came before me and present for every school play, scraped knee and late-night talk.

We both know life doesn't always go as planned. That's what makes this moment so precious. I come to you with a full heart and hard-won wisdom. I promise to never take our love for granted, to keep talking even when it's hard and to build a home where everyone feels safe.

To [child's name]: today I'm not only marrying your parent, I'm promising to be someone you can count on. I'll listen, I'll show up and I'll always respect who you are. We're becoming a family, and I'm grateful you're part of it.

In front of the people who shaped us, I promise to honor your beliefs and traditions as I honor my own. I promise to build a home with room for both of our histories and to create new traditions together.

I promise to be your partner in all things: to respect your independence, nurture our connection and build a life rooted in kindness, honesty and laughter. I choose you freely and completely.

I don't need a script to tell you how I feel. I love you. I trust you. I want to build a life with you. I promise to keep showing you that with my actions, every day.

Today we promise each other a lifetime of honesty, patience and adventure. I will hold your hand through the unknown and celebrate every ordinary day with you as the gift that it is.