Wedding Vows
Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God to join
together this Man and this Woman in holy Matrimony; which is an honorable
estate, instituted of God in Paradise, and into which holy estate these two
persons present come now to be joined.
Therefore if any man can shew any just cause, why they may not lawfully be
joined together, let him now speak, or else hereafter forever hold his peace.
I require and charge you both, as ye will answer at the dreadful day of
judgment when the secrets of all hearts shall be disclosed, that if either
of you know any impediment, why ye may not be lawfully joined together in Matrimony, that ye confess it. For ye be well assured, that so many as be coupled together otherwise than God's Word doth allow are not joined together by God; neither is their Matrimony lawful.
Wilt thee have this Woman to be thy wedded wife, to live together after God's
ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt the love her, comfort her,
honor, and keep her, in sickness and in health; and forsaking all other,
keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?
Wilt thee have this man to be thy wedded husband, to live together after
God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt the obey him, and
serve him, love, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health; and,
forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall
Who giveth this Woman to be married to this Man?
GROOM' VOW:
"I, __Louis__, take thee __Tami__ to my wedded wife, to
have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer
for poorer, for fairer or fouler, in sickness and in health, to be valiant
and vigorous at bed and board, to love and to cherish, till death us depart,
according to God's holy ordinance; and thereunto I plight thee my troth.
BRIDE'S VOW:
I __Tami__ take thee__Louis__ to my wedded husband, to
have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer or
poorer, in sickness and in health, to be bonny and buxom at bed and at board,
to love and to cherish, till death us depart, according to God's holy ordinance;
and thereunto I plight thee my troth.
Giving the Rings to Minister:
Bless these Rings, O merciful Lord, that those who wear them, that give and
receive them, may be ever faithful to one another, remain in your peace, and
live and grow old together in your love, under their own vine and fig tree,
and seeing their children's children. Amen.
GROOM:
With this Ring I thee wed, (here placing it upon her thumb) and with
my body I thee honor, (here placing it upon her index finger) and with all
my worldly goods I thee endow; (here placing it upon her ring finger) In the
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
BRIDE:
With this Ring I thee wed, (here placing it upon his thumb) and with
my body I thee honor, (here placing it upon his index finger) and with all
my worldly goods I thee endow; (here placing it upon his ring finger) In the
Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Bowing of heads:
Let us pray. O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all
spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life; Send thy blessing upon these
thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in thy Name; as Isaac and
Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these persons may surely perform and keep
the vow and covenant betwixt them made, whereof this Ring given and received is
a token and pledge, and may ever hereafter remain in perfect love and peace together,
and live according to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Minister:
Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. For as much as Louis
and Tami have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before
God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their troth each to the other,
and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a Ring, and by joining of hands;
I pronounce therefore that they be Man and Wife together, in the Name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
The Minister:
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you;
the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you; and so fill you with all spiritual
benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world
to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen.
"I, __Louis__, take thee __Tami__ to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, for fairer or fouler, in sickness and in health, to be valiant and vigorous at bed and board, to love and to cherish, till death us depart, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereunto I plight thee my troth.
I __Tami__ take thee__Louis__ to my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to be bonny and buxom at bed and at board, to love and to cherish, till death us depart, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereunto I plight thee my troth.
Bless these Rings, O merciful Lord, that those who wear them, that give and receive them, may be ever faithful to one another, remain in your peace, and live and grow old together in your love, under their own vine and fig tree, and seeing their children's children. Amen.
With this Ring I thee wed, (here placing it upon her thumb) and with my body I thee honor, (here placing it upon her index finger) and with all my worldly goods I thee endow; (here placing it upon her ring finger) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
With this Ring I thee wed, (here placing it upon his thumb) and with my body I thee honor, (here placing it upon his index finger) and with all my worldly goods I thee endow; (here placing it upon his ring finger) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Let us pray. O Eternal God, Creator and Preserver of all mankind, Giver of all spiritual grace, the Author of everlasting life; Send thy blessing upon these thy servants, this man and this woman, whom we bless in thy Name; as Isaac and Rebecca lived faithfully together, so these persons may surely perform and keep the vow and covenant betwixt them made, whereof this Ring given and received is a token and pledge, and may ever hereafter remain in perfect love and peace together, and live according to thy laws; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Those whom God hath joined together let no man put asunder. For as much as Louis and Tami have consented together in holy wedlock, and have witnessed the same before God and this company, and thereto have given and pledged their troth each to the other, and have declared the same by giving and receiving of a Ring, and by joining of hands; I pronounce therefore that they be Man and Wife together, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, bless, preserve, and keep you; the Lord mercifully with his favour look upon you; and so fill you with all spiritual benediction and grace, that ye may so live together in this life, that in the world to come ye may have life everlasting. Amen.
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