66 Standard Wedding Vows for a Meaningful Ceremony

When it comes to your wedding day, few moments are as powerful and lasting as the exchange of vows. Standard wedding vows are time-tested, heartfelt expressions of love and commitment that speak directly to the heart. They’re simple, sincere, and rooted in tradition—yet flexible enough to reflect your unique bond. Whether you’re planning a religious, civil, or spiritual ceremony, this collection of 100 standard wedding vows offers inspiration for promises that will last a lifetime.

Classic Standard Wedding Vows

I take you to be my lawfully wedded [husband/wife], to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part.

I vow to love you faithfully, to support you fully, and to stand beside you in every season of life. With all that I am and all that I have, I give myself to you.

I promise to be your partner, your confidant, and your best friend. I will laugh with you, cry with you, and walk with you through whatever life brings.

I pledge to honor, respect, and cherish you all the days of my life. I will love you when the sun shines and when the rain falls, in calm and in storm.

From this day forward, I promise to nurture our love, to never take it for granted, and to always choose you—today, tomorrow, and for all our days.

I give you my heart, my trust, and my hand in marriage. I will walk with you, side by side, through every joy and every challenge that life may bring.

I promise to share in your dreams and support you as you strive to achieve your goals. I will celebrate your triumphs and comfort you in sorrow.

I vow to be honest, faithful, and true to you. I will listen with compassion, speak with encouragement, and love you without condition.

I take you as you are, and I promise to grow with you, learn with you, and build a life with you, filled with respect, laughter, and unwavering love.

Today, surrounded by those we love, I give you my heart and soul. I promise to be yours in marriage, your partner in life, and your companion in all things.

Real Wedding Vows: Authentic Words from the Heart

I choose you and promise to choose you as my partner every day we wake. I will love you in word and deed. I will laugh with you, cry with you, scream with you, grow with you, and craft with you. To be your kin and your partner in all of life’s adventures is all I could hope for in the world. Loving what I know of you and trusting what I don’t yet know, I give you my hand. I give you my love. I give you myself, the good, the bad, and the yet to come.

I promise to love you unconditionally. I promise to put you first and never lose our spark. I promise to never stop singing my own made-up songs, although I know you wish I would. Our journey as a family has only just begun, and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for us. I chose you then, I choose you now, and I will continue choosing you forever. I love you.

I vow to learn from you—even if I have a hard time accepting that I’m wrong. I will hold myself accountable for my faults, and I will always strive for compromise. I vow to inspire and challenge you, and I will be your sail through life. I welcome and accept the work that it will take to maintain our happy and healthy marriage. I vow to love and support the man you are today, the husband you’ll be tomorrow, and the person you hope to become.

I promise to always be your confidant and partner in crime. Most importantly, I promise to love you, under any circumstances—happy or sad, easy or difficult—for the rest of our lives. I am the luckiest, and I couldn’t imagine growing old with anyone else.

I promise to be your ears when you need to vent and tell 45-minute stories that probably could’ve been covered in 3. I promise to do my best to provide the life of happiness and fulfillment that we and our family deserve. I promise to encourage and support you in all that you do. Especially when you try to cook dinner—I think that deserves a little smack on the bum on my way past. I promise to never give up on us, even in the tough times, till death do us part.

You are my sunrise and sunset—my day starts and ends with you.

I promise to always laugh with you, even at your silly jokes. To always listen to what you have to say, even when we don’t see eye to eye, and to remember love is saying “I feel differently” instead of “you’re wrong.” I promise to always be your confidant and partner in crime. Most importantly, I promise to love you, under any circumstances—happy or sad, easy or difficult—for the rest of our lives.

I promise to stand by you when times are hard, and I will share your laughter when times are easy.

I vow to love you in word and deed. I will laugh with you, cry with you, scream with you, grow with you, and craft with you. To be your kin and your partner in all of life’s adventures is all I could hope for in the world.

I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you, to laugh with you and cry with you, and to cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

Classic Wedding Vows Poems

“Sonnet 116” by William Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove:
O no! it is an ever-fixed mark
That looks on tempests and is never shaken;
It is the star to every wandering bark,
Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
Within his bending sickle’s compass come:
Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
But bears it out even to the edge of doom.
If this be error and upon me proved,
I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

“How Do I Love Thee?” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of being and ideal grace.
I love thee to the level of every day’s
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

“To My Dear and Loving Husband” by Anne Bradstreet

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay;
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persevere
That when we live no more, we may live ever.

“Love’s Philosophy” by Percy Bysshe Shelley

The fountains mingle with the river
And the rivers with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix forever
With a sweet emotion;
Nothing in the world is single;
All things by a law divine
In one another’s being mingle—
Why not I with thine?

See the mountains kiss high heaven
And the waves clasp one another;
No sister flower would be forgiven
If it disdained its brother;
And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea—
What are all these kissings worth
If thou kiss not me?

“The Good-Morrow” by John Donne

I wonder by my troth, what thou and I
Did, till we loved? Were we not weaned till then?
But sucked on country pleasures, childishly?
Or snorted we in the Seven Sleepers’ den?
’Twas so; but this, all pleasures fancies be.
If ever any beauty I did see,
Which I desired, and got, ’twas but a dream of thee.

And now good-morrow to our waking souls,
Which watch not one another out of fear;
For love, all love of other sights controls,
And makes one little room an everywhere.
Let sea-discoverers to new worlds have gone,
Let maps to others, worlds on worlds have shown,
Let us possess one world; each hath one, and is one.

My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears,
And true plain hearts do in the faces rest;
Where can we find two better hemispheres,
Without sharp north, without declining west?
Whatever dies, was not mixed equally;
If our two loves be one, or thou and I
Love so alike that none do slacken, none can die.

“A Red, Red Rose” by Robert Burns

O my Luve is like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in June;
O my Luve is like the melody
That’s sweetly played in tune.

So fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry.

Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun;
And I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.

And fare thee weel, my only luve,
And fare thee weel awhile!
And I will come again, my luve,
Though it were ten thousand mile.

Short and Simple Vows

I promise to love you, every day, without condition.

I vow to be with you, through every high and low.

I promise to choose you again and again.

I vow to stand beside you, always.

I give you all of me, today and always.

I promise to laugh with you and hold you when you cry.

I vow to never stop loving you.

I promise to walk with you wherever life leads.

I vow to respect you and honor you all my days.

I choose you as my forever love.

I vow to be your person, your support, and your partner.

I promise to listen and to learn with you.

I will love you more each day.

I vow to make our love a priority, no matter what.

I promise to be yours completely.

Romantic Standard Vows

I take you to be my partner in life and my one true love. I promise to love you faithfully, to support you in all you do, and to walk beside you through every joy and every challenge, from this day forward and for all the days to come.

Today, I give you my heart, my soul, and all that I am. I vow to stand by you, to cherish you, and to grow with you, hand in hand, through every season of life. You are my forever, and I will love you endlessly.

I promise to love you without condition, to laugh with you in moments of joy, and to comfort you in times of sorrow. I vow to be your faithful partner, your greatest fan, and your home, always.

With all that I am, I choose you. I promise to respect your dreams, celebrate your successes, and lift you up when life gets heavy. My heart is yours completely, and I vow to never stop falling in love with you.

I pledge to love you more deeply with each passing day. To stand by you in sunshine and storm, in quiet and chaos. I will be your best friend, your constant, and your greatest adventure.

You are the love of my life, and I promise to honor and protect that love every single day. I vow to build a life with you filled with laughter, trust, and infinite tenderness.

From this day forward, I give you my loyalty, my laughter, and my deepest devotion. I vow to be your safe place, your steady hand, and your forever heart.

I promise to love you through every change life brings, to be patient in the moments we struggle, and to celebrate you in all your forms. I vow to hold your heart gently, and to always choose us.

I take you just as you are, knowing that who you are is all I’ve ever wanted. I vow to share my world with you, to support you as you grow, and to love you in a thousand quiet ways for a lifetime.

Today, surrounded by love, I give you everything I am. I vow to honor our bond, to nurture it with care, and to carry your heart in mine forever.

Funny Yet Heartfelt Promises

I vow to love you even when you leave the cap off the toothpaste, steal the covers, and ask what’s for dinner before I’ve had breakfast.

I promise to always let you have the last bite… unless it’s dessert. Then we negotiate.

I vow to laugh at your jokes—even the ones I’ve heard 67 times—because your smile is worth it every time.

I promise to be your personal GPS, even when you ignore my directions and insist your “shortcut” is faster.

I vow to be your biggest fan, your loudest cheerleader, and the one who always finds your phone, keys, and glasses—even when they’re on your head.

I promise to never go to bed angry… unless you eat the last slice of pizza. Then we’ll talk in the morning.

I vow to love you through every Netflix binge, fantasy football season, and your ever-growing collection of “just one more” hobbies.

I promise to tell you when you have something in your teeth, stand by you when you’re awkward at parties, and always save you from small talk with strangers.

I vow to grow old with you… but never grow up. Life’s too short not to be silly together.

I promise to hold your hand during the scary parts of life—and the scary parts of horror movies, even though I was the one who said we should watch them.

Final Vows of Forever

With this vow, I give you my heart for all time. I promise to stand beside you through all that life brings, and to choose you—today, tomorrow, and for every day we are given.

From this moment until my final breath, I vow to be yours. Yours in joy, yours in sorrow, yours in strength, and yours in stillness. You are my forever.

I promise to hold your hand through the rest of our days and to never stop finding new ways to love you. This is my forever vow—to be your home, always.

You are my heart’s answer, my soul’s companion, and my greatest gift. I vow to honor you, love you, and walk this life with you until the very end.

Whatever may come, I choose you. Through every season, I will grow with you, learn with you, and love you beyond reason. This is the vow I carry into forever.

I give you all of me, without end. My laughter, my courage, my kindness, and my truth. I promise to be your steady, your safe place, your partner in every way.

As we stand here today, I vow not only to love you for a lifetime, but to be present in every moment we share. I promise you my forever, one beautiful day at a time.

With you, I have found my truest joy. I vow to keep choosing us, building us, and believing in us—for all of my life, and beyond.

I promise to be your heart’s refuge, your loudest cheer, your softest landing, and your greatest adventure. You are my always—and this love is forever.

Today, I vow to begin and end every day with love. To hold you, honor you, and never take this gift we share for granted. This is my final vow: to love you, endlessly.

Standard wedding vows have stood the test of time because they speak to the essential promises we all hope to make—love, loyalty, respect, and forever. Whether you use them as written or tailor them to your own love story, these vows provide a meaningful, heartfelt foundation for your wedding ceremony. Let them guide you as you take that beautiful step into a shared life, full of commitment, connection, and the enduring power of love.