Renewal of Vows
Exchange of Renewal of Vows 1
I, GROOM, renew my vows of marriage to you. You are my life-partner, best friend, and companion.
You are the supporter of my dreams and guardian of my heart. I will spend the rest of my days at your side.
I thank you for providing a nurturing, challenging and loving environment in which to grow. What I promised before, I gladly promise again to love you, honour you, and respect you above all others.
I, BRIDE, renew my vows of marriage to you. You are my life partner, my best friend, and companion.
You are the supporter of my dreams and guardian of my heart. I will spend the rest of my days at your side.
I thank you for providing a nurturing, challenging and loving environment in which to grow. What I promised before, I gladly promise again to love you, honour you, and respect you above all others.
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We are gathered here to celebrate a sacred agreement which BRIDE and GROOM made ____ years ago.
I congratulate them on the journey of their lives, on the strength and the courage it has taken for each of them to make their way to this place.
Over the last ______ years both of you have found a way to put aside childish things and embrace a very serious love.
We see today the blessings of your love: Your fine children, _______, and your families and your friends gathered here with you. This is an occasion of celebration and hope.
May this ceremony confirm your marriage and may your home be a place of continued joy and gladness.
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Marriage is a life long commitment not to be entered into thoughtlessly or lightly. BRIDE and GROOM you have realized this and you have grown together as one, in your love, and today you wish to renew your commitments and vows, to pursue this enduring, loving and sacred relationship that you have created on the foundation of your everlasting love.
Life has blessed this union, and this blessing has been received with love, faith and hope. When you married, you had no idea what life had in store for you.
Your togetherness as husband and wife at times may have been under difficult circumstances, perhaps doing without some of the necessities of life, and even may have depended on the love and support of others for your survival.
When you took your wedding vows that day you promised to love each other whether rich or poor, and in sickness and health.
At times your circumstances may have required great faith and your faith never wavered. You kept that vow to one another and stand here today remaining true to each other over the years.
Your marriage has been the most important commitment of your lives and you are the most important persons to one another. As your love has grown deeper and more comfortable with each passing year, so too has your relationship gone beyond anything you could have imagined.
For these reasons, you stand here now to compassionately and joyfully reaffirm your wedding vows and your love for one another.
To depend on another is truly a blessing in life; to have someone to share the joys of life as well as its sorrows multiplies the pleasure and divides the pain. It is a gift to all of us to witness this kind of relationship and this celebration of eternal love.
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Today, we reaffirm our commitment to each other as beloveds and partners in marriage.
We continue to strive to be sensitive to each other’s needs, to be open and understanding with each other, and to share our thoughts, our feelings, and our experiences with each other.
We renew our promise to try always to bring out the qualities of forgiveness, compassion and integrity in our selves and in each other.
We continue to cherish each other’s uniqueness
We continue to share in life’s joys and remain steadfast and comfort each other through life’s sorrows.
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The word renaissance means rebirth; today we celebrate the rebirth of our commitment before this honored gathering. (Name), with full confidence in the solid anchor of our love, I take you once again as my (husband/wife).
Exchange of Renewal of Vows 6
I stood before you
Once before I have stood with you before family and friends; once again I take your hand as my partner. (Name), I take you this day and for all days as my (husband/wife)
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I stood before you
Once before I have stood with you before family and friends; once again I take your hand as my partner. (Name), I take you this day and for all days as my (husband/wife)
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I believe in this marriage more strongly than ever.
(Name), it is with joy born of experience and trust that I commit myself once again to be your (husband/wife)
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Perhaps the only thing truer than one’s first love is to recommit to that love before family and friends. (Name), you were and are my love for life; I take you from this day forward as my (husband/wife)
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I,________, give to you, __________, a new promise and yet not so new; a new (husband/wife), and yet not so new; and a new affirmation of love from the heart that has loved you for (x) years and will love you for as many more as God allots to it.
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We are gathered together here today to witness the reaffirmation of the wedding vows of BRIDE and GROOM.
After ____ years of marriage they have learned that happiness is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created.
In the art of marriage the little things are the big things… It’s never being to old to hold hands. It’s remembering to say, “I love you”.
It’s never going to sleep angry with one another. It’s always appreciating your spouse.
It’s having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It’s standing together and facing the world. It’s forming a circle of love that gathers the whole family. It’s doing things for each other, not in the attitude of duty or sacrifice, but in the spirit of joy.
It’s speaking words of appreciation and demonstrating gratitude in thoughtful ways. It’s not looking for perfection in each other.
It’s cultivating flexibility, patience, understanding, and a sense of humor. It’s establishing a relationship in which independence is equal, dependence is mutual; and the obligation is reciprocal.
What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined together for life, to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow, to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent, unspeakable memories.
With this reaffirmation ceremony we pray that your lives together will continue to be blessed with health, peace, and happiness for you, your children, and your family.
The officiant says to the groom/bride: __________ will you look into __________’s eyes, and into her heart, and repeat after me?
Groom/Bride: I commit my life to our partnership in marriage. I promise to comfort you, to encourage you in all walks of life. I promise to express my thoughts and emotions to you and to listen to you in times of joy and in times of sorrow. __________, I love you, and you are my closest friend. Will you let me share my life and all that I am with you?
Groom/Bride: I will.
The officiant says to the groom/bride: __________ will you look into __________’s eyes, and into his heart, and repeat after me?
Groom/Bride: I commit my life to our partnership in marriage. I promise to comfort you, to encourage you in all walks of life. I promise to express my thoughts and emotions to you, and to listen to you in times of joy and in times of sorrow. __________, I love you, and you are my closest friend. Will you let me share my life and all that I am with you?
Groom/Bride: I will.
A Vow Renewal Ceremony (10-12 minutes)
Let us begin.
Opening Words
Friends, family and loved ones, we are here today to bear witness to the joyous marriage of _______ and ________
_______ and________, when you first joined hands and hearts ___ years ago, you did not know where life would take you. You promised to love, honour and cherish one another through all things. Life has surely brought you both wonderful blessings and difficult tribulations. Therefore, you have fulfilled your promise.
Let this be a day of gladness, thanksgiving, possibility, and good fortune for all of us, but especially for ______ and ______ who are here to renew and celebrate their love. Just as spring blossoms anew after a harsh winter, so must spouses renew their love for each other in their daily lives. Today begins the new spring of this year’s love. So may it be renewed each day in your hearts.
Reading
_______ and ______ selected this reading to express the wisdom, grace and joy we feel on this wonderful occasion.
From “Shall We Dance”
“We need a witness to our lives. There are a billion people on the planet, what does anyone life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things… all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness’.”
Vows
_____&_____, I remind you that marriage is a precious gift, a lifelong dedication to love and a daily challenge to love
one another more fully and more freely.
With this in mind, _____ &_____, have you come here freely and with the intention of a renewal of your marriage
vows?
(Both answer, We Have)
Will you continue to love and honour each other as man and wife every day as you have promised to do?
(Both answer, We Do.)
Will you love, comfort and honour, keeping each other forever more?
(Both answer, We Will)
(Instead of the Vows below, Bride and Groom may each choose to read a Personal Vow they have written. Children
and other guests may also read tributes to the couple)
Groom do you again take Bride as your wife, will you continue to be faithful to her in tender love and honor, offering
encouragement and companionship and will you continue to live with her and cherish her?
(Groom answers I do)
Bride do you again take Groom as your husband, will you continue to be faithful to him in tender love and honor,
offering encouragement and companionship and will you continue to live with him and cherish him?
(Bride answers I do)
Rings
_____ & _____ have rings as the outward symbols of their ongoing commitment to each other. From earliest times,
the ring has been a symbol of wedded love. An unbroken and never-ending circle symbolizes a commitment to love
that is also never ending.
(Groom), hold (Bride’s) hand, touch her ring, symbolically giving it to her again, and say to her these words.
From this day on, I recommit myself to you, and this ring is a symbol of my pledge.
(Bride), hold (Groom’s) hand, touch his ring, symbolically giving it to him again, and say to him these words.
From this day on, I recommit myself to you, and this ring is a symbol of my pledge.
Let these rings serve not as locks binding you together, but as keys, unlocking the secrets of your hearts for each
other to know, and thus bringing you closer together forever.
Pronouncement
_____ and _____, today you came knowingly to renew your promises of love for one another, not as newlyweds but
as a married couple, with the knowledge that life is a journey, not a destination, and you have committed to travel
together. Go now and enjoy the love you share forevermore. It is my honor and pleasure to once again pronounce
you husband and wife!
You may now kiss each another!
Miscellaneous Vows
Groom/Bride: I promise you __________, that I will be your loving and loyal husband/wife from now on and I will share with you all of life’s joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, until death parts us.
Groom/Bride: I promise you __________, that I will be your loving and loyal husband/wife from now on and I will share with you all of life’s joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, until death parts us.
The Man/Woman, facing the man/woman and taking his/her right hand in his/hers, says In the Name of God, I __________ take you, __________ to be my husband/wife, 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, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
Then they loose their hands, and the Man/Woman, still facing the man/woman, takes his/her right hand in his/hers, and says In the Name of God, I __________ take you, __________ to be my husband/wife, 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, until we are parted by death. This is my solemn vow.
(Repeat) “Before our friends and those so special to us here, on this wonderful day of gladness and good fortune, I ______ take you _______ as my wife/husband, in friendship and in love, in strength and weakness, to share the good times and misfortune, in achievement and failure, to celebrate life with you forevermore
I, (Bride/Groom), take (you/thee) (Groom/Bride), to be my (wife/husband), to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; and I promise to be faithful to you until death parts us.
I, ______, take you, ______, as my best friend for life. I am so in love with you that I want to promise to stand beside you through thick and thin, through good and bad, through joy and sorrow. I want to spend the rest of my life hearing your thoughts and seeing your dreams. I promise to do my best to make our lives better and better from this day on because I am so amazed by you. This is my solemn vow.
From this moment, I, Name, take you, Name, as my best friend for life. I pledge to honor, encourage, and support you through our walk together. When our way becomes difficult, I promise to stand by you and uplift you, so that through our union we can accomplish more than we could alone. I promise to work at our love and always make you a priority in my life. With every beat of my heart, I will love you. This is my solemn vow.
I, ______, take you, ______, as the love of my life. I vow to be patient with you and the circumstances in our lives. I vow to be kind to all people we come across. I vow not to be boastful of our love or about our accomplishments. I promise to be proud of you, but not proud in love for though I will strive for perfection, I know I can never reach it. I promise not to be quick to anger, but to think before I speak and act. I vow not to keep a record of wrongs, but to always keep the happy memories alive. Through God, our love will never fail.
I, ______, choose you, ______, as my everything. I vow to love you through sickness and health, through the good and the bad, through richer and poorer. You are everything I need, and at this moment I know that all my prayers have been answered and that all of my dreams have come true. This is the moment I have waited my whole life for. I promise to give you my all and I know that I could not ask for more from you. I love you and always will. This is my solemn vow.
You are my only love, my first and my last. I have loved you since the first moment we met and will love you until my last breath leaves my earthly shell. You are all that I desire in a partner, faithful, true, loving, and supportive. I will be these to you. I will never deceive or intentionally hurt you. I promise to be the best partner than I can be so that our marriage can be one of trust and love with overwhelming happiness.
Groom/Bride: Spouse’s name, you have been my friend since my heart began to beat. I have loved you since you entered into my conscious thought. I promise to care for you and protect you forever and forever. I wish to be your guiding light and bear you this day until I draw my last breath. I promise to cherish you daily and walk through the trials of life by your side. I am taking your hand to testify my love to you and others here, that we may be united in truth and honesty.
Groom/Bride: Spouse’s name, my heart skipped a beat the first moment I saw you. Ihave come to know you and respect you. I wish to care for you and enjoy life with you. I will be you shelter in your time of sorrow and pain. I will be your friend and guide in time of worry. I will be yours and yours only through the good and bad. I am taking your hand to testify my love to you and others here, that we may be united in truth and honesty.
On this day I choose you my beautiful groom/bride to be my husband/wife. To laugh with you and care for you. To share laughter and sleep in your embrace. To reflect the love in your heart. To lift you up above all others. And to be the ember that burns brightly in your heart.
Groom/Bride: Before all here and powers not seen, I [groom/bride’s name], choose you [groom/bride’s name] to be my husband/wife, to have and hold from this day forward. To be at your side in time of distress and time of plenty, and to love and care for you always.
Groom/Bride: My promise to you today, is to laugh in time of trouble, to honor you always, and to care for you in sickness and health. Therefore, I take you to be my husband/wife, Name.
Groom/Bride: Repeat after me. I promise to be your best friend and companion on the road of life. I will help you fulfill your dreams, and be sensitive to the cares of your heart. I will cherish you always in this life, and until we meet again in heaven. I take you as my husband/wife, Name.
Groom/Bride: In the presence of God and before these witness I [groom/bride’s name], take you, [groom/bride’s name] to be my husband/wife. To have and to hold from this day forward, I will cherish the memories of our past and protection of our future. I will honour and trust you in good times and bad. As I take your hand, so take my heart, keep and seal it for all eternity.
Groom/Bride: My beloved on this day I take your hand in marriage, sealed before God and all those gathered here. Today I promise to share my life with you, to listen, to honor and to trust you. I promise on this day to be yours, without thought of others or distractions. I take you as my husband/wife on this very special day.
Groom/Bride: I [groom/bride’s name], take you [groom/bride’s name], to be my cherished husband/wife. To laugh with you and serve you with my strength, love, and heart. To hold you tight in time of night, and let you soar to new heights. To stand by you near your side and care for you until I die, I will always love you.
Groom/Bride: I will be faithful to you as long as I live, I take you as my husband/wife from this day forward. I will care for you and love throughout this life and the life to come. My heart is in a sea of joy, and my eyes behold beauty beyond compare. I am thankful that God in heaven made you just for me.
Groom/Bride: Before these witnesses I vow to care for you and love you as long as I have breath. I take you with joy and happiness this day. I will help you overcome the hurdles in your life and respect your choices. Today I have found my perfect partner. I accept your faults and strengths, from this day forward. This is my solemn vow.
Groom/Bride: Today I give thanks to God for finding you. I promise to love you without reservation and support your dreams. I hope to share your ups and downs. To follow the path laid before by God with you by my side. I hope the miracle of today will repeat itself every day I spend with you. I will be faithful to you as long as we both shall live.
Groom/Bride: I pledge my love to you today in front of our friends and families. I will honor and cherish you as long as we live. I want you to be my companion throughout the journey of life. Marry me today, and I will be the happiest husband/wife in the world.
Groom/Bride: [spouse’s name], you are my dream come true. I am so excited to be standing with you here today. You are precious to me, and I plan to cherish you forever. I promise today and for all of our tomorrows to be the best husband that I can be. To take care of you in times of sickness and in health, to be your support system during the good and the bad that we know we will face in this lifetime. I give you my love and faithfulness from this day on.
Groom/Bride: [spouse’s name], I am yours. To be here with you on our wedding day is my dream come true. I also promise to take care of you in sickness and during the bad times we may face, and I pledge to be a joy in your life and cheer you on during your struggles. I look forward to the good times we will share in the future as I looked forward to today. I give you my love and faithfulness from this day on.
Groom/Bride: You fill me with a sense of peace. I take comfort from you becoming my husband/wife. I know that you will support me and take care of me during anytime of need or want. I pledge to do the same for you as your loving, faithful husband/wife.
Groom/Bride: You fill me with a sense of peace. I take comfort from you becoming my husband/wife. I know that you will support me and take care of me during anytime of need or want. I pledge to do the same for you as your loving, faithful husband/wife.
Groom/Bride: On this day, I vow to be worthy of your trust and love. I vow to keep the door of my heart open unto you forever. I vow to love you with an on-going friendship and loyalty as never before. I vow to walk with you on the road of life. I vow to shelter your plans for the future and cares of this world within my heart. From this day forth and before everyone gathered here, I vow to love you without reservation for all eternity.
Groom/Bride: [spouse’s name], I take you to be my lawfully wedded husband/wife. Before these witnesses I vow to love you and care for you as long as we both shall live. I choose you as the love of my life with whom I will spend all the days of my life.
Groom/Bride: This afternoon before God and all those gathered here I pledge my love to you. May you and everyone gathered here today, know that I am without a doubt totally in love with you. I will care for you in moments of trial and tribulation, however I will not be deterred. Where you will go, there I will go. I promise by all that we hold sacred in front of this assembly.
Groom/Bride: I am secure in the knowledge and power of your words that you love me. I reflect that love back to you with every ounce of my soul. I shall learn to love you deeper each day. I will be the wind beneath your wings and air filling your life. I will travel with you through all of life’s journeys. I will make you my priority in life after God. I take you to be my husband/wife.