SAMPLES OF PERSONAL VOWS WRITTEN BY THE COUPLE
‘I promise to accompany you on life’s adventure. To love, respect, listen to you and always try to understand you. I acknowledge our individuality, promise to encourage you to do what is right for you, to always allow you to be who you are and who you wish to be. You are the kindest person I have ever met. With my best friend by my side life is full of infinite possibilities and I will be ever thankful you chose me.’
‘[X], When I first met you, I never thought this day would have happened. Not that I didn’t like you,
but I never thought I would have found anyone one silly enough to marry me.
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I love the way you laugh at my jokes (most of the time)
I love the way you put up with me when I am hungry and
I love the way that you always support me and bring out the best in me.
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I promise I will try and do what you say, because you always know what is best for me.
I promise I will stop, or at least try to stop, when I get close to the line.
I promise to do the best I can to make you laugh and make you happy
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I give you this ring as a promise to love you for XXXXX’
‘X, I can’t promise you that everything is going to be ok, that our best days
are ahead of us, or that there won’t be hard times.
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That’s not a promise I can keep.
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What I can promise you is that I will be whatever you need me to be, whenever you need me to be it;
a husband, a friend, a therapist, a running mate, a sparring partner, or to just be there.
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That is a promise I can keep, and all I ask in return is that you do the same, because that’s all we need.’
X, I felt like I knew you once I saw you. I recognised your power and beauty on sight.
I experienced your drive and passion as your friend and colleague, and finally I have
been lucky enough to live your love as your partner.
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Reflecting now it was a bit ambitious to think I could have fully known someone
so thoughtful, caring, and strong at such an early stage.
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You have added something amazing to each and every day we have spent
together and I never feel complete on the days we spend apart.
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I’m the luckiest guy on earth to have met you and I am thankful for that every day.
I promise to spend my life attempting to make you laugh, continuing to learn how
to be a better partner and continuing to share life’s great adventure with you.
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I give you this ring as a symbol of love and I hope that you will do me the honour of becoming my wife.
X, my love,
I promise to always respect you and to be your partner in life.
I will do my best to always communicate honestly, and work through whatever may come our way.
I promise to encourage you and to be your biggest supporter (especially when it comes to cycling!)
I promise to love and care for you, Joseph and Ethan and to celebrate our life together.
X, I promise to love you fully for the rest of our lives. You and I, always and forever.
I give you this ring as a symbol of the promises we make here today.
Today we begin the next stage of our lives together, but to be honest,
we’ve been a great team for a long time now.
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It may feel strange to finally be here, doing something other couples may
have done a long time ago but I believe that is why we were made for each other.
Because if there’s one thing you’ve taught me is that in life, the journey is more important
than the destination, and we’ve had some journey.
Thank you for teaching me to slow down and appreciate life’s little details.
There’s no one else I’d rather have spent the last decade with, and I can’t wait
for what we have in store next.
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I believe that with us, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
With all that said, I would like to make a few promises for our future together.
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I promise to aspire to be the best version of myself for you, and to expect the best
from you in return, so we fulfil our potential together.
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I promise to support you through each stage of life, to appreciate you, challenge you and respect you.
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I promise to keep our lives full of excitement and adventure,
always taking the next challenge head on and in our stride.
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I promise to never settle for less and to try new and exciting things with you everyday.
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I promise to show empathy and kindness when times are tough,
and I know that any challenges we might face, we will tackle them together.
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You are undeniably my best friend and the love of my life.
“If I could have it back, All the time that we wasted, I’d only waste it again.
X, You’ve brought joy and happiness into my life.
You are my inspiration, my chum, my little champion.
I never believed that at the beginning of our journey that this would be the destination.
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Through our experiences and challenges, you’ve shaped me into the person I am today.
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You have given me hope for things I thought were not possible and raised my expectations.
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You have encouraged my ambitions, no matter how trivial.
You have an attentive ear and a reassuring presence,
you calm me when I let my emotions get the better of me,
you pick me up when I’m sorrowful and you revel with me in moments of joy.
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I will be forever grateful for your kindness this past year.
No matter what the challenge life throws at me I know I can cope
as I will always go home to my happy place by your side.
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I’ve cherished each moment watching you grow into the strong,
inspiring, ambitious and sometimes impatient beautiful woman beside me.
I love you and I look forward to my life with you on this next adventure,
over which I make the following promises:
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I promise to share my life with you as an equal partner
and to always strive to be the best version of myself always growing and improving
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I promise to encourage and inspire you in all your next steps,
to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle
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I promise to support your hopes, dreams and ideals and to create a life of love and happiness for you.
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I promise to live in truth with you and to communicate fully and fearlessly
I promise to create a life for us of unexpected and strange adventures
I promise I will walk with you, hand in hand, wherever our journey leads us.
“I think I was blind before I met you, and I don’t know where I am,
I don’t know where I’ve been but I know where I want to go.”
X, I wake up every day excited knowing it’s another day and adventure I will share with you.
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Growing up I never imagined I’d be lucky enough to have such
a caring and compassionate soul so close to me and better yet to be able to call my husband.
We have had a long journey to today, longer than most, and more challenging than some,
but every step and every moment you have held my hand, and shown me a love
nd strength I can only hope and vow to return.
I hope I continue to make you laugh, cry and scratch your head for the rest of our lives.
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I give you this ring as a symbol of love and I hope that you will do me the honour
of becoming my husband as we begin our greatest adventure yet.
‘X, I promise to share my life with you as an equal partner,
to encourage your hopes and dreams and never take you for granted.
To celebrate in all your triumphs and support you through the odd catastrophe.
We are never lonely and never afraid when we are together.
I will always love you with every beat of my heart.
I give you this ring as a symbol of the promises we make today.’
‘X, I have never liked a smile as much as I like yours. I’ve never felt as safe as I feel when I’m with you. I’ve never known love like I do when we’re together. It’s not been an easy road for me but knowing that you will be there for me at the end makes everything okay. I give you this ring as a symbol that I will always be there for you too.’