What The Bible Says For Your Wedding Vows

You can plan your Christian wedding vows to be traditional or as unique as you like. No matter what kind of wedding vows you choose for yourselves, they should reflect your faith as well as the life you are starting together. There will be enormous selections you can choose if you plan for your wedding vows to be faith-based. Choosing wedding vows should be your own decision and you may not be influenced by anyone. Only you and the officiant you appoint who can choose the right wedding vows for your wedding. The officiant can be used not only for your ceremony but also to read your quoted wedding vows. If you plan to have traditional wedding vows you can select wedding vows from the Bible.

There are many selections of wedding vows from the Bible. You can choose one that suits you best. Here is a short illustration of a sample wedding ceremony and a sample of wedding vows from the Bible. We only give a sample of wedding vows that is often used in Christian wedding ceremonies.

The saying words below are often used in the basic model of a Christian wedding.  The minister or church official usually becomes the officiant and begins the ceremony. The saying words used are such as these:

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, and in the presence of this company, to unite __ and __ in holy matrimony. Marriage was ordained by God in Eden and confirmed in Cana of Galilee by the presence of the Lord, and is declared by the Apostle Paul to be honorable among all men. On this occasion we begin by asking God's blessing on this marriage service. Let us pray."

The Presbyterian vows below are used by the couple to exchange their wedding vows. The man in his wedding vows promises to "love and protect" and the woman promises to "serve and obey".

"Do you, ____ take ____ to be your (wife/husband)? Do you promise to love, honor, cherish and protect her/him, forsaking all others and holding only unto her/him?" ("I do")

"I __ , take thee __ , to be my (wife/husband) to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, and I promise my love to you.."

"With this ring, I thee wed; all my love, I do thee give." 

Here are beautiful lines and verses from The Bible that you can include in your ceremony:

Song of Solomon 8
"Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like a blazing fire, like a mighty flame. Many waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot wash it away. If one were to give all the wealth of his house for love, it would be utterly scorned."

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up. Again, if two lie together, they are warm; but how can one be warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him."