Sample Promises Wording
I take your hand in mine. It is a symbolic gesture, fraught with meaning throughout centuries of time.
It symbolizes friendship and I promise now to be a true and loyal friend to you.
It symbolizes union and I promise to keep our union uppermost in my life. It symbolizes help and caring and I promise to be here to help you whenever and however you need me.
Most of all, it symbolizes love: joyous love, total and complete. Such a love is what I feel for you.
I take your hand in mine-for this hour, for this day, for this lifetime.
It symbolizes friendship and I promise now to be a true and loyal friend to you.
It symbolizes union and I promise to keep our union uppermost in my life. It symbolizes help and caring and I promise to be here to help you whenever and however you need me.
Most of all, it symbolizes love: joyous love, total and complete. Such a love is what I feel for you.
I take your hand in mine-for this hour, for this day, for this lifetime.
Today is a day of memories. We are remembering our childhoods; we are remembering, with gratitude, all that our parents have done to prepare us to lead independent and useful lives.
We remember, too, the day we met. We remember our first dates and the way our courtship progressed.
Now we begin to build new kinds of memories. From this day on, our lives will fuse in a new way and our memories will be not of you and me, but of us.
I promise that I will do all that I can to make your future memories happy ones.
We remember, too, the day we met. We remember our first dates and the way our courtship progressed.
Now we begin to build new kinds of memories. From this day on, our lives will fuse in a new way and our memories will be not of you and me, but of us.
I promise that I will do all that I can to make your future memories happy ones.
I want to tell you some of the reasons why I love you.
I love you because you are gentle, in a world full of violence. You dare to be tender. You are not ashamed to cry and you have great empathy for all living creatures.
I love you because you are optimistic. You see the good in every situation and you manage always to look for the positive and overlook the negative.
I love you because you like to have fun. You aren't afraid to act silly. You laugh and your laughter brings smiles to everyone around.
I love you because you are loyal. You refuse to gossip about your fiends. I can trust you to keep my secrets. You believe in me and your belief makes it possible for me to achieve far more than I ever could otherwise.
I love you in more ways than I ever hope to mention. Most of all, I love you because you are the one person with whom I can be totally myself. You have accepted me as I am.
I will try, in every way possible, to make you as happy as you have made me.
I love you because you are gentle, in a world full of violence. You dare to be tender. You are not ashamed to cry and you have great empathy for all living creatures.
I love you because you are optimistic. You see the good in every situation and you manage always to look for the positive and overlook the negative.
I love you because you like to have fun. You aren't afraid to act silly. You laugh and your laughter brings smiles to everyone around.
I love you because you are loyal. You refuse to gossip about your fiends. I can trust you to keep my secrets. You believe in me and your belief makes it possible for me to achieve far more than I ever could otherwise.
I love you in more ways than I ever hope to mention. Most of all, I love you because you are the one person with whom I can be totally myself. You have accepted me as I am.
I will try, in every way possible, to make you as happy as you have made me.
I do not speak easily of love. Especially before an audience. Love is private and personal and not meant to be discussed casually, even with friends.
But today I choose to speak publicly of my love for you. I am announcing my feelings to our families and friends. I am saying in front of all the people who are most important to both of us, "I love you, _____________ .
Because a public promise seems somehow more important and more binding than a private one, I want all of theses witnesses to hear it.
I promise to do all in my power to keep our love as fresh and strong as it is today. I will be faithful to you not only with my body but with my mind. I will try always to put the good of our marriage first in my life.
But today I choose to speak publicly of my love for you. I am announcing my feelings to our families and friends. I am saying in front of all the people who are most important to both of us, "I love you, _____________ .
Because a public promise seems somehow more important and more binding than a private one, I want all of theses witnesses to hear it.
I promise to do all in my power to keep our love as fresh and strong as it is today. I will be faithful to you not only with my body but with my mind. I will try always to put the good of our marriage first in my life.
I will try never to do anything which will embarrass you for I want you always to be proud of me and of our relationship.
I will care for my body so that my good health will be an asset to our relationship. I will strive for intellectual growth so that I may be an interesting and mentally stimulation companion.
I will try always to make you feel special for you are, indeed, special to me in a way that no one has ever been before. It is this uniqueness which I cherish above all else. It is what brings a smile to my lips when I think of you; it is what puts meaning in my life.
Having known your love, I would now be only a caricature of myself if I had to be without it. Your pleasure in me gives me confidence. Your love for me gives me a joy far deeper than I ever imagined possible.
I promise that I will try in every way to be worthy of your love.
I will care for my body so that my good health will be an asset to our relationship. I will strive for intellectual growth so that I may be an interesting and mentally stimulation companion.
I will try always to make you feel special for you are, indeed, special to me in a way that no one has ever been before. It is this uniqueness which I cherish above all else. It is what brings a smile to my lips when I think of you; it is what puts meaning in my life.
Having known your love, I would now be only a caricature of myself if I had to be without it. Your pleasure in me gives me confidence. Your love for me gives me a joy far deeper than I ever imagined possible.
I promise that I will try in every way to be worthy of your love.
I believe that we are soul mates. A love this strong can not be bound by the limitations of our physical bodies and will endure even separation by death. Therefore, I am not pledging my love until death do us part. Instead, I pledge it for all eternity in the belief that you and I will be together always.
We are surrounded today by the music of love. May it be only a prelude to the loving harmony of our life together.
We are surrounded today by the music of love. May it be only a prelude to the loving harmony of our life together.
I promise to share with you the good times, the evenings that are free for fun, the holidays when I have no obligations.
I promise to share the bad times too, the disappointment and hurts, the secret fears I wouldn't dare to tell anyone else. I will not be afraid to trust you with my dreams and I vow never to make fun of yours.
I will try to be supportive of whatever brings you fulfillment.
I will place a high priority on our relationship, putting your feelings above all others. Our time together will be important to me.
I acknowledge that you are not a perfect human being but neither am I and I promise to make allowances for imperfection.
I promise always to be honest with you for I believe that love grows best when communication flourishes.
I promise to share the bad times too, the disappointment and hurts, the secret fears I wouldn't dare to tell anyone else. I will not be afraid to trust you with my dreams and I vow never to make fun of yours.
I will try to be supportive of whatever brings you fulfillment.
I will place a high priority on our relationship, putting your feelings above all others. Our time together will be important to me.
I acknowledge that you are not a perfect human being but neither am I and I promise to make allowances for imperfection.
I promise always to be honest with you for I believe that love grows best when communication flourishes.
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Renee Ukena - Edwardsville, IL
Contact me at [email protected] to discuss your ceremony and start your journey together
Renee Ukena - Edwardsville, IL
Contact me at [email protected] to discuss your ceremony and start your journey together