Once in a lifetime wedding vows

Here’s the next set of awesome wedding vows in my series of amazing (de-identified) vows from one of my beautiful couples!
Some of my couples have written such incredible words of love and promise, and I thought they’d act as great inspiration for other couples who have no idea where to start when writing their own vows. While I provide all my couples with a vow pack that contains questions to get you started and loads of individual sentences that can be put together to create vows (and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that), the vows in this series all include the kind of personal touches that I think make wedding vows beautiful and genuine. To me, the most successful vows are personal, from the heart, and written in language the speaker would use in their everyday life.
Also remember: the word vow means promise. While we all love hearing all the reasons you love your partner, your vows are your chance to tell your partner all the things you are promising them for your lives together into the future. Don’t forget the promises!
A reminder: these vows are published to inspire you and provide you with some ideas for writing your vows. They’re not here so you can copy them word for word!
Also remember these don’t include the legally required vows – those words generally go at the start of these ones.
Party 1
How lucky am I to call you mine?
When we first met all those years ago, I knew this was different. It was unique. You were different, you were unique. And here we are today…
In our 9th year together, we continue to reach new heights in love, life and friendship, and today we start a new chapter in this incredible story we’re writing in our own beautiful and perfect way.
I am so incredibly grateful for you and I’m so proud of you. Thank you for being my best friend, but above all else, thank you for being such a shining, beaming ray of positivity in my life. You bring an energy that’s electric. Your zest for life is infectious and your glass-half full mindset has elevated my outlook on life to levels I didn’t think were possible. Not to mention that smile of yours, which lights up a room instantly!
So today, in the presence of our loved ones, I thank you for choosing me to be your partner in marriage for the rest of our lives.
I promise to love and cherish you always
I promise to care for you and protect you, no matter what life throws our way
I promise to stand by you, support and encourage you in the fulfilment of your hopes, dreams and highest good
I promise to work together with you to achieve our goals
I promise to nurture a home environment filled with love, light and laughter, and never taking life too seriously
I promise to speak to you lovingly, with an open heart, and accept you fully as you are
You have enriched my life in ways I can’t begin to put into words, and I’m so excited to spend every living day for the rest of my life with you. I love you
Party 2
When someone else’s happiness is your happiness, that is love.
“I don’t really have any words to express how happy I am right now, I had the most amazing evening with you. You are such an incredible person and I can’t wait to see where this goes. Will message when I get home, p.s I stopped for fries, I have no self control haha!”
Your first text message to me, after our first date, the first time we met and when I first knew there was something different here that I’d never quite felt before.
Fast forward almost 9 years later and today, in front of my parents, in front of your parents and everyone that we love, I can proudly say out loud that I CHOOSE YOU. I choose to give you my heart, without hesitation, expectation or cost. I choose to stand by you and be your biggest supporter. I choose you over all others. I choose you to share happiness with. I choose you to care for. I choose you to have a family with. I choose you to grow old with and I choose you to spend my entire life with and love forever.
I really am the luckiest person in the world to be standing by your side here today and am truly blessed to be a part of your life, which now becomes our life together.
Four years ago I married my soulmate in Denmark and today (16,000km away) is a celebration of that. You are my best friend and my favourite person in the whole world. You make me feel happier than I could ever imagine and more loved than I ever thought possible.
I take you today as my husband. I promise to be faithful, supportive and loyal, and to give you my companionship and love throughout whatever challenges we may face. I vow to bring you happiness, and I will treasure you as my companion. I will celebrate the joys of life with you. I promise to support your dreams, and walk beside you offering courage and strength through all endeavours. I promise to always be your biggest fan and number one supporter. I promise to put up with your bad habits…if you promise to put up with mine (which is a great deal for me as I’m sure I have wayyyy more).
Most importantly, I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime kind of love. I can’t wait to make new memories with you, tick off more of our bucket list together, and build a family with you.
I love you.