Examples of Wedding Vows for Your Elegant Presbyterian Marriage Ceremony and Blessings: Marriage vows are one of the most important aspects of your entire big day. Therefore, you may be wondering if you can personalize your own wedding vows, even slightly, in the Presbyterian Church. Like other denominations of Christianity, there seems to be no definitive answer of “yes” or “no.”
Traditional Presbyterian vows offer another moving interpretation of those of other Christian religions. One variation is a simple call-and-response with the officiant. Therefore, this is a conversation you should have with your pastor or minister during your premarital discussions. See samples of Presbyterian Wedding Vows to help guide you in writing your own personalized vow.
Presbyterian Wedding Vow Sample 1
Bride/Groom: “I will.”
Presbyterian Wedding Vow Sample 2
Alternately, couples can speak their own vows.
Presbyterian Wedding Vow Sample 3
(Repeat) “I ________, take thee ________, to be my husband/wife. To have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, and I promise my love to you..”
(Ring) With this ring, I thee wed; all my love, I do thee give.”
Presbyterian Marriage Vow Blessings
Example #1
do you give your blessing to (Bride) and (Groom),
and promise to do everything in your power to uphold them in their marriage?
The families of the bride and groom answer:
We (I) do.
Example #2
Before God and these witnesses I, Name, take you, Name, to be my husband/wife, and I promise to love you, and to be faithful to you, as long as we both shall live.
Example #3
You are always faithful in Your love for us.
Look mercifully upon (Bride) and (Groom),
who have come seeking your blessing.
Let your Holy Spirit rest upon them
so that with steadfast love
they may honor the promises they make this day,
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.
Example #4
and I do promise and covenant, before God and these witnesses,
to be thy loving and faithful wife/husband; in plenty and in want,
in joy and in sorrow, in sickness and in
health, as long as we both shall live.
Example #5
You are always faithful in Your love for us.
Look mercifully upon (Bride) and (Groom),
who have come seeking your blessing.
Let your Holy Spirit rest upon them
so that with steadfast love
they may honor the promises they make this day,
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Amen.
Example #6
do everything in your power
to uphold (Bride) and (Groom) in their marriage?
Answer: We will.
Example #7
since it is your intention to marry,
join your right hands,
and with your promises
bind yourselves to each other as husband and wife.
I, (Name), take you, (Name), to be my wife;
and I promise,
before God and these witnesses,
to be your loving and faithful husband;
in plenty and in want;
in joy and in sorrow;
in sickness and in health;
as long as we both shall live.
Example #8
kindness, and patience,
forgiving each other
as the Lord has forgiven you,
and crown all these things with love,
which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
Example #9
the love of God surround you,
the Holy Spirit keep you,
that you may live in faith,
abound in hope,
and grow in love,
both now and forevermore.
Example #10
To join with you and to share all that is to come;
The happiness and joy as well as the challenges which life brings.
I promise to be faithful to you; to be open and honest with you.
I will respect, trust, help, and care for you.
I have found in you the one who completes me,
The one that God intended me to be with, my soul-mate.
I will love you and be thankful for the blessing of your love,
As long as we both shall live.
Example #11
may these rings be to (Bride) and (Groom) symbols of unending love and faithfulness,
reminding them of the covenant they have made this day,
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This ring I give you,
as a sign of our constant faith
and abiding love,
in the name of the Father,
and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Exchange of Rings Examples
After you exchange your solemn vows, you may exchange rings using the wording below from the Book of Common Worship or other appropriate wording. If one of you is not a Christian, you should omit the phrase “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”
Option 1
The one giving the ring says:
Name, I give you this ring as a sign of our covenant, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
The one receiving the ring says:
I receive this ring as a sign of our covenant, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Option 2
As each ring is given, the one giving the ring says:
This ring I give you, as a sign of our constant faith and abiding love, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.