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Promises

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You may wish to make a promise to one another; you can write your own making the meaning more personal to one another.

Examples of Promises

Promises 1

Party 1

(name), I promise to trust you and honour you

I will laugh with you and cry with you

I will love you faithfully

Through the best and worst

Through the difficult and the easy

What may come I promise that I will always be there

As I give you my hand to hold

So I give you my life to keep

Party 2

(Name) I promise to trust you and honour you

I promise to laugh with you and cry with you

I promise to love you in good times and bad

When life seems easy and when it seems hard

When our love is simple or when it needs a bit of effort

This is my promise to you today and for the rest of my life.

Promises 2

Today (1st party name) I ask you to be my partner.

To be loving, loyal, and support me in life.

I ask that you vow to do your best for our relationship,

for the children and for our lives together.

Will you promise me this?

2nd party – I will

And I ask you (2nd party name) to be my partner.

To be devoted and faithful, loving and supporting me

and working for the good of our relationship (and our family) – optional)

Will you promise me this?

1st Party – I will

Promises 3

Party 1

(name of 2nd Partner), I will cherish our friendship,

I will love you today, tomorrow and forever,

I will laugh with you and cry with you,

I will love you through the best and the worst,

Through the difficult and the easy,

Come what may, I will always be there.

Party 2

(name of 1st partner), I will trust you and honour you,

I will love you faithfully,

I will help you when you need help,

I will turn to you when I need help,

As we face the future together,

I promise to stand by your side,

I choose you as the person with whom I will spend the rest of my life.

Promises 4

Party 1

I (name of 1st Party) ask you (name of 2nd party)

To be my partner in life

And to be my one true love

I will trust and honour you

I will laugh and cry with you

And love you today, tomorrow and forever

I pledge that I will be a loving a devoted partner to you

And also a devoted parent to (name of children)

This is my promise to you.

Party 2

I (name of 2nd party) ask you (name of 1st party)

To be my partner in life

And to be my one true love

I pledge that from this day forward

I will trust, cherish and honour you

I will always be there for you

To bring you happiness and laughter to our marriage

To share the good and the bad parts of our life together

This is my promises to you.


Promises 5

Each partner to say:

In front of these witnesses present

I (name) promise to love, honour and respect you (name)

I promise to be a faithful, honest and devoted partner to you

In good times and bad

As long as we both shall live

Promise 6

I love you more than roses

And anything money can buy

I love you more than life itself

We’ll be together till we die

I’ll love you when you’re healthy

I’ll love you when you’re sick

I’ll love you when you’re wealthy

I’ll love you when you’re rich

I’ll love you when we are together

I’ll love you when we are apart

I’ll love you each and every day

From the bottom of my heart

(Party) I ask today to be my partner

And I be yours

So this can the happiest day of our life

Promise 7

Let’s grow old together

Hand in hand you and me

Sharing life’s great memories

Keeping each other company

Living loving laughing

Smelling roses as we go

Even when our eye sight dims

And the steps we take are slow

No matter where life leads us

Remember this is true

Today Tomorrow forever

I always will love you

Promise 8

My promise to you is simple

I’ll endure until the end

I’ll be your one and only

Your lover and your friend

I’ll listen and I’ll nurture

I’ll fight and I’ll be true

I’ll do my equal share and I

Will never give up on you

I’ll try to do my very best

I’ll walk beside you hand in hand

I’ll help you to succeed

I’ll be your constant equal

I’ll give you room to grow

I’ll tend to you when you are sick

Build you up when you are low

I stand before these witnesses,

And I say unto you

No matter what hard times we face

Our love will make it through