You are welcome to use your own vows, or any that you find elsewhere. Below are the typical wedding vows (and declaration of intent - the “I do’s”) that are most commonly used:
DECLARATION OF INTENT
(Groom), do you take (Bride) to be your wedded wife; to live together in the holy estate of marriage and do you commit to love her, honor and keep her, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto her so long as you both shall live?I DO!
(Bride), do you take(Groom) to be your wedded husband; to live together in the holy estate of marriage and do you commit to love him, honor and keep him, and forsaking all others, keep yourself only unto him so long as you both shall live?I DO!
THE MARRIAGE VOWS
The couple holds hands and faces each other:
TO GROOM:
(Groom)will you repeat this vow to (Bride), saying after me:
I, (Groom), take you, (Bride),to be my wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward; for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish until we are separated by death; as God is my witness, I give you my promise.
TO BRIDE:
(Bride) will you repeat this vow to(Groom), saying after me:
I, (Bride), take you, (Groom),to be my husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward; for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish until we are separated by death; as God is my witness, I give you my promise. (rings...)