The Best Wedding Vow Examples for Your Future Husband or Wife

Wedding vows are the crux of your wedding day—the very reason you've gathered friends and family to celebrate. But what are wedding vows? Like, what should they actually say? We've gathered the best wedding vow examples to help you tackle the (just a tad) intimidating task of writing personal vows for your beloved.

Honing in on what promises you want to uphold can feel daunting amid wedding planning, despite how much you love your partner. That's why we're sharing some of the best wedding vows we've ever heard from real couples and real weddings to inspire your own ideas.

Looking at sample wedding vows is a great starting point for understanding everything you need to know to craft your dream ceremony alongside your officiant, whether you want to incorporate a little bit of humor, a romantic movie quote, or are envisioning a ceremony filled with traditional religious wedding vows that include phrases like "in the presence of God/ name of God, I take you to be my wedded wife/ faithful husband for all the days of our lives."

The examples of marriage vows these real couples proclaimed are sure to get the creative juices flowing as you set about crafting your own wedding vows to your husband or wife. So if you're stuck with writer's block, let the sample wedding vows below inspire you. After all, wedding expert and officiant Daniela VillaRamos of Once Upon a Vow encourages couples that "Once you intentionally set your mind to be inspired, you'll find it!"

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For Him | For Her | Simple | Modern | Romantic | Witty | Creative

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Wedding Vows For Him

Personalizing your wedding vows to your husband-to-be is a great idea. Make your groom understand why you want to marry them and spend the rest of your life with them by showing just how deeply you know them through your marriage vows. These wedding vows for him are sure to get the creative juices flowing.

1. Amazing Short Wedding Vows for Him

For their wedding in Italy, James and Stefano exchanged a series of promises outlining how they planned to support each other through the various situations they may encounter in their marriage. By envisioning circumstances they anticipate will come up in their marriage, they were also able to articulate how they'll react and support each other through those circumstances.

Stefano and James: "I, Stefano/James, take you, James/Stefano, to be my husband.When you need a friend, I will be your best friend. When you need help, I will be there for you.When you need care, I will support you. When you want to try something new, I will encourage you.And when you do the same for me, I will appreciate you.But if you don't… I will forgive you. Every day. For the rest of my life."

2. Heartfelt Step-Dad Wedding Vows for a Husband

If you or your partner already have children, consider including language in your wedding vows that speak to the future of your family unit, beyond just the two of you. In her wedding vows to Marquis, Neerellyn spoke about what she admires in Marquis' journey of step-fatherhood to her daughter.

Neerellyn to Marquis: Before you, I never truly believed in "one true love." I know now that what we have transcends and is a much deeper soul connection. In you I found a partner in life, a lover, a friend, a safe place, someone I can be my ugliest and most vulnerable with. In you I found someone who supports me, who inspires me, who respects and honors me. Thank you for never making me feel like I'm too much and for looking at me with loving eyes even when we all know I'm being extra. Thank you for embracing all the parts that make me, me. Most importantly thank you for being a devoted family man, I could not have picked a better man for our kids to look up to. It was never just me, it was always the boys and me. Thank you for not shying away from the challenges of fatherhood, for loving our sons and helping me raise them. Thank you for going half on a Julia with me and being the man who is setting the bar high for the love she allows in her life one day. You are such a present dad and I could not be more grateful.

3. Inspiring Sample Wedding Vows for Him

Wedding planning often brings with it challenges and hurdles that couples have to overcome. These circumstances are the perfect chance to evaluate how to tackle conflict and allow those experiences to inform the vows you want to commit to, just like Alex did in her vows to Karl.

Alex to Karl: You know I started writing this months ago, but goodness how they have changed in the past 12 days. What a week we have had. The first of many hard decisions we will have to make together, the first of many challenges we will face.

With you, I know I will never have to do anything on my own. This past week has been a true testament to the man you are and the husband you will be. A "drop everything because I need you," "work past midnight to catch up" kind of husband. An "it's never too late to do the right thing" kind of husband. A "what can I do to help you" kind of husband.

I knew you were "the one" when I realized that you truly are a better person than me. I admire you and look up to you for all the good you bring to this great big world. You are so blessed with the rare heart of a servant and your thoughtfulness touches everyone's life you are a part of. Your core is one of a kind and I am the richest girl to get to marry you, Karl Williams.

Photo: Mary Claire Photography

Wedding Vows For Her

As you're crafting your wedding vows for your wife-to-be, think through what makes your bride special and call attention to that through your marriage vows, as these couples did. You can't go wrong with highlighting why you love them and how you vow to support them for the rest of the days of your life.

4. Feminist, Personal Wedding Vows for Her

For her vows to Smita, Christina set forth a series of "I promise" statements that she committed to stick to throughout their marriage. Some of the vows were serious and some were more lighthearted, but together they painted a picture of how Chistina plans to be a support system to Smita moving forward.

Christina to Smita: Smita, of all the people you've met and places you've visited you ended up here—with me. It is a very powerful and humbling fact.

Through the years we have faced obstacles, some harder than others, that have helped us build the strong foundation of our relationship. It has shown me your unwavering love, constant support, and silent strength. Thank you for loving my fun, crazy, loud, Italian family, as much as I do. I promise to encourage you to follow your dreams. I promise to continue to challenge you to be the best version of yourself. I promise to make you laugh, when you're taking life too seriously. I promise to love you unconditionally. I promise to put you first and never lose our spark. I promise to never stop singing my own made-up songs, although I know you wish I would. Our journey as a family has only just begun and I can't wait to see what the future holds for us. Smita, you are the person I choose to spend forever with, as my true soulmate. I chose you in 2018, I choose you today, and I will continue choosing you forever. I love you.

5. Heartfelt Christian Wedding Vows for a Wife

Many couples think that in order to have religious wedding vows, you're unable to personalize them. But that's simply not the case. For his vows to Neerellyn, Marquis talked about his faith, but found ways to personalize his words so they reflected the unique nuances of his relationship with Neerellyn.

Marquis to Neerellyn: I vow to always be your protector, and confidante, responsible for making sure your every need is met, every want is reached, and every dream realized. It's said that he who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from God. From this life we have built to get to this moment, this great moment in our life, looking into your beautiful eyes, I vow to always be your good thing, with love in my heart, always by your side, to my last breath. I love you.

6. Simple, Powerful Wedding Vow Example for Her

Ronnie's wedding vows to Megan were short and sweet, but filled with vibrant emotion and poignant words. Sometimes getting right to the point may be the best way to make an impact with your wedding vows.

Ronnie to Megan: I call you 'My Megan' because you are my everything. You are my light, and you've shown me more love than I've ever known.

7. Personal Wedding Vows for a Wife

Annebel and Rachel used their personal wedding vows to reminisce on the experiences they've shared together while expressing gratitude to each other. They used their words to paint a vibrant picture of how their journey together has improved both of their lives.

Annebel: Rachel, I feel overwhelmingly lucky and proud to be standing beside you today. Thank you for accepting me for all that I am. Thank you for knowing that I've fought everyone that tried to put me in a dress since I could walk and allowing me to express myself the way I see fit. Thank you for loving me in a suit. Thank you for always supporting and loving me, unconditionally, I know I haven't always made that easy. I love that you love my persnickety, killer Chihuahua like she's your own. I know on that fact alone, you're going to make an amazing mother to our children someday. I vow to love you without reservation or conditions. I vow to always do my best to give more than I take, and not keep score. When I am with you, I am the best version of myself because I am utterly and unapologetically myself. I vow to continuously work on myself, and to be the wife you want and deserve.

Rachel: Annabel, I was drawn to you from the day we met. Your warm and inviting eyes and your magnetic smile softened my tough façade immediately. I remember wanting to have, and sometimes make, reasons to talk to you. To see you beam that amazing smile back at me, immediately putting me at ease and brightening my day. I love that we started out as friends. That is my favorite part. You truly saw me. You understand me, accept me, in a way no one else has, in a way that I believe no one else can. You are my best friend…. I'm so grateful for our special brand of weirdness. To me, it means more than just being silly. It signifies a special, profound, unfettered love for each other. It's loving each other at our most intimate, vulnerable times. It colors our tapestry with yet unnamed, exotic colors, known only to the two of us.

Photo: Cristal Veronica Photos

Simple Wedding Vows

Wedding vows don't have to be verbose or over-the-top to be meaningful. Promises that get to the point succinctly may actually be more memorable. VillaRamos encourages to-be-weds to avoid writing "a dissertation on your love and retell the entirety of your journey from beginning to end. If your vows are over two minutes when practicing it out loud, it's time to edit. On your wedding day, your vows can easily take twice as long to share as it is an emotional day full of nerves and excitement." These simple wedding vow examples are a great starting point if you don't want to pen words that stand the test of time without being too flowery.

8. Traditional, Simple Wedding Vow Inspiration

While Tarik personalized his wedding vows to Lauren, he kept the overall feeling in line with the format of many traditional wedding vows. Personalizing wedding vows doesn't mean you have to pack your words with inside jokes—keeping a classic, traditional vibe, but adding your own spin to your promises is a great way to ensure they stand the test of time. And afterward, you can have your words memorialized in a piece of wedding vow art.

Tarik to Lauren: I believe in you, the person you will grow to be and the couple we will be together.

With my whole heart, I take you as my wife, acknowledging and accepting your faults and strengths, as you do mine.

I promise to be faithful and supportive and to always make our family's love and happiness my priority. I vow to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share in the silence when they are not. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will dream with you, celebrate with you and walk beside you through whatever our lives may bring. I give you my hand and my heart. As a sanctuary of warmth and peace. I pledge my love, devotion, faith and honor as I join my life to yours. You are my person—my love and my life, today and always. I thank the most high that I am yours and you're mine.

9. Non-Religious Simple Wedding Vows

For their marriage vows, Amy and Russell both recited the same series of short vows. They started with "you are" statements highlighting characteristics of each other and then launched into "I will" statements reflecting the promises they were committing to upholding as newlyweds. Take inspiration from this bride and groom's wedding vows if you want to write something simple and meaningful.

Amy and Russell: You are my lover and my teacher, you are my model and my accomplice, and you are my true counterpart. I will love you, hold you and honor you, I will respect you, encourage you and cherish you, in health and sickness, through sorrow and success, for all the days of my life.

10. Simple and Sweet Buddhist Wedding Vows

For their Buddhist wedding in Texas, Hoàng-Kim and Johnny exchanged simple and sweet wedding vows. "For my vows, I shared how growing up I had the most beautiful example of marriage from my parents," recalls Hoàng-Kim. "A tidbit I shared was how my parents named me Hoàng-Kim, which means Golden Age and I felt like every day Johnny was in my life I felt like I was living in a Golden Age. I promised to make the best and right choices for us so our marriage would be like our own Golden Age." Meanwhile, Hoàng-Kim recalls how much the simple ending to Johnny's vows stuck with her.

Johnny to Hoàng-Kim: "As I have given you my hand to hold, so I give you my life to hold from this day forward."

11. Hobby-Focused Short Wedding Vow Example

In this wedding vow example, Adam spoke to the activities and hobbies that are an integral part of his relationship with Haleh during their vow exchange. Not only did this serve as a walk down memory lane, but it also cast a vision for their shared future together filled with memorable activities and excursions.

Adam to Haleh: You have the purest heart and a warm, loving soul. In every person you meet, you not only find, but brighten their inner light. With you I feel like half of an unstoppable whole, and I can't wait to take on this life with you as my best friend and lifelong partner.

I am not only looking forward, but am anxious to continue on our many adventures and excursions together…. Exploring the best national parks on this continent, traversing the globe, playing golf and pickup field hockey, long-boarding along the beach, attending ice hockey games and concerts that range from heavy metal to Lady Gaga, and most importantly, building a home and a family with you in close proximity to a large body of water.

12. Amazing Wedding Vows to Him About Promises

Hawa's memories of her grandmother and of growing up inspired her promise-focused wedding vows to Tony. "Hearing [my grandma's] little giggle from the front row as I read the wedding vows out loud might have been my favorite moment of the night," recalls Hawa.

Hawa: "I take the word promise very seriously. You know the story of how I promised my grandma I would get on the bus to school for the first day of kindergarten. Even though I cried and begged not to that morning, she reminded me that I made a promise–and I walked up those yellow bus steps, and kept my word. Since that day, I have done everything in my power to never use that word unless I make good on it."

Photo: Stanlo Photography

Modern Wedding Vows

One reason many couples eschew traditional wedding vows is that they feel like those promises don't fit with the partnership they share with their partner. VillaRamos encourages couples to remember that their partnership and priorities should be at the center of any wedding vows. "Your vows are meant for your team of two, so don't alter your personality to be more serious or poetic than you are. The best vows are the most real ones!" These fresh, modern wedding vows are a great starting point for promises that reflect the modern partnership you and your significant other share.

13. Non-Religious Modern Wedding Vows Focused on Teamwork

Daniela and Megan "wrote vows together of the promises we wanted to agree to making and then shared that during our ceremony. We took parts from various vows we found online and added our own touches."

Daniela: I, Daniela, take you, Megan, to be my wife, my best friend and partner. I will work to create a bond of honesty, respect, acceptance, and gratitude; one that withstands the tides of time and changes and grows along with us.

Megan: I, Megan, take you, Daniela, to be my wife, my best friend and partner. I vow to cherish and accept you for all that you are and will become, taking pride in who we are both together and individually.

Daniela: I promise to challenge you and to accept challenges from you. I promise to love you in good times and in bad. I promise to treasure you. These things I give to you now and throughout the seasons of our lives.

Megan: I promise to love you when life seems easy and when it seems hard, when our love is simple, and when it is an effort. I promise to hold you in the highest regard. These things I give to you now and throughout the seasons of our lives.

14. Modern Vows for Wedding About Beauty and Strength

In her promises to Michael, Nicole took the opportunity to highlight a few specific qualities in her partner that she especially admires. Chances are you could write a laundry list of all the characteristics you respect in your partner, but narrowing down the scope to just a few will help your vows feel more focused and poignant.

Nicole and Michael: I swear to you that I will continue to dedicate all the days of my life to filling our days with beauty and laughter. I will celebrate your spirit and all of your accomplishments, work to inspire you, and be here to remind you of your beauty and strength. You are my partner, my confidant, my other half, and I will love you for the rest of my life.

15. Personalized, Goal-Oriented Example of Modern Wedding Vows

Smita used her personal marriage vows to Christina to lay out a roadmap of their lives, emphasizing how she promises to be a support to Christina in all her life pursuits. Vision casting for the future, and what you want life to look like as newlyweds, is a great way to use your wedding vows to start married life off on a strong foot.

Smita to Christina: Christina, we started our journey over 3 years ago and if you told me then that we'd be standing here today celebrating our wedding oceanside in front of all of these people here today, I honestly never would have believed it. It is truly a dream come true.

Over the past 3 years, we have built the foundation of a loving relationship that I know will stand up to the test of time. Together, we have embarked on amazing adventures and overcome seemingly insurmountable challenges. Ultimately, we have gained the love and acceptance of all who matter most to us and the evidence surrounds us here today.

First and foremost, we both share the belief that our family is the most important thing in the world. I cannot wait to start our new family together and I promise to always put your needs and the needs of our family before my own or anyone else's.

You have always said to me that the worth of a person is determined by their kindness and the quality of their spirit. You have also shown me what unconditional love feels like. And so I promise to treat you with kindness throughout the rest of our lives together and to always love you unconditionally.

Lastly, I am so proud of how much you and I both have accomplished in our professional lives and careers over the past few years and I am certain that none of it could be possible without the invaluable support and encouragement we provide each other. As your life partner, I promise to support you in all of your personal and professional pursuits. I will always be your biggest fan cheering you on from the sidelines. I love you very much, and I cannot wait to spend the rest of my life with you.

16. Inclusive, Modern Wedding Ceremony Vows

As a reflection of their partnership, Troy and Ian chose to write their vows together in the form of a series of promises they were mutually making as they entered marriage. Writing your vows together can be a great option if you want to ensure you're both on the same page and stepping into married life together with the same vision for the future.

Troy and Ian "wrote mutual vows together," they explain. "So instead of each of us writing our own and saying them to each other, we spent the two-and-a-half-hour drive to the venue the day before the wedding deciding what we wanted our vows to be. We had our officiant read them to us and we said 'I do' together to each one. This also allowed us both to be totally present during the ceremony, eliminating any public speaking nervousness."

Troy and Ian: We promise to always listen to hear instead of listening to respond.We promise to always lead with patience, kindness and perspective. We promise to always encourage and support each other's creative pursuits—especially when they seem bats***. We promise to cultivate a home where ideas can flourish, imagination is encouraged and diversity is celebrated.

17. Beautiful Joint Wedding Vows at Modern Ceremony

For her wedding to Roque, Jenn shares that she "really liked our joint vows, which felt romantic but also realistic. There was not a dry eye anywhere."

Jenn and Roque: Even though the future is uncertain, today I commit to our future together, and trust that the rest of our lives will fall into place around that union. I promise to keep that union, and never take it for granted, knowing that love exists because we make it exist. Love lasts, because we choose

to make it last. I promise to keep making that choice, even as we change and grow in those

bounds, and even when it is a difficult choice to make.

Photo: Kassidy Marie

Romantic Wedding Vows

Weddings are about true love, so why not lean into the romance of the celebration with wedding vows that are steeped in adoration? Instead of parroting sweet nothings that sound kind, but aren't necessarily meaningful, share words from the heart that describe why your love for your partner is so deeply held. However, VillaRamos emphasizes that it's important that nearly-newlyweds "don't put so much pressure on yourself to capture the entirety of your heart and soul into your wedding vows. That's too much for anyone! Give yourself props for writing it before the wedding day instead of the day of." Read on for the very best romantic wedding vows.

18. Lighthearted, Lovely Wedding Vows

Dre and Dan kept their wedding vows lighthearted with mentions of pool parties, shopping and cleaning. A marriage isn't just about the highlights, it's also about being there for each other in the mundane and throughout your daily routine—a concept the couple reinforced with marriage vows that spoke about everyday activities.

Dre: I promise to always remember that you are indeed human. That you may sometimes make questionable decisions, decisions I don't agree with, like throwing a beach party that I didn't authorize on the one free day we had before our wedding—a day when we should be doing wedding admin together and things like, I don't know, writing our vows! But what I love about you is I know that you do these things because you care so deeply about those who are close to you and are genuinely one of the most thoughtful and considerate people I have ever known. You remind me of my mother in this way. (That and your mutual unbridled passion for shopping and [my parents' dog].) Today, I promise to show that same care and consideration for you for the rest of my life. Right now, it's the easiest thing in the world to do because I honestly love you so much and want nothing but your happiness, but even when things are difficult and it gets hard to do and our love gets more comfortable, complacent and timeworn, I will always show that same care and consideration for you.

Dan: Back in June 2013, I decided I needed one more Michelada after a night out in Downtown LA. It led me to wander around a block from Skid Row—something I later learned the guidebooks advise against. But what those guidebooks also don't tell you is that you could end up meeting the love of your life as a result. I met the love of my life in you Dre—you are my number one. You make me smile whenever I think of you. I promise to make you smile as much as you make me smile, even if that means I have to watch a bit less football or 'soccer.' I also promise to pretend not to be annoyed when I find giant mounds of Dre hair in the most unlikely place after one of your giant detangling sessions, or just simply finding smaller ones that have broken free on their own literally everywhere. It is a small price to pay to live with you and your fantastic barnet, as we say in the UK.

19. Timeless, Romantic Wedding Vows

In this wedding vow example, Liz and Anna found a balance between classic, timeless vows and personalization. Liz started her vows by speaking of the early days of their relationship before painting a picture of how she wants to grow alongside Anna in the future. Meanwhile, Anna filled her vows with a series of "I promise" statements that felt equally timeless.

Liz: Anna, I knew from the very moment I laid eyes on you that you were my forever. Someway, somehow, I was determined to make you mine. And from this day forward my heart is entirely yours.

As we continue to grow in our lives together, I promise to give you all of my words when needed, and to share in the silence when they are not, to pick you up if you are down, to love you unconditionally, to lay my bare skin on you when needed most, to care for you and our families for as long as we live, to adventure with you always, to say I love you before falling asleep each night, to be the best mom I can be as we grow a family together, and to always know in the deepest part of my soul, that when challenges arise we will always find our way back to one another.

Anna, you are my everything and this is my promise to you.

Anna: Liz, Of all the people you've met on your journey and of all the places you've been, somehow and someway, you ended up here—with me. It is the most powerful and humbling fact that I can accept. I used to think that we met by chance but now I know without a doubt that the universe put you in front of me because we were meant to spend our lives together. You have filled my life with joy and have given me a sense of peace that I have never known.You are my best friend, my biggest supporter, and the best backup singer a girl could ask for. Although today marks the start to the rest of our lives, I know it will not be enough time with you. I will not take our time together for granted. And because words cannot do it, I promise to show you, for the rest of my life, how much I love you. I promise to encourage you to follow your dreams. I promise to make you laugh when you are taking yourself too seriously. I promise to hold your hand through the good times and through the bad times. I promise to be loyal and faithful and to put you before all else. I promise to never stop making up songs for you. Although, I know you wish I would. And I promise that when we are old and gray, we will look back on our lives together and we have no regrets. From this day forward, you will never walk alone.

20. Sweet, Supportive Wedding Vows

"One section of my vows in particular that really got Mike and made him lose it," recalls Jane. "I've performed with my comedy troupe for over 13 years now, and I decided to borrow some advice from our experiences on stage together, which I thought seemed applicable to our marriage. After taking a few moments discussing the various things that happen before our shows and about the importance of listening, not rushing the moments, and just having fun, I shared my vows."

Jane to Mike: The last thing we do as a troupe during rehearsal is we all stand in a circle. One by one we look someone in the eyes and say, 'I believe in you.' And though we've never really defined what that means definitively, for me, I've always felt like I was looking at a good friend and telling them, 'I love you. And no matter what happens out there, I've got your back.

So, without further ado, let's remember to listen, let's try not to rush the moments and let's have a lot of fun. Michael Dailey, I believe in you.

21. Personalized Wedding Vows Romantic Couples Will Love

Angelica shares that she is the "sentimental sap" in her relationship with Melisa. "While Melisa was working on her comedic bit, I was reflecting back on our five years together and crying every time I tried putting pen to paper," recalls Angelica. "My vows started by acknowledging how closed off my heart was before I met Melisa and how after I met her it opened up."

Angelica to Melisa: If I only had you for the rest of my life, I'd consider it a life worthy of living. There's not one ounce of me that wants to do life without you. And our existence together is my personal definition of perfect. Melisa, I choose you.

22. These Sample Romantic Wedding Vows Left Us Speechless

For their Jewish wedding vows, Jesse and Vita "wrote and read aloud letters to each other in front of everyone as part of the Ketubah ceremony. As our Rabbi, Michael Lezak put it: 'We were there to explain why everyone was there.'"

Jesse: Vita...When I can't sleep, I turn over and gaze at you - seemingly glowing in the moonlight or the morning sun. Through the stress and sleep deprivation, I cannot help but feel a smile creep across my face. That you are there, lying at my side, makes me feel like I might just be enough.

Vita: Jesse...When I think about what I want for our life together, I want to be an absolute refuge for you, I want you to feel so irrevocably and unconditionally loved with me, to build a foundation so strong that nothing else ever feels too scary.

Jesse: Before I met you I felt there was strength in numbness. Knowing and loving you has shown me that feeling is the only way to happiness. I am a better person with you and because of you.

23. Great Wedding Vows With Love Poem Inspiration

Lena and Christopher wrote their own romantic wedding vows and Lena even included a love quote from Bell Hooks in her promises. "Every time we ask our guests what their favorite part of the wedding was, they tell us it was our vows," the couple recalls.

Lena: With our losses, we've committed to being there. With our gains, we've committed to being there. Bell Hooks wrote–"to love somebody is not just a strong feeling–it's a decision, it's a judgment, it's a promise." I promise to do the work. The work of treating you with care, and kindness. I promise to love you.

Christopher: I believe a soulmate is someone who has keys to your locks. You have the key to make me calm when I'm anxious. Motivated, when I am uninspired. Passionate, when I am downcast. You unlock every aspect of me that is good. I vow to support your growth, celebrating your wins, while getting you to celebrate your accomplishments. I vow to only make my carbonara once a month.

24. Modern Movie-Inspired Wedding Vows With Quote

Haley and Jason wrote and read their "own vows and it was the best part of the entire wedding weekend. We wrote them separately and had no idea what the other person would say. I don't think there was a dry eye in the audience after our vows were read and we had a lot of people come up to us and say those were the most meaningful vows they had ever heard," says Haley.

"My favorite part about our vows is that it was so uniquely about us, our long relationship and all that we had been through together up until that point. No element of it was traditional. Neither of us referenced any website or book about how to write vows. We wrote from the heart and that really showed in our vows." For her wedding vows to Jason, Haley incorporated an iconic movie quote from "Shawshank Redemption."

Haley: Get busy living or get busy dying.

Photo: Kami Arant Creative

Witty Wedding Vows

Amid the choruses of "repeat after me," "I do" and "I promise," there's space to infuse your wedding with some humor. If you want to have all your guests doubled over in laughter, let these funny wedding vow examples inspire your personal wedding vows.

25. Adorable and Amazing Wedding Vows

Ada and Kevin wrote their funny wedding vows with inspiration drawn from inside jokes they share. "My favorite part was calling food into my vows," explains Kevin. "I feel like our relationship has been built around shared food experiences and knew I wanted to incorporate this into the wedding vows."

Kevin to Ada: I love our shared obsession with "late-night snackies" and how you helped me discover pizza that's better than Costco pizza.

26. Good Wedding Vows With Humor

Dakarai and Kyle explain that their vows were "equal parts avoiding cliches, including humor, and sprinkling bits of heartfelt honesty of lovingkindness."

Kyle: I vow to never make you read books. I vow to attend any doctor's appointment if it will make you feel better.

Dakarai: I vow to laugh at all of your jokes.

Photo: Ama Photography & Cinema

Creative Wedding Vows

VillaRamos, who is based in New York and has run her officiant business alongside her sister since 2015, encourages couples to look at their interests and hobbies for creative wedding vow inspiration. "If you're feeling stuck, think about the things you enjoy together. Whether it's traveling, exploring new restaurants, singing to your fave bop, or rewatching one of your favorite movies or shows, inspiration is all around you." If you want creative wedding vows, look no further than the inspiration below.

27. Epic, Unique Wedding Vows

David's wedding vows to Diana read like a beautiful poem–eloquent and beautiful. In short, they're some of the most creative wedding vows couples can use for inspiration.

David to Diana: You probably want to ask me what I'm thinking about right now. I'm thinking of you, always.

From the first day we met, I've thought of you. Laying there that first night, I wondered what was your story? But after all this time together, it has become our love story.

We've rowed through rivers, dived the skies, and ventured to beautiful lands. But these experiences only tell one part of our story. It is every day that we continue telling it.

Waking up to coffee, feeding the little ones, or sitting on the couch waiting to feed our bellies. These are moments that we grow together, like two vines twirling together, blooming flowers of happiness.

I vow to continue to grow with you, to think about our story, always. From beginning, middle and to no end. Forever.

28. Creative Love/Promise Wedding Vows

Julian and Francisco creatively formatted their wedding vows as a series of statements, saying all the things they love about each other followed by the promises they wish to keep.

Julian: Francisco, from our first date in 2014 to our second first date, five years ago this weekend, you have had my heart. Sometimes I have a hard time expressing that fully to you. We both know that on occasion I get in my own way and botch it all up.

So here today let me make it very clear. I love it that you bring spontaneity to my sometimes too-planned-out life. I love your dancing, your funny faces, and your ability to go from zero to 100 in seconds. I love your kind heart, emotional soul, and soft spot for your grandparents, Olivia, and literally every small dog you see. And most of all I love you, all of you, the very most.

And now for the promises. I promise to love you with all of my heart. Even the parts that have yet to be unsealed. I promise to continue to work on our communication. It is our foundation and the key to our success. I promise to encourage and support you in all that you do. Your willingness to take the leap into your business has been one of the most inspiring journeys I have ever witnessed. I promise to love your family like my own. They are an extension of your heart and I will do everything in my power to protect them! I promise to be open to adventure and adversity. Both of these have helped us grow stronger together, travel to great heights, and we are just getting started. I promise to be by your side through sickness and in health, poverty and in wealth, forever and always.

Francisco: Julian, I love you because you make me proud. Because you are adventurous, not as adventurous as me but pretty close! You are the dream I never dreamed of coming true. I love you because you believe in my dreams and support my crazy ideas. My life with you has been nothing but a beautiful adventure together!

It is so easy to love someone as unique, special, strong, creative, and joyful as you are. With my heart filled with joy and gratitude, I have the privilege to stand here before our family and friends to vow my love to you

I promise to love you for who you are, and for who you are yet to become. I promise to nurture your dreams and help you reach them. I promise to share my whole heart with you and to remember to show you how deeply I care for you, no matter the challenges that may come our way. I promise to hire a professional, even if I really want to try to do it (and probably make it worse) myself. And last but not least When I say, "I do," I don't mean the laundry!