Keep the language simple, readable aloud, and genuinely yours.
Use the categories to narrow the tone, then open a card to see whether the vow still sounds like you when it is spoken out loud.
If a line feels stiff on the page, trim it until it is easy to say without overthinking it.
Fun vows
Lighthearted promises for couples who don't take themselves too seriously.
My feet shall run because of you
A heartfelt vow celebrating how love animates every part of you.
Grow old and crusty together
A humorous vow about shaking fists at teenagers and reminiscing together.
I'll laugh at every joke
A short, sweet vow promising to laugh — for real — at every terrible joke.
Your spell checker and grammar friend
A fun vow covering grammar, exercise, and trying things you probably won't like.
Let's be dumb together
A joyful vow about making bad choices, telling the same stories, and growing old.
Our clothes will have to be specially made
A playful promise never to let go — with a practical caveat about clothing.
The zombie clause
A playful vow with a very reasonable exception to the "until death" promise.
I won't take the key hook personally
A warm vow promising not to take small frustrating habits personally.
Dr Seuss-style vows
Whimsical, rhythmic vows for couples who want a smile from the room.
I would marry you in a boat and with a goat
A whimsical Dr Seuss-style vow promising love in every imaginable place.
A pair of penguins
A whimsical vow promising never to ask anything as demanding as a penguin would.
Forget being polite
A whimsical vow about being that couple who has the time of their lives together.
Traditional vows
Classic wording that has anchored ceremonies for generations.
Faithful and honest
A formal vow listing specific promises: faithful, honest, caring, and forgiving.
From this day forward
A formal traditional vow promising to join, share, and be faithful until death.
To have and to hold
A formal traditional vow: to have and to hold, for richer or poorer.
Will you have this woman
A formal traditional call-and-response vow spoken by the officiant.
In the name of God
A formal religious vow invoking God, with a solemn closing declaration.
Movie and TV vows
Familiar words from screen moments that captured something true.
Leonard and Penny's vows (Big Bang Theory)
From The Big Bang Theory — Leonard and Penny's vows, cosmic and unexpectedly sweet.
Monica and Chandler's vows (Friends)
From Friends — Monica and Chandler's wedding vows, tender and funny in equal measure.
Phoebe and Mike's vows (Friends)
From Friends — Phoebe and Mike's vows, joyful and unexpectedly moving.
I wanna grow old with you (The Wedding Singer)
From The Wedding Singer — a tender song-vow about growing old together with love.
I knew it the minute I met you (Silver Linings Playbook)
From Silver Linings Playbook — a quietly powerful declaration of love at first meeting.
The rest of your life (When Harry Met Sally)
From When Harry Met Sally — a declaration that the rest of life should start now.
Very simple, very truly (Chasing Amy)
From Chasing Amy — a direct declaration that love transforms who you are.
Bernadette and Howard's vows (Big Bang Theory)
From The Big Bang Theory — Bernadette and Howard's vows, short, sweet, and true.
Romantic vows
Heartfelt promises for couples who want to go deep.
Today I become your partner
A heartfelt vow promising openness, growth, and complete love in all things.
Lover, companion and friend
A romantic vow listing every role you promise to play — partner, ally, and accomplice.
A commitment given willingly
A heartfelt vow of absolute commitment, given without reservation since the moment of meeting.
From you I've learned how to dream
A heartfelt vow about what love has taught you and the home you'll build together.
Sound in body, sober in mind
A heartfelt vow of complete commitment made with clarity, dignity, and love.
My heart soars with yours
A poetic vow imagining the heart as a dove flying to join another.
From the moment I first saw you
A romantic vow promising love for eternity from the very first moment of meeting.
Come and be my wife
A warm, grounded vow about building a home and doing the best you know how.
A simple writing rule
Keep the language simple, readable aloud, and genuinely yours.
Start with what you want to promise.
Keep the language clear enough to hear under pressure.
Use these as a starting point rather than copying them word for word.
Stop before the vow becomes a speech.
Ready to write your own?
Need a hand shaping your promises? Try the Vow Play Box. It walks you through seven prompts — one at a time — and assembles everything into a draft that still sounds like you.