Marriage vows
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Marriage vows are promises a couple makes to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western culture, these promises have traditionally included the notions of affection ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part"). Most wedding vows are taken from traditional religious ceremonies. Touching love poems or lyrics from a love song can be revised as wedding vows. Some couples choose to write their own vows, rather than relying on standard ones spoken by the celebrant (priest).
[edit] External links
- Webpage on the Church of England marriage service from the Church's official site
- Guide to various types of wedding vows
Categories: Culture stubs | Marriage | Wedding | Oaths
