Christian Wedding Vows Are Most Traditional

March 12, 2006 | All Wedding Articles, Wedding Vows

The Christian wedding vows are faith based, and can be chosen from a range of possibilities that the Bible offers. They are the most traditional, and the closest to religion. However, they can be modified to meet the needs of the couple in consultation with the officiant.

All Christian faiths, be they Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist or Presbyterian, have more or less similar wedding vows. The most traditional wedding vows are found in the Form of Solemnization of Ceremony. They have been spoken by millions of couples down the ages to profess their love and faith in each other.

The bride and groom can select their vows from these traditional wedding vows. In recent times, couples have sought to make minor modifications in the Christian vows. Instead of the man promising to “love and protect” the woman, and the bride promising to “serve and obey” there is a desire to bring in more equality. The couple now prefer to take vows to “love, honor and protect”.

The wedding vows ceremony is invariably initiated by an official or minister of the church with the following words or words similar to these:

“Dearly beloved, we are gathered here in the sight of God, and in the presence of this company, to unite __ and __ in holy matrimony…”

The bride and groom then follow the minister in answering the questions, and exchanging their vows. The wedding vows normally end with the following:

“With this Ring I thee wed, with my Body I thee worship, and with all my worldly Goods I thee endow; In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; Amen.”

The advantage of these vows is that the bride and the groom don’t have to struggle to write their vows. They can select the ones that suit them most. They are also easy for the minister to administer.