Which one of these vows do you like better

shelby8020 · June 2012

I, , take you,
to be my partner in marriage and in life.
I will love and honor you and take your side,
walk with you through life wherever it may lead, whatever may come.
I promise to be faithful and true from this day forward.

I promise to love you without reservation,
comfort you in times of distress,
encourage you to achieve all of your goals,
laugh with you and cry with you,
grow with you in mind and spirit,
always be open and honest with you,
and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

pillsburyaj · June 2012

I kinda like the first one!

shelby8020 · June 2012

Ugh I know, we can't decide lol

BeachLover2885 · June 2012

I like the first one, but they are both really nice. Could you combine them and do both or is that too wordy???

shelby8020 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I like the first one, but they are both really nice. Could you combine them and do both or is that too wordy???
Posted by BeachLover2885[/QUOTE]

We were trying to keep it short and sweet since I'm going to be a nervous wreck and choked up lol

BeachLover2885 · June 2012

I totally understand!! I would do the first one then. It's shorter

Melissa.hylton · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I, , take you, to be my partner in marriage and in life. I will love and honor you and <strong>take your side</strong>, walk with you through life wherever it may lead, whatever may come. I promise to be faithful and true from this day forward. I promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress, encourage you to achieve all of your goals, laugh with you and cry with you, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
Posted by shelby8020[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>I like #2. The Part in bold is what kept me from choosing number 1. I know you probably didnt mean it as this but this is what i got from it. You will agree with him even when he is wrong. Yes I know we will all take our husbands for their faults but when someone is wrong and I know it, I cant help but to still have my own thoughts and feelings towards it. </div>

pillsburyaj · June 2012

Something about the "love you without reservation" turned me off from the second one.

Madisonpenny · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Which one of these vows do you like better : I like #2. The Part in bold is what kept me from choosing number 1. I know you probably didnt mean it as this but this is what i got from it. You will agree with him even when he is wrong. Yes I know we will all take our husbands for their faults but when someone is wrong and I know it, I cant help but to still have my own thoughts and feelings towards it.
Posted by Melissa.hylton[/QUOTE]

I agree with this.

BeachLover2885 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]In Response to Which one of these vows do you like better : I like #2. The Part in bold is what kept me from choosing number 1. I know you probably didnt mean it as this but this is what i got from it. You will agree with him even when he is wrong. Yes I know we will all take our husbands for their faults but when someone is wrong and I know it, I cant help but to still have my own thoughts and feelings towards it.
Posted by Melissa.hylton[/QUOTE]

<div>I read the "take your side" to mean standing by your partner in life, not necessarily taking his side in an argument when he's wrong. </div>

honeybear072012 · June 2012

I'm with Melissa over the same bit of wording but for a different reason. I just think it doesn't flow with the rest of it. Seems...blunt? But that's not really the right now. Not sure of why but it doesn't flow for me.

And be faithful and true from this day forward makes me think that someone wasn't before that. Just my reading it that way.

Overall I think the second one just sounds better overall.

Could you combine the two? Like maybe:

I, , take you, ,
to be my partner in marriage and in life
I promise to love you without reservation,
comfort you in times of distress
walk with you through life wherever it may lead, whatever may come.
and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

shelby8020 · June 2012

Ok honey war I really like that!!!

shelby8020 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]Ok honey war I really like that!!!
Posted by shelby8020[/QUOTE]

Stupid iPad, I meant honeybear!

ajmom2two · June 2012

I like the combined one honeybear did. Thanks for sharing these bc I think with the help of these I just wrote my vows!

LADY324 · June 2012

I like the combined one as well

KatieK501 · June 2012

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[QUOTE]I'm with Melissa over the same bit of wording but for a different reason. I just think it doesn't flow with the rest of it. Seems...blunt? But that's not really the right now. Not sure of why but it doesn't flow for me. <strong>And be faithful and true from this day forward makes me think that someone wasn't before that</strong>. Just my reading it that way. Overall I think the second one just sounds better overall. Could you combine the two? Like maybe: I, , take you, , to be my partner in marriage and in life I promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress walk with you through life wherever it may lead, whatever may come. and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.
Posted by honeybear072012[/QUOTE]

When I read the first one, that's the first thing that popped into my mind too... I think the "I promise to be faithful and true" part is nice, but just don't add the "from this day forward" if you use that.

honeybear072012 · June 2012

Glad you like it! And glad to hear that it's help some other people!

arunkumar · June 2012

I like #2 better! But they are both nice.

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