SAMPLE VOWS & READINGS

On booking Helen for your wedding or commitment ceremony, you will be given a "Welcome Pack" which includes an extensive selection of vows and readings for you to choose from. Below you will find a small sample that she has available. Helen also has information on writing your own vows and, should you need some extra help along the way, she is on hand to assist you.

Vows
“I <name> want to be with you <name> always. I choose you above all others, to share my life with me in marriage. I look forward to being your companion throughout life, sharing our thoughts and our laughter and whatever life has in store for us, whether it be good or bad, promise to share it openly and honestly with you.”



“I promise <name> before family and friends, to commit my love to you, to respect your individuality, to be with you through life’s changes and to nurture and strengthen the love between us, as long as we both shall live.”



“I love you and I look forward to being your friend and companion, your <wife/husband/partner> and lover for life. I promise to love you and respect you, to stand by you and be faithful to you, to be open and honest with you and to always work toward our mutual growth. I promise this for the good times and the bad times, till death do us part.”



“I <name> cherish you <name> for being all that you are, all that you are not and all that you can be. Know that I am here for you and that your pain will be mine and your joy as well. All I ask is you – your love – your trust – your caring. I choose you to be my <wife/husband/partner>.”



“I take you to be my <wife/husband/partner>, my friend, my love and my lifelong companion; to share my life with yours. To build our dreams together, while allowing you to grow with your dreams; to support you through times of trouble and rejoice with you in times of happiness; to treat you with respect, love and loyalty through all the trials and triumphs of our lives together and to give you all the love I can give my whole life long. This commitment is made in love, kept in faith, lived in hope and eternally made new."



“I <name> choose you <name> to be my <wife/husband/partner>, my friend, my love, the <mother/father/parent> of our children. I will be yours in plenty and in want, in sickness and in health, in failure and in triumph. I will cherish you and respect you, comfort you and encourage you and together we shall live, freed and bound by our love.”



Readings
You are my <wife/husband>.
My legs run because of you.
My feet dance because of you.
My heart shall beat because of you.
My eyes see because of you.
My mind thinks because of you.
And I shall love because of you.
    - Eskimo love song



This day we shall remember well
As in our married love we dwell
And cast our minds back to this time
You made me yours and I you mine
In wedded love we choose to be
Each binding each and yet each free
As days and months and years go on
Our love will hold us firm and strong
The marriage vow this day we say
A vow we'll build on day by day
And as we walk the path of life
The world will know we're man and wife
We two who now are but one soul
Have each to play a different role
And yet we know that all shall see
That bond of love twixt you and me
For in this life we each shall care
That all we do is all times fair
We pledge this day to be as one
In all those wondrous years to come.
    - Brian Zouch



Some people forget that love is
tucking you in and kissing you "Good night"
no matter how young or old you are
Some people don't remember that love is
listening and laughing and asking questions
no matter what your age
few recognize that love is
commitment, responsibility, no fun at all
unless
Love is
You and me.
    - Nikki Giovanni



Ever thine.
Ever mine.
Ever ours.
    - Beethoven



Rest your head and close your eyes
Everything will be okay
For when you wake with the sweet sunrise
It will be a brand new day
Turn down the lights and pull me close
Feel only the beating of our hearts as we lay
For when you wake with the soft morning breeze
It will be a brand new day
Relax your body and caress my soft hair
Let all of life's worries melt away
For when you wake with the warm summer scent
It will be a brand new day
Fall fast asleep and dream with me, whisper "I love you, I'm here to stay"
For when we wake in each other's arms
It will be a brand new day.
    - Aeni