What should be the wedding vow?

In the West there is a beautiful custom: at the time of the wedding, when the priest joins the hands and hearts of young people who enter into a marriage union, they swear an oath. Once such a ritual was also with us, but the ceremonies set in the stream in the registrar offices did not have too much for such touching and solemn moments. But, you see, there is something so special about this!

Why do I swear an oath

Why in general was this wedding vow made? What is the essence of the tradition? Once it was believed that marriages are not somewhere, but in heaven. And during the rite, young people, as it were, confirmed to God their agreement with His decision, their good will to create a family. The wedding vow had a deep, almost sacred meaning. The bride and groom gave the word to the Lord that they would not part from each other, would not break His covenant. They are ready to become one and support each other not only in moments of joy, prosperity, prosperity.

Any vow, wedding including including, is a promise which can not be broken. Given before the altar, she stressed that the bride and groom make this step deliberately, that they want to be together in sorrow, to support each other in trials and illnesses and to go through life hand in hand until their last breath. In general, lovers are exalted, exaggerated seriously and sublime to perceive their feelings. It seems to them that to love like they have not yet fallen into anyone's life. Of course, such impulsiveness is present in the text of which the wedding vow consists. However, the newlyweds give it not only to the higher powers, but to each other, as if confessing love again, and this is a serious dialogue of hearts. Reflecting on what and how to say, selecting the "most-most" suitable words, a young man and a girl (man or woman) review their relationship, reassess them, themselves and a partner, analyze. That is why the wedding vow, its text - a conscious understanding and recognition aloud that only this person can become a harmonious half of the other. Perhaps, in this nuance lies the main meaning of the tradition.

Vows in verse and prose

What can be the wedding vow? In verse and prose, touching, sentimental, solemn, ecclesiastical and secular. The most common is the following: "I, such and such, take you, such and such, in wives and promise to cherish, love, cherish you all my life. I promise to remain faithful to you, be caring and gentle, help in everyday life, support in all matters and concerns. I promise to become a kind and fair father to our children, to take an active part in their upbringing. I love you as a woman, I respect as my wife, the keeper of our family hearth, the successor of the family. Let it be so always! "Or the wedding vow in verse:

"I love you, dear,

I promise to be close,

To help in everything, I know,

How hard life to live!

In everyday life, everyone has enough:

And diseases, and problems.

Only misfortunes win,

Who is strong, persistent, courageous!

I am strong with your love,

I was bold, because now we are a family!

You will be happy with me,

And with you - I'm happy! "

Each pair makes up their own, composes the text of their vow. Just be sincere, speak from the heart and, giving the floor one day, keep it to the end!