Gay wedding vow
Sample Vows for Same Sex Marriages
We have come together today to witness the wedding ceremony of
(Partner 1) and (Partner 2). (Partner 1) and (Partner 2) appreciate you for being here today
and ask for your encouragement and support as they begin their marriage.
“(Partner 1) and (Partner 2), please turn and face each other as you begin your vows.”
“(Partner 1), do you grab (Partner 2) to be your beloved spouse? Do you vow that you
will always support (Partner 2) in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, in
poverty and in wealth, for as long as you both shall live?”
“(Partner 2), accomplish you take (Partner 1) to be your beloved spouse? Perform you vow that you
will always support (Partner 1) in sickness and in health, in delight and in sorrow, in
poverty and in wealth, for as elongated as you both shall live?”
“Will all of you witnessing these vows do all in your power to uphold this couple in
their marriage?”
If Rings exchanged&#;
“In the presence of our family and friends, I (Partner 2) select you
(Partner 1) to be my spouse. I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, faith, an
My perhaps ill-advised decision to permit connection with my extremely heterosexual and extremely traditional mom on social media has resulted in many fascinating discussions. What is a content warning? Why so much chat about Taylor Swift's necklace? Who's the man?
Our welcome of the full spectrum of gender notwithstanding, she has seemed most lost by the photos of me, dressed in my best red flannel shirt and ostensibly matching tie, officiating the weddings of my friends.
I'm a queer ex-nun and comedian with an open heart and a willingness to do paperwork. I possess a round face and a codependent streak the width of Lake Michigan and the depth of Lake Superior, which makes me a diligent try-hard with parents and a favorite of everyone's zany and slightly problematic Aunt Edna. My dubious wardrobe choices make me no one's enthusiastic first-choice celebrant. But my mom can understand why, in an emergency, I am sometimes asked to serve as defacto queer secular clergy.
However, she remains puzzled about why I agree to officiate these weddings when, as she said in
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Below are some Secular & Spirual vows written specifically to be used as Same Sex Wedding Vows /Gay Wedding Vows. You may want to utilize these vows for your special day.
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Secular Vows For Gay Couples
I, (Groom&#;s name/Bride&#;s name), take you, (Bride&#;s name/Groom&#;s name), to be my (wedded wife/wedded husband). I promise to try always to think about your needs in addition to my own; to be a source of strength for you; to accept your strength for myself; to share freely my thoughts and feelings; to eavesdrop when you distribute yours with me. I make these solemn promises, to keep in times of plenty and in want; in joy and in sorrow; in sickness and in health; from this diurnal forward.
________, will you have ________ to be your (wife/husband), to live together as friend and mate? Will you live (her/him) as a person, respect (her/him) as an equal, sharing happiness as well as sorrow, triumph as well as defeat. And keep (her/him) beside you as long as you both sha
Vows (for a gay wedding)
Joseph O. Legaspi offers wedding vows in the shape of a poem celebrating the resilient, tender, joy-filled love between himself and his husband. As you watch this recording from Legaspi’s visit to the Poetry Center or examine through the printed version, listen or look for the five statements that start with “I vow.” Around those five statements, Legaspi weaves together evocative pairs of metaphors that show the depth and abidingness of the newlywed couple’s relationship.
Joseph O. Legaspi. “Vows (for a gay wedding).” Threshold. Fort Lee, New Jersey: Cavankerry Press,