EXCHANGING OF THE RINGS: EXAMPLES
(SECULAR TRADITIONAL)
1. With this ring I thee wed.
(SECULAR TRADITIONAL)
2. I give you this ring as a sign of my love and faithfulness.
(SECULAR TRADITIONAL)
3. This ring I give you in token of my faithfulness and love, and as a pledge to honor you with my whole being, and to share with you my worldly goods.
(SECULAR TRADITIONAL)
4. I give you this ring as a symbol that I am bound to you always, through my love, and with all my heart.
(SECULAR MODERN)
5. Beloved _______________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my steadfastness and joy in loving you, and as a pledge to honor you with all that I am and all I shall become for my whole life.
(SECULAR MODERN)
6. _________________, I give you this ring that you may wear it as a symbol of our marriage.
(SECULAR MODERN)
7. I give you this ring as a symbol of my commitment to you. It is a token of my faithfulness and love, and my pledge to honor and respect you.
(SECULAR MODERN)
8. As a sign of my love and that I am choosing to share my whole life's journey with you, and of my knowing that in marrying you I shall become much more than I am, I give you this ring, with the pledge that with you, I shall become most truly myself and offer such gifts as I have and I am to the world.
(SECULAR ROMANTIC)
9. With this ring I pledge to you my deepest love and devotion.
(SECULAR ROMANTIC)
10. With this ring, I pledge myself to you, to our marriage, and to our everlasting love.
(SECULAR ROMANTIC)
11. I give you this ring as a symbol of my love for you, my covenant with you, and my faithfulness to you.
(SECULAR ROMANTIC)
12. I give you this ring with the promise that I will love you and keep my heart open to you all the days of my life.
(SECULAR ROMANTIC - WITH A THANK YOU)
13. Ring Giver: Dearest, _______________, my love, this ring is the token of my love and of the hopes and all the joys I most dearly behold in you. You are my promise and my most magically answered plea, you are my wish, my dream, my quest; you are my gift, my lover, my double, my perfectly matching companion. You are my light, my love, my limbs, my soul's most mirroring shadow, my body's closest friend. I marry you with this ring, with the wings of my love, with all that I have and am.
Ring Receiver: Thank you, my love. I will wear forever this ring as the sign of my joy and the depth of your love.
(SPIRITUAL TRADITIONAL)
14. I give you this ring as a symbol that I am bound to you always, through my love, in my soul, and with all my heart.
(SPIRITUAL MODERN)
15. And now as a token of your love and of your deep desire to be forever united in heart and soul, you ________________, [Celebrant Hands Bride's Ring to Groom] may place a ring on the finger of your bride and repeat after me...
________________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you.
By the same token ________________, [Celebrant Hands Groom's Ring to Bride] you may place a ring on the finger of your groom, and repeat after me...
________________, I give you this ring as a symbol of my love and faithfulness to you.
(RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL TRADITIONAL)
16. I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I honor you, in the name of God.
(RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL TRADITIONAL)
17. I give you this ring in token of the covenant made today between us; in the name of God.
(RELIGIOUS/SPIRITUAL ROMANTIC)
18. In token and pledge of our constant faith and abiding love, with this ring I thee wed, in the name of God.
(RELIGIOUS/CHRISTIAN TRADITIONAL)
19. With this ring I thee wed, and with my body I thee honor, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
RING EXCHANGES: FROM AROUND THE WEB