Commitment statements, also known as the declaration of intent, is the question your officiant will ask you just prior to you saying your “I do’s” as a couple.
Traditional
(Name) do you take (Name) to be your lawful wedded wife/husband? Do you promise to love and cherish her/him, in sickness and in health, for richer for poorer, for better for worse, and forsaking all others, keep yourself for her/him, for as long as you both shall live?
Short and Sweet
Do you, (Name), choose (Name) to be your wife/husband, today and forevermore?
In Good and Bad Times
(Name), do you take (Name), to be your wife/husband? Do you promise to love, adore and encourage her/him? Share the good times and achievements as well as the hard times and disappointments? Keep her/him in sickness and in sorrow and to be loyal to her/him forevermore?
Religious Declaration of Intent
In the presence of God, your family and friends as witnesses, do you, (Name), choose (Name), to be your wife/husband, your partner in life and your one true love? Do you now make a lifetime commitment to be a considerate, tender, faithful, loving wife/husband, to encourage, comfort and cherish (Name) in good and in bad times? Do you pledge to build a loving home for your own family, to make her/him and your children the priority in your life, and to nurture your special relationship always?
From this Day Forward
(Name), from this day forward, do you choose (Name) to be your wife/husband, your best friend and only love? To live, work and dream together; to always seek out the best in her/him; always loving her/him with all your heart, until the end of your forever?
Freedom to be Yourself
Do you, (Name), promise to love (Name) and respect her/him, to share your life and your dreams, to build a home that is a place of love, happiness, commitment and growth? Do you promise to be a companion to (Name) in all of her/his successes and failures, her/his happiness and sadness, to always give her/him your unwavering support and above all else, the freedom to be herself/himself?
Fun and Personalised
Do you, (Name), choose to take (Name) as your wife/husband from this day forward, to embark on a journey full of adventure and wonder, working hand-in-hand through life and sharing its possibilities? Each day, will you give her/him a fresh, clean start, not sweating the small stuff but encouraging the best in her/him?
Declaration of Intent with Children
Do you (Name) take (Name(s) of child(ren) of spouse) to be the (son/daughter/children) of your heart, to love and to hug, in tears and in laughter, through successes and growing pains, as long as you shall all be together?
Do you (Name(s) of child(ren)) take (Name) to be your (step-mom/dad) and your friend, accomplice and ally, to love and to hug, as long as you shall all be together?
Do you, (Names of all children), each take the other(s) to be your (sister/brother) and your friend(s), through fights and through fun, as long as you shall all be together?
Do you, (Names of parents), promise to support these relationships, to give them room to breathe, to encourage their special bonds with each other and love them through it all?
Vow Renewal
Do you, (Name), reaffirm (Name) as your wife/husband? Will you continue to live your life openly with her/him, and speak the truth to her/him with love? Will you continue to honour and tenderly care for her/him? And will you continue to cherish and encourage her/his fulfilment as an individual throughout all the years ahead of you in your shared life?