Simple Wedding Vows
Examples & Free Templates
Simple wedding vows are harder to write than elaborate ones. When you strip away the poetic language and the flourishes, every word has to earn its place. These examples show you what simplicity in vows actually looks like — and why it's often the most powerful choice.
How to structure these vows
Every great vow follows a structure — not rigidly, but as a scaffold for the things that matter most.
The love statement
Say 'I love you' directly. It's the simplest and most powerful opening.
The promises
Two or three direct promises. No metaphor, no flourish — just honest commitments.
The close
End with certainty. One sentence. Done.
Simple wedding vows are harder to write than elaborate ones. When you strip away the poetic language and the flourishes, every word has to earn its place. These examples show you what simplicity in vows actually looks like — and why it's often the most powerful choice.
- ✓Direct and honest
- ✓No filler
- ✓Easy to deliver
- ✓Timeless
Tips for writing simple wedding vows
Remove any sentence that contains a metaphor. Simple vows are literal.
If you can replace a word with a simpler one and the meaning stays the same, always choose simpler.
Simple doesn't mean minimal feeling — it means maximum feeling with minimum words.
Simple Wedding Vows examples
Two examples showing different voices and approaches. Use these as a starting point — then make them yours.
"I love you."
"I promise to be honest with you, to support you, and to choose you — every day, for the rest of my life."
"That's everything I have to say. It's everything I mean."
"[PARTNER], I take you as my partner in life."
"I promise to be present, to be faithful, and to be the person you can always count on."
"I love you. Now and for always."
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