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the traditional. Here is one of their generally accepted vows:
"I, _______________, take you, ________________, to be my husband / wife, and I promise to love and sustain you in the bonds of marriage from this day forward, in sickness and in health, in plenty and in want, in joy and in sorrow, till death shall part us, according to God's holy ordinance."
Unitarian
The Unitarian Church does not offer a standard service, but leaves the composition of the service to each of its ministers. Here are two examples, however, of typical Unitarian-Universalist wedding vows:
The minister asks the bride and groom:
"________________, will you take ________________ to be your husband / wife; love, honor and cherish him / her now and forevermore?"
The bride and groom answer:
"I will."
Then the minister asks the bride and groom to repeat these words:
 
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"I, _________________, take you, ________________, to be my husband / wife; to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish always."
The minister asks the bride and groom:
"_________________, will you have ______________ to be your husband / wife, to live together in creating an abiding marriage? Will you love and honor, comfort and cherish him / her in sickness and in health, in sorrow and in joy, from this day forward?"
The bride and groom answer:
"I will."
Quaker
A Quaker wedding is very simple, in keeping with the Quaker tradition. The marriage usually takes places during a regular worship meeting where all in attendance meditate silently while the bride and groom enter and join those already seated. Then, after the traditional Quaker silence, the bride and groom rise, join hands, face each other and repeat these vows:
"In the presence of God and these our Friends I take thee to be my wife / husband, promising with
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