Marriage vow in English and Chinese

At present, the couple attracts most attention from the worldwide maybe Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton. The wedding ceremony took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 in London.

And speaking of marriage ceremony of Western style, I think that the most fascinating moment is the marriage vow time, the time when the bride and the groom saying “yes, I do”. And I collected different versions of marriage vows in English and Chinese. Most of them has a bilingual version like English to Simplified Chinese.

1. Marriage vow of Christianity

I, [Groom’s name], take you [Bride’s name], to be my wife, my partner in life and my one true love.

I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and forever.

I will trust you and honor you

I will laugh with you and cry with you.

I will love you faithfully

Through the best and the worst,

Through the difficult and the easy.

What may come I will always be there.

As I have given you my hand to hold

So I give you my life to keep

So help me God

我（新郎的名字）请你（新娘的名字）,做我的妻子，我生命中的伴侣和我唯一的爱人。

我将珍惜我们的友谊，爱你，不论是现在，将来，还是永远。

我会信任你，尊敬你，

我将和你一起欢笑，一起哭泣。

我会忠诚的爱着你，

无论未来是好的还是坏的，是艰难的还是安乐的，我都会陪你一起度过。

无论准备迎接什么样的生活，我都会一直守护在这里。

就像我伸出手让你紧握住一样，

我会将我的生命交付于你。

所以请帮助我 我的主。

I, [Bride’s name], take you [Groom’s name], to be my husband, my partner in life and my one true love.

I will cherish our friendship and love you today, tomorrow, and forever

I will trust you and honor you

I will laugh with you and cry with you.

I will love you faithfully

Through the best and the worst,

Through the difficult and the easy.

What may come I will always be there.

As I have given you my hand to hold

So I give you my life to keep

So help me God

我（新娘的名字）,请你（新郎的名字）做我的丈夫，我生命中的伴侣和我唯一的爱人。

我将珍惜我们的友谊，爱你，不论是现在，将来，还是永远。

我会信任你，尊敬你，

我将和你一起欢笑，一起哭泣。

我会忠诚的爱着你，

无论未来是好的还是坏的，是艰难的还是安乐的，我都会陪你一起度过。

无论准备迎接什么样的生活，我都会一直守护在这里。

就像我伸出手让你紧握住一样，

我会将我的生命交付于你。

所以请帮助我 我的主。

Entreat me not to leave you, or to return from following after you,

For where you go I will go,

and where you stay I will stay

Your people will be my people,

and your God will be my God.

And where you die, I will die and there I will be buried.

May the Lord do with me and more if anything but death parts you from me.

真诚的恳求上帝让我不要离开你，或是让我跟随在你身后

因为你到哪里我就会去到哪里，

因为你的停留所以我停留。

你爱的人将成为我爱的人，

你的主也会成为我的主。

你在哪里死去，我也将和你一起在那里被埋葬，

也许主要求我做的更多，但是不论发生任何事情，都会有你在身边生死相随。

2. Tradition version

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 to cherish, till death do us part.
而今而后，不论境遇好坏，家境贫富，生病与否，誓言相亲相爱，至死不分离。

3. Marriage vow from the movie Four Weddings and A Funeral

Dearly _____, we are gathered here in the sight of God and in the face of this _________ to join together this man and this woman in ___________, which is an honorable ________ instituted in the time of man’s ___________. If any man can show any just cause or ___________ why they may not be lawful joined together, ________________________________.

Do you promise to _____ her, ________ her, ______ and keep her in sickness and in health and forsaking all others keep thee only unto her for as long as ye both shall live?
I do.
To love and to cherish till _______. till death us do part. There to, I pledge thee my troth. With this ring, I thee wed. With my body, I thee worship. And with all my worldly goods, I do thee endow.

4. Marriage vow from the movie Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride

With this hand, I will lift your sorrows.

Your cup will never empty, for I will be your wine.

With this candle, I will light your way in darkness.

With this ring, I ask you to be mine.

我将用这只手带你走出困苦与忧伤

你的酒杯将永不干涸，因为我会成为你的生命之酒

我将用这只蜡烛照耀你的路，拯救你于黑暗

我将用这只戒指向你求得永远的幸福…

5. Marriage vow from the movie Runaway Bride

I guarantee that we’ll have tough times.  I guarantee  that at some point one or both of us will want to get out.  But I also guarantee that if I don’t ask you to be mine, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life. Because I know in my heart — you’re the only one for me.

reference

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_of_Prince_William,_Duke_of_Cambridge,_and_Catherine_Middleton

https://cet.hjenglish.com/page/12802/

https://baike.baidu.com/view/9906.htm

https://ienglish.eol.cn/yi_yu_culture_4776/20061227/t20061227_211941.shtml

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