In the West, there is a beautiful custom: at the time of the wedding, when the priest joins the hands and hearts of young people entering into a marriage, they swear an oath to each other. Once we had such a ritual, but put on stream ceremonies in the registry offices were not too disposed to such touching, solemn moments. But, you see, there is something so special about it!
Why do you need an oath
Why was this wedding vow made? What is the essence of tradition? It was once believed that marriages were not concluded anywhere, but in heaven. And during the ceremony, young people seemed to confirm to God their agreement with His decision, their goodwill to create a family. The wedding vow had a deep, almost sacred meaning. The bride and groom gave the word to the Lord that they would not depart from each other, would not break His covenant. That they are ready to become one and support each other not only in moments of joy, prosperity, prosperity.
Any oath, including a wedding, is a promise that cannot be broken. Given in front of the altar, she emphasized that the bride and groom take this step deliberately, that they want to be together and in grief, support each other in trials and illnesses, and walk through life hand in hand until their last breath. Lovers generally tend to exalt, exaggeratedly serious and sublime perceive their feelings. It seems to them that to love as they have, no one has yet fallen in life.
Of course, such impulsiveness is present in the text of which the wedding oath consists. However, the newlyweds give it not only to higher forces, but also to each other, as if re-confessing their love, and this is a serious dialogue of hearts. Pondering what and how to say, choosing the “most-most” appropriate words, a young man and a girl (man or woman) review their relationships, re-evaluate them, themselves and their partner, analyze. That is why the wedding vow, its text is a conscious understanding and recognition out loud that only this person can become a harmonious half of the other. Perhaps this nuance is the main meaning of the tradition.
Oaths in verses and prose
What could be a wedding vow? In poetry and prose, touching, sentimental, solemn, church and secular. The most common is the following: “I, so-and-so, take you, such and such, as a wife and promise to take care, love, cherish you all my life. I promise to be faithful to you, to be caring and gentle, to help in everyday life, to support in all matters and concerns.
I promise to become a good and fair father to our children, to take an active part in their education. I love you as a woman, I respect you as my wife, the keeper of our family hearth, the continuer of the clan. May it always be so! ” Or a wedding vow in verses:
"I love you, dear,
I promise to be near
Help in everything, because I know
How difficult life is to live!
On weekdays, everyone has enough:
And diseases and problems.
Only adversity wins
Who is strong, stubborn, brave!
I'm strong with your love
Dare, because now we are a family!
You will be happy with me
And with you - I am happy! ”
Each couple invents herself, compiles the text of her oath. Just be sincere, speak with all your heart and, having given the word once, keep it to the end!