where did marriage vows originate from ?

Answer 1

Many of today's popular wedding ceremony traditions can be traced to ancient Egyptian and European customs. These were often based on symbolism, superstition, folklore, and most importantly religion.

The most basic non-denominational traditional marriage vows are the Question of Intention and the Standard Civil Ceremony. The Question of Intention, adapted from the traditional Medieval Christian ceremony, commences with the officiant performing the ceremony asking the couple to join hands before asking each other whether they will love, honor and obey in sickness and in health.

Other commonly used traditional ceremonies are centered on the exchange of rings. There is an official Blessing and Exchange of Rings within the Christian tradition which celebrates the wedding ring as the outward expression of an inner spiritual bond. This is the source of the phrase, "With this ring, I thee wed."

However no matter what subtle differences there are in the wording of the ceremony, the spirit is the same. All of these words are steeped in rich traditions of the sacred message of a lasting bond.

Answer 2

Professional Advice ---- Marriage vows are promises a couple makes to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western cultures, these promises have traditionally included the notions of affection ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part") which are complied from verses of the Holy Bible. Most wedding vows are taken from traditional religious ceremonies complied from verses of the Holy Bible. Touching love poems or lyrics from a love song can be revised as wedding vows. Some couples choose to write their own vows, rather than relying on standard ones spoken by the celebrant.

Answer 3

To a certain extent, they were created to ensure that the bride in question was not being forced to marry against her will, and for the bride's father to know that the groom would be a decent husband.

For many centuries of human history, women were considered "property" of their fathers, until they were "sold", along with a dowry, to their husbands. The fathers of these women wanted the husband to promise that he would act as a husband should act. This brought about the "Promise to love, honor and cherish" piece.

Additionally, the priests who married them needed a promise from the bride that she was willingly accepting the relationship, and hadn't been kidnapped (read stolen)...Thus, the question, "Do you take this man...?"