vow exchange
Altar pledge ceremony
A vow exchange is the ceremonial moment in a wedding when partners make promises to each other, typically reciting commitments of love, fidelity, and support: The vow exchange brought everyone to tears.
The term emphasizes the reciprocal nature of marriage vows—each person both gives and receives promises.
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- wedding dayDay of marriage
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- bridal partyCeremony's supporting cast
- promiseCommitment to act
altar · rings · wedding band · ring finger · commitment · oath · pledge · marriage · bride · groom · man and wife · chapel · holy matrimony · sacred · forever · union · betrothal · nuptials
- ceremonieswedding ceremony, wedding, weddings, graduation, graduations
- exchangestrading, swap, swapping, barter, bartering
- sacred riteswedding, funeral, burial, cremation, christening
vow exchangedivorce proceedings
Legal process ending marriage
divorce decree · annulment · separation · abandonment · renunciation
vow exchangebetrayal
Breaking of trust
infidelity · broken promises · perjury · faithlessness · apostasy
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