Writing your own wedding vows using your faith as a guide can add more meaning to them. After all your commitment to one another is in body, mind and soul. Your wedding vows echo your unwavering commitment to a love shared with the one person who will be witness to your life.

A couple may enlist the help of their religious leader when writing their vows and although there may be variations in the various ceremonies, reference to their beliefs will come through.

During a Jewish wedding ceremony, the couples will exchange vows when the rings are exchanged. Commitment to one another hallowed by the faith of Israel.

In the Muslim wedding ceremony, the bride and the groom sit apart from each other and commit to one another, answering in the affirmative three times and then signing the marriage contract.

At the heart of Buddhist wedding vows is meditation and contemplation. The couple share their love, dedication and future hopes based on their shared beliefs. There is pledge to help each other develop their hearts and minds while growing in dharma.

Often an enormous and disproportionate amount of time and energy goes into planning the engagement, the engagement party, the wedding dress, cake, invitations and of course the wedding itself that so many couples forget the true meaning of taking this leap, no matter what religious faith or believe you have, is about your eternal commitment to one another.

Bare in mind that your vows are a promise to love, honor, and appreciate each over the course of the life you will share together. Writing your wedding vows can be a personal spiritual journey regardless of what religious beliefs you hold.