All my military brides read this!! Military wedding vows (very cute and funny!)

"Army Wedding Vows"

Dear family and friends, we are gathered here today in the sight of God and the Department of the Army, to witness this exchange of vows, and see the love that these two dedicated, loving people have for one another.

"Wilt thou, __________, take ___________ (who will now be referred to as the"dependent"), as your family member, to dwell together in so far as the Department of the Army will permit?" "Wilt thou love her, comfort her, via the postal service or over the

phone, make sure she knows where the commissary, PX, and church are, and what time she is scheduled to use the laundry room the day she arrives, wherever you are stationed?"

"Wilt thou attempt to tell her more than 24 hours in advance that you will be leaving for two weeks, beginning the next morning?" This especially applies to the years you will live in a foreign country!

"Wilt thou ____________, take this soldier as thy wedded husband, knowing that he is depending upon you to be the perfect (well almost) Army wife, running the household as you see fit, and being nice to the commander's wife?" Furthermore, you understand that your life with your husband (little that you may have together) will not be normal, that you may have to explain to your children, not once, but twice, and more often in the same day, that mothers do have husbands, and that children do have daddy's, and that the picture of the man on the refrigerator is not the milkman, but the same individual who tucks them in at 2200 hours, long after they are asleep. This soldier is their daddy, who loves them very, very much.

"Wilt thou love, respect and wait for him, preparing his favorite cookies and pictures of yourself and the kids, so he can remember what you look like?" And last but not least, put on the outside of your door his"Welcome home" sign when he's due to

arrive?"

"I, ____, take thee ____, as my independent wife, from 1900 to 2200 hours or as long as allowed by my Commanding Officer (subject to change without notice), for better or worse, earlier or later, near or far, and I promise to look at the pictures you send me, maybe not when they get to me in the field, but before I turn the lights out. I will also send a letter, if time permits, and if not, to somehow, some way, make the time."

"I, _________, take thee _________ as my live-in/live-out husband, realizing that your comings and goings and 0330 staff meetings are normal (although absurd to me) and part of your life as a soldier. I promise not to be shocked or taken by surprise when you inform me that, although we've just arrived at our new duty station, we will be leaving within the month. Yes, I'll have you as my husband as long as while your are away, my allotment comes through regularly, and that you leave me a current power of attorney and the checkbook at all times.

I am a family member and proud of it, dependent upon myself and my resources. Although I miss you when you are away, I know I can handle whatever comes across my path."

"Now then, let no man or woman put asunder what God and the Department of the Army have brought together. The Army hereby issues you this lovely, dedicated, independent woman, knowing that she'll be an asset not only to your marriage, but also to the mission of the United States Army, which is, as you all know, to remain in a state of "Readiness." By the authority vested in the Bible, elaborated in the regulation and subject to current directives concerning the aspects of marriage in the Army, you are now a Soldier with a Family Member. Best Wishes and good Luck."

You have no clue just how accurate these are!

I was PCS'd, only to have my permanent duty station changed 4 months later- and was given 6 days notice. I was told, and the movers showed up 3 days later!

But that's rare and had alot to do with my MOS...

FH's cousin is a Major and does counter-intel aka top secret, secret squirrel type stuff and he's always leaving for weeks at a time on a moment's notice.

LOL. love it. Reminds me of the Orders for Birth that I came across years ago when I was with my Army hero.

When I first read it I was changing it to the Department of the Navy because I had Fins in mind

IF I can convince FH to use some kind of variation of this we'll probably take out a lot of the kid stuff since that's a long ways off lol.

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And mine is in Navy as well, I love it and so freaking true!!

Wow, that is so appropriate. I'm currently very cranky with my FH's commanding officer for canceling his approved vacation. *grrrr* 5 more years on this contract, 10 years to get his 20...

LOL! Its funny but kinda made me tear up a little. My little brother is currently serving - I thought about sending this to his wife but she's due Jan 1 so it might make unnecessary preggo tears...

FH is a recruiter so he doesn't have ANY vacation time@ Gen

Awww@Mrs. Joseph. She'd probably laugh :-)

@Nik: I guess it's more frustrating for me since I'm a contractor and have always been one. I've never had to get approval to take a vacation. So practically at the drop of a hat *I* can go. But his always has to be planned, and they just got a new commander who is apparently an ass. FH has never had them cancel his vacation after they approved it (the office he works in is rather predictable and everything is covered, his new commander has decided that the three people who usually take care of the report can't take care of the report without FH, when they are all trained to do it and FH would be back a couple days before it had to be turned in so he could fix anything last minute if needed), until now.

Ok. I admit that I crashed your party. I'm not in the military and neither is my FW (though we both have some family that were in the services) I was laughing out loud at these. They were so funny and I'm guessing that they're probably pretty accurate, too.

Yep, I know what I'm getting myself into.

Oh yeah, this weekend:

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GO NAVY!!!!

@OorahNik.. My father is a retired Marine. He says that the Marines are a Department of the Navy! (sorry in advance to Navy Wives) The MEN's department!

Lol yeah the Marines are under the Department of the Navy. They use their doctors and chaplains :-). The seal says Department of the Navy on top and the United States Marine Corps on the bottom so I might just swap it out :-).

I don't think the Marines have a team lol so Go Navy!! :-P

@Shannon, any mil spouse will find at least some truth in these vows. It's a crazy life marrying someone in the service but I'm excited for our future adventures :-). Not too crazy about him being deployed :-( but we'll work through that.

D_Taco_Nik-I remember when you first posted this & thought I'll keep it in the back of my head.Soooo.I've decided to put this as an insert in my ceremony program,just for laughs~even though it'll be true 8-/ May even display a copy of it in our American Legion reception hall.THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!!! ^__^ Now,just gotta change it to fit the Air Force!THANKS AGAIN!!!

Whether you believe in fate or note, you cannot deny that

some times everything just lines up perfectly better than

you could have imagined

I am overwhelmingly

blessed because of you. Your heart is pure and your

joy is contagious. When i'm with you, I see nothing else

My soul aches for you in ways I never knew was possible.

You are my greatest treauser, my favorite listener,

my greatest laugh, my most memorable place.

I vow to support you, push you, inspire you, and,

above all, love you. We have created a bond so deep and

sincere and it's unlike anything i have ever felt. Through

you I know what it is like to be intensely loved, admired,

and cared for

I promise that I will not snare at you while ripping

velco patches off of my clothes. I promise to follow

you around the world, whenever and whereever the Army

takes us because as long as i'm with you, it will be worth

every head ache it causes me. I vow not to threaten our

marriage if you have to leave, because i know 6-9 months

without you is far easier than the rest of my life without

you. I vow to never wear the rank YOU earned. I promise to follow

you to the middle of nowhere duty station or places i didn

know existed before you told me so. I promise to love you

for the life we create together, not the life we leave be

hind.