12 Bumbling to Beautiful Onscreen Vows

From Glee:

Burt: I lost somebody I loved very much. But Kurt . . . he lost his mom. And that killed me. Well, we got by, but looking back, I want to apologize to you, Kurt. What we were living just wasn’t living . . . You’re everything, Carole. Words can’t describe you. You’re everything. And I will love you till the day I die.

Carole: Oh, hey . . . I’m lucky . . . Kurt, you are an amazing person. I’m not only getting a son, I’m getting a friend. Finn, I know you were resistant at first, but I am so proud of you. I’ve watched you grow into a man. But I think I’m most proud that you’ve become a brother to Kurt. We are four people. Becoming a family.

From Rachel Getting Married:

Rachel: You are just so full of grace, and I promise before God and these beautiful people that I will love you fiercely and sweetly. And I look forward to sharing this great life with you. Thank you for marrying me.

Sidney: All that I ever wanted was to just hear music, and when I met you, I heard you. And, Rachel, you're the most beautiful thing I've ever heard. Thank you for marrying me.

From Wedding Crashers:

Craig: I, Craig, take you, Christina, to be my wife, my best friend, and my first mate. Through sickness and health, clear skies, and squalls.

Christina: I, Christina, take you, Craig, to be my best friend and my captain, to be your anchor and your sail, your starboard and your port.

From The Romantics:

Tom: Um . . .

(Bonus points if Liza Minnelli is your wedding officiant)

From Sex and the City 2:

Anthony Marantino: It was not exactly love at first sight. But it turns out, it was love. You are the first man to accept me . . . for the man that I actually am.

From Four Weddings and a Funeral:

Priest: Bernard, repeat after me. I do solemnly declare

Bernard: I do solemnly declare

Priest: That I know not of any lawful impediment

Bernard: That I know not of any lawful impediment

Priest: Why l, Lydia

Bernard: Why l, Bernard

Priest: Uh, sorry . . . why l, Bernard Godfrey
Saint John Delaney

Bernard: Why l, Bernard Geoffrey Sinjun Delaney

Priest: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia John Hibbott

Bernard: May not be joined in matrimony to Lydia Jane Hibbott

Priest: May Almighty God bless you all. The Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spigot . . . Spirit.

From Father of the Bride:

Bryan: I, Bryan MacKenzie, take thee, Annie Banks, to be my wedded wife. To love and to comfort from this day forward.

From Madea's Family Reunion:

Vanessa: I never thought that I could meet someone like you. You are my friend. You are my smile. You are my everything. You are a breathtaking reflection of God's heart for me . . . of how he pursued me and loved me even when I didn't love myself. You held my hand in the darkness, and you pulled me out into the light. I love you.

Frankie: You are my light. And it doesn't matter what happens in this life as long as you're with me. When I look at you, I know that there's a God, and that he loved me so much that he took the time to create you just for me. I love you . . . past my mind . . . beyond my heart . . . I love you for my soul. And that's the space where only you and God dwell.

From Grey's Anatomy:

Written on a Post-it note and signed by Meredith and Derek: "To love each other, even when we hate each other. No running ever; nobody walks out no matter what happens. Take care when old, senile, smelly."

From The Runaway Bride:

Maggie: "Look, I guarantee there'll be tough times. I guarantee. . .at some point one or both of us is gonna want to get out of this thing. But, I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it the rest of my life. Because I know in my heart. . .you're the only one for me."

From The Vow:

Paige: "I vow to help you love life, to always hold you with tenderness and to have the patience that love demands, to speak when words are needed and to share the silence when they are not, to agree to disagree on red velvet cake, and to live within the warmth of your heart and always call it home."

Leo: "I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever. I promise to never forget that this is a once in a lifetime love. And to always know in the deepest part of my soul that no matter what challenges might carry us apart, we will always find our way back to each other."