Nowadays, people can write their own wedding vows and they frequently even have a script for the officiant to read or follow. When my husband and I got married, I told my sweet friend who was marrying us to just wing it and say whatever he wanted and what we ended up with was a spectacular wedding, a hilarious wedding video, and a lot of great memories. However, back in the old days, the script that preachers or judges used was pretty standardized and the big debate was always whether or not the bride would promise to “obey” their husband. It was quite controversial when brides started asking to have that left out, and it was even brought into question when Queen Elizabeth married Prince Phillip, though she did end up leaving it in. Enjoy the hilarious joke below.
It was the day before a young couple’s wedding.
During the rehearsal, the groom approaches the pastor with an unusual offer.
“I’ll give you $100 if you will change the wedding vows. When you get to the part where I’m supposed to promise to ‘love, honor, and obey’ and ‘be faithful to her forever,’ I’d appreciate it if you’d just leave that out.”
He passes the minister a $100 bill and walks away satisfied.
On the day of the wedding, when it comes time for the groom’s vows, the pastor looks the young man in the eye and says, “Will you promise to prostrate yourself before her, obey her every command and wish, serve her breakfast in bed every morning of your life, and swear eternally before God and your lovely wife that you will not ever even look at another woman, as long as you both shall live?”
The groom gulps, looks around, and says in a tiny voice, “Yes,” then leans toward the pastor and hisses, “I thought we had a deal.”
The pastor puts a $100 bill into the groom’s hand and whispers, “She made me a better offer.
