Wedding vows are promises made by the bride and groom to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western culture, these promises have traditionally included the notions of unselfishness ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part"). See also marriage. Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which the beginning of a marriage is celebrated. ... A ceremony is an activity, infused with ritual significance, performed on a certain occasion. ... Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

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