Professing your undying love to one another is one thing but pledging yourself to your partner mind, body and soul requires a more spiritual commitment. You will be witness to each other's life and your wedding vows should echo this.

To pledge your love and caring, no matter what your future may hold in store for you both, is the one message your wedding vows should contain no matter what religious background and practices you may have.

Depending on the religion, there may be variations during the ceremony as to how and when the vows are taken. If the couple have followed their religious suggested vows, the words will include some reference to their denomination beliefs.

In a Jewish wedding, the vows are given when the couple exchange rings. Generally the vows will take on a meaning of commitment to the laws and faith of Israel.

Sitting apart from one another, sometimes in separate rooms, a Muslim bride and groom share their wedding vows by answering 'yes' three times when asked by the officiate if they commit to each other.

Meditation and contemplation are at the heart of Buddhist wedding vows. It gives the couple an opportunity to voice their love, dedication, and future hopes for their lives together with respect given to their shared religious beliefs. It is this approach, which is meant to make their lives and marriage stronger.

A couple with different religious beliefs may choose to write non-denominational wedding vows, omitting any mention of a higher power so as to avoid conflict. These vows will however generally take on traditional sentiment of commitment to one another.

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.

Regardless of what religious beliefs you hold, writing your wedding vows can be a personal spiritual journey. It's about your love towards your partner and the commitment to honor, respect and appreciate one another as long as you both live.