exchange vows

English

Verb

exchange vows (third-person singular simple present exchanges vows, present participle exchanging vows, simple past and past participle exchanged vows)

1. (literally, of two parties) To make a mutual promise.
2. To get married.
   • 1953 January 10, “Earl of Dalkeith, Jane McNeill To Be Wed in Brilliant Ceremony”, in Montreal Gazette, retrieved 25 November 2012, page 17:

     The wealthy Earl of Dalkeith and Jane McNeil, 22-year-old former model, will exchange vows tomorrow in Britain's society wedding of the year.

   • 1982 Feb. 8, Albin Krebs] and Robert McG. Thomas Jr., "A Royal Turnout for a Luxembourg Bride," New York Times, (retrieved 25 Nov 2012):

     After exchanging vows twice, once at a civil ceremony in the royal palace and then at Notre Dame Cathedral, the newlyweds, both 27 years old, joined 800 guests for a lunch at the municipal theater.

   • 2004 November 22, Barbara Kiviat, “Hitched to a Star”, in Time:

     The couple exchanged vows in front of 450 guests—plus a 49-person bridal party.