About this phrase
“From this day forward” is four words, 17 letters — about 52 morse symbols — the classic wedding vow phrase. One of the most requested ceremony-day morse keepsakes.
Cultural context
'From this day forward' is one of the oldest phrases in the English wedding ceremony, appearing in Thomas Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer (1549) and retained in most Protestant denominations' marriage rites: 'to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part'. The phrase marks a specific temporal boundary — the moment from which everything changes. As a wedding-day morse keepsake, it is one of the most emotionally resonant options in the collection because of its direct ceremonial origin.
When to gift this phrase
Wedding day pieces (given on the wedding day itself as an exchange of keepsakes), vow renewal ceremony pieces (particularly for milestone anniversaries), and as a ceremony program keepsake for couples who include a morse element in their ceremony. Strong as an engraving inside both wedding bands.
When this phrase is the wrong fit
Avoid outside wedding and vow-related contexts — the ceremonial specificity of the phrase makes it unsuitable for general relationship gifting. Skip for relationships that haven't reached formal commitment. Don't use for non-romantic contexts.
Variations you might prefer
- from today
- from this moment
- as of this day
How the morse encodes
'FROM THIS DAY FORWARD' spans four words and roughly 52 elements. 'FORWARD' closes the phrase with F (di-di-dah-dit), O (three dashes), R (di-dah-dit), W (di-dah-dah), A (di-dah), R (di-dah-dit), D (dah-di-dit) — seven letters of high variety. The F opening of 'FORWARD' mirrors the F opening of 'FROM', bookending the phrase with the same letter and creating an audible symmetry across the full transmission.
Most common use cases
- Wedding day engraving
- Vow renewal piece
- Anniversary significant milestone
- Ceremony program keepsake
Letter-by-letter breakdown
Here is “From this day forward” spelled out one character at a time, so you can copy it by hand, check a tattoo stencil, or space the beads on a bracelet correctly:
| Letter | Morse |
|---|---|
| F | ..-. |
| R | .-. |
| O | --- |
| M | -- |
| ␣ | / |
| T | - |
| H | .... |
| I | .. |
| S | ... |
| ␣ | / |
| D | -.. |
| A | .- |
| Y | -.-- |
| ␣ | / |
| F | ..-. |
| O | --- |
| R | .-. |
| W | .-- |
| A | .- |
| R | .-. |
| D | -.. |
A single space between letters and a slash (/) between words keeps the pattern readable — the most common mistake in engraved and tattooed morse is running the letters together with no gaps.
THIS runs nine dots without a break
The brightest passage in this vow lands in its shortest-looking word. THIS opens with T (-), then pours out H (....), I (..) and S (...) with nothing but dots between them — nine in a row, the longest unbroken run in all four words. Across the full phrase dots already lead, twenty-nine to twenty-three, and THIS is where that lightness concentrates. On a piece where the eighteen letters are spaced evenly, this stretch reads as a run of tiny even beads, a fast flicker set against the heavier dashes of FROM and DAY on either side. It is the easiest landmark to find when tracing the phrase by touch.
FROM ends on five dashes, and a hidden zero
The first word closes heavy. In FROM, O (---) and M (--) sit side by side, and with O’s three dashes running straight into M’s two, five dashes sound back to back — the longest dash run in the phrase. That same pairing is a small trap: O then M, read without the gap between them, spells -----, which is the numeral 0. It never changes the vow, but it is a reason the letter spacing has to stay honest on an engraving. After that dark open, the phrase brightens through THIS before FORWARD closes it with the mixed rhythm of seven varied letters and no run longer than three.
Laying eighteen letters across a band
At fifty-two elements this is one of the longer keepsakes in the set, and the four-word shape decides how it sits. FROM, THIS and DAY are short — four, four and three letters — while FORWARD carries seven on its own, so a straight engraving leans right unless the word gaps are set to balance it. R does the most repeating, appearing three times, with F, O, D and A each turning up twice, which gives the line a returning rhythm rather than eighteen unrelated marks. Wrapped around a band or split across two lines, the natural break falls after DAY, keeping the opening promise and the forward-looking close on halves of their own.
Buy "From this day forward" in morse
Custom-phrase morse jewelry and prints from independent sellers. Send them this page and they'll match the layout above.
Turn it into something physical
This phrase fits a range of keepsake formats:
- Bracelet mockup — if the phrase is short enough (52 morse symbols here).
- Necklace mockup — best for longer phrases.
- Ring design — only works if the phrase is under about 10 morse symbols.
- Tattoo designer — exports an SVG in three layouts and three weights.
Related phrases
- Till the end of time — - .. .-.. .-.. / - .... . / . -. -.. / -…
- Our love story — --- ..- .-. / .-.. --- ...- . / ... - --…
- Marry me — -- .- .-. .-. -.-- / -- .
- With all my heart — .-- .. - .... / .- .-.. .-.. / -- -.-- /…
- Be here now — -... . / .... . .-. . / -. --- .--
- Seize the day — ... . .. --.. . / - .... . / -.. .- -.--
Frequently asked questions
What is "From this day forward" in morse code?
"From this day forward" in international morse code is ..-. .-. --- -- / - .... .. ... / -.. .- -.-- / ..-. --- .-. .-- .- .-. -...
How long does this phrase take to send?
At 15 WPM this phrase takes about 6 seconds to transmit. You can hear it at any speed between 5 and 40 WPM by pressing Play above.
Can I put "From this day forward" on a bracelet or necklace?
Yes — use our bracelet or necklace mockup tool to preview how it will look as beads, then screenshot and send to a jeweler or an Etsy seller specializing in morse pieces.
How many letters and symbols are in “from this day forward” in Morse?
It is eighteen letters across four words — FROM, THIS, DAY and FORWARD — which come to 52 Morse symbols in total: 29 dots and 23 dashes. That length makes it one of the bigger phrases to lay out on jewelry, and the word gaps matter for keeping it readable.
Where is the longest run of dots in the phrase?
In the word THIS. After the opening T, the letters H, I and S are all built from dots, so nine of them sound in a row with no dash to break the run. It is the brightest, fastest stretch in the whole phrase.
Why does spacing matter when engraving this phrase?
Because a couple of letter pairs blur into other characters if the gaps close up. In FROM, O and M together read as 0, and in THIS the pairs T-H and I-S read as 6 and 5. Clear letter and word spacing keeps the vow saying exactly what it should.