The Vow is based on the actual relationship of Kim and Krickitt Carpenter, who wrote a book about their marriage, also known as The Vow.[3][4] Ten weeks after their wedding on 18 September 1993, the couple was in an automobile accident in which Krickitt suffered brain trauma, which erased memories of her romance with Kim as well as their recent marriage.[3] Kim, however, was still madly in love with his wife, although she viewed him as a stranger after the accident.[3][4] According to the couple, their faith in Jesus and their wedding vows before God kept them together.
