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How to Get Started on Your Wedding Vows

Writing your wedding vows can be intimidating. That is in part that writing itself can be hard as you try to put into words ideas that often do not yet have a language.

Posted on November 18, 2017

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Questions and Concerns for your Wedding Officiant

If your wedding will be non-traditional, you may be a little fuzzy about the details of your wedding ceremony.

Posted on January 30, 2013

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Tips for Writing Wedding Vows

There are few experiences in a person’s life scarier than speaking publicly. For those who are lucky enough to be reciting unchanging religious vows at their ceremony, you may never know the pulse-quickening anxiety of unfolding a piece of college-ruled paper and pouring your heart out to your fiancé and your entire family. Writing your wedding vows doesn’t have to be a last-minute sprint of clichés and random applications of the phrases “partner” and “love.” If you really want to write your own vows, try to follow these tips to get you started:

Tell a Story
Nothing is more adorable than a quick anecdote during a couple’s wedding vows. It says what you love about each other without leaving you stuck with the word “love” a thousand times. Everyone knows you’re in love; you don’t need to tell them over and over. Instead, show them with a story that represents your personalities and why you want to spend the rest of your lives together. Stories also help to avoid repetition. This story-centric way of writing is also helpful if you’re thinking about adding a list of promises to your vows. Be specific in your promises, and remember that humor is always welcome! Short and Sweet
Short vows are sweet vows. Of course, if you’re having a Catholic ceremony or some other lengthy religious service, this obviously isn’t an option. Lucky for you, your vows are already written in stone. For the rest of us, simplicity and brevity can be very important. The longer you talk, the less emphatic your vows tend to be. Keep it short as you’re sharing your love with the world – you have the rest of your life to say what you couldn’t fit onto that index card. Avoid Quoting
There’s nothing wrong with including a song lyric that has some special meaning to you and your sweetie, but compiling your vows of nothing but snippets from “The Vow” or “27 Dresses” makes those sentiments someone else’s, not yours. You want to express your feelings to the love of your life, not somebody else’s. No one is expecting you to turn into Shakespeare when you open your mouth at the altar, so don’t be so worried about your linguistic prowess. Just say what you feel in whatever words you have.

Remember, your vows are your own and there is no wrong way to write them. The best you can do is relax, open your heart, and keep it short!

Posted on March 20, 2012

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Your wedding vows

Writing your wedding vows all alone can be a tough job. It is better to sit with your partner and let your ideas flow together.

The best way to start is to think of the weddings that you have attended and the vows that were taken. That will give you a starting point. It is best for you to discuss why you are getting married. That will give you good ideas. Think about what both of you mean to each other and how you feel for each other. This is a good place to start. Try and express your feelings to each other. This way, you will have enough ideas for the vows. The wedding vows can consist of your fears and hopes and dreams. It can be anything that you wish to say to each other. The only criteria are that, it should flow from your heart. Once you are ready with what you want to write, you m ust document your feelings so that you do not forget it. Wedding vows are extremely important. They define how your life together will be. So you must give it utmost importance.

Posted on November 04, 2008

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