Personalized Wedding Vows

April 8, 2005Posted By weddings

Personalized Wedding Vows are increasing in popularity. By adding personal touches into their wedding ceremony, couples can ensure that their personalities are a special part of their wedding day.

Personal feelings can be included into the legal parts of your wedding day. Adding personal views and thoughts of love, of life, and of your future together can give touching intimacy to the ceremony.

If you would like to write your own vows, you should first meet with your Officiant to find out what must be legally kept in the ceremony, and what can be written by you. Rules vary from state to state, and from country to country. You may want to say something about your feelings for each other, your views on commitment and trust, or simply read a poem.

Couples often find that their own words can be more meaningful than traditional vows. Couples are frequently omitting the word "obey" from their vows. Instead, they substitute such words as: "I promise to love you, comfort and encourage you, to be open and honest with you, and stay with you as long as we both shall live".

You should feel no pressure to write personalized vows. Nor should you feel pressure to stay with traditional vows. Your officiant probably has a set of vows that he or she typically proceeds with in the event that the Bride and Groom do not have anything prepared. For those struggling with the idea of writing vows, these can be a great starting point. Who knows, you might only need to make a few minor edits.

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