The Wedding Vows

Posted by Charles Powers on 28 January 2010

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You should take your time when you decide on your wedding vows and try and personalize them to fit you and your partner. Don’t be overly influenced by what other people expect or want you to do.

The wedding vows are one of the most important parts of the wedding because it is after the recital of your vows that you will be officially married.

More and more people are becoming very creative with their wedding vows and this adds a personal touch that represents what you and your partner believe your marriage means to the both of you.

It is a chance for you to both express your true thoughts on why you are getting married and what it will mean for you in the future.

Here are the typical wedding vows…

“I [your name] take you [your partners name] for my lawful [wife/husband] to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part”

Many people use these traditional vows as the foundation that they will modify to suit their needs by adding personalized touches where they like.

Some people find the traditional vows a bit too formal and the wording no longer appropriate to get the true meaning of their feelings for one another across. If that’s the way you feel then changing them is probably the right solution for you.

These words are more important than all the wedding speeches combined so it is well worth spending as much time as necessary to come up with something that is really special for the two of you.

Get some ideas from books, poetry and songs. Bounce some ideas off each other and you will soon know when you have hit that perfect combination that will lead you into your married life.

If you really get stuck for ideas for your wedding vows here is a pretty neat resource I came across called the wedding vow tool kit that claims to have helped many people come up with ways to write some pretty amazing wedding vows. You can check them out here at this link if you’re interested. www.weddingvowtoolkit.com

What ever you do just remember, don’t ever stop having fun because that’s what it’s all about – getting the most happiness out of life by sharing it with the one you love.