Writing Your Own Wedding Vows
By Samantha Taylor
Your wedding vows are the words that will forever remain in
your partner’s heart and memory. So you want to ensure
that you express exactly what you are feeling and how much
you love them. Most people have never written wedding vows
before and they aren’t quite sure how to communicate
what they feel into words. Here are some helpful guidelines
to ensure that the feelings in your heart are encompassed in
your wedding vows:
1. Sit down with your fiancÉe and put some general expectations
in place for your wedding vows - such as how long and how in-depth
they should be.
2. Begin brainstorming. Think about your relationship and everything
you’ve gone through together. Focus, perhaps, on a specific
situation such as the moment when you realized that this was
the person you were meant to be with.
3. If you use nicknames or lovable expressions with your fiancÉe
(honey or sweetheart) you may want to incorporate these into
your wedding vows.
4. If tradition is important to you, review some examples of
conventional wedding vows. Most begin with "in the name
of God, I (your name) take you (your fiancÉe’s
name) to be my lawfully wedded wife/husband." You may
consider reciting your vows in a similar manner.
5. Avoid sad memories or stories about you and your partner
fighting. Wedding vows are meant to express the joys of being
together. Therefore you should focus on the positive.
6. Once you’ve jotted down your ideas, you’ll want
to express them in a smooth and flowing manner. You may want
to start with past memories and work your way to the present
instead of jumping randomly from topic to topic, as this will
give the impression that you took little time to prepare your
vows.
7. Incorporate common expressions of love such as "I love
you" or "I can’t live with out you".
8. Once you have completed your vows be sure to read them over
2 or 3 times to ensure that they convey exactly what you want
your partner to know. You might want to have a friend, family
member or your wedding officiant to read them to ensure that
they are appropriate and meaningful.
It’s important to personalize your wedding vows and make
them unique to you and your fiancÉe. Wedding vows are
meant to convey your feelings of love. They explain why you’re
choosing to spend the rest of your life with your partner.
Regardless of what you write, your partner loves you and is
going to cherish your wedding vows as long as they come from
the heart.
About the Author: Samantha Taylor spent several years working
in the weddings industry as a wedding planner. When she isn’t
being a mom of two wonderful children, she works as a freelance
writer for
http://www.yourwedding101.com -
a site that offers information about everything wedding related
Source:
www.isnare.com
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