Your special day is approaching and you are at the point of writing your vows. You have so many questions running through your mind such as, What do you say? How do you make your vows personal?
After some research I have come up with what I think to be the best ideas to aid you in writing loving, and specialized vows.
When Dana & Tracey Hanna got married they wanted all their friends and family that couldn’t be there to know about it right when it happened. Just prior to officially becoming husband and wife, Dana whips out his BlackBerry to update his Facebook status and to send it out on Twitter.
His Tweet was, “Standing at the altar with Tracy where just a second ago, she became my wife! Gotta go, time to kiss my bride. #weddingday”
I have a lot of family scattered around the country and we all use Facebook a lot to keep in touch. So when Tracy and I were engaged, most of my family found out via Facebook because we updated our statuses. I surprised not only my guests, but also Tracy by pulling out my phone and posting on Facebook and Twitter from the altar during out wedding. I had her phone ready in my pocket, so when she asked for it I could hand it to her. No one knew about this except the minister, and myself.
So, you have found the life partner of your dreams and now you are ready to vow… but vow what exactly? Your vows have to be personal, elegant (not mushy — don’t want to make them sound like a poem from a greeting card) and accurately reflect your ideas of what your commitment entails. Given all this, it’s understandable if you’ve come down with a little bit of writers block.
Heidi Malott: Bride & Groom Summer Wedding. Used by permission.
Here are four beginnings to inspire you. Each is linked to a Web site that features many more vows, from fully written religious ceremonies to non-traditional ideas. Start by picking and choosing the lines and paragraphs that most reflect how you feel about your upcoming nuptials. With that list in hand, you’re ready to discuss your vows with your fiance and to, together, write a ceremony that will bring your guests to tears.
