Tips on writing wedding vows

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Writing their own personalized wedding vows is a tradition that many couples choose to follow. Using your own words to express your feelings about your fiance and your hopes for your future is a beautiful ritual. It takes time and thought and requires some work, but it is worth it.

1. Get Permission

   • Prior to making the final decision to write your own vows, you may need to consult your officiant. This is especially true if you'll be having a traditional church wedding. Once you have permission, your officiant may give you advice about the vows and may require you to present the vows for approval prior to the wedding. For a civil or less formal wedding, permission will probably not be required.

   Make a Plan

   • Sit down with your intended and make a plan for writing your vows. Decide whether you will have a theme. You may each choose to read a poem that's meaningful to you or tell a story about your early relationship. Sometimes it is best to spend time separately writing your feelings about each other, your favorite stories and your ideas for your vows. Then, share what you've written with each other and decide how best to meld it all into one cohesive theme.

   Write an Outline

   • Once you've decided on a theme and have an idea of how you'd both like your vows to turn out, organize your thoughts in an outline that will help you with the actual writing. Decide how you want the vows to start, what the main elements of the vows will be, and how you want to end them. Choose your poems, if you are going to use poems.

   Edit

   • With wedding vows, less is often more. Short vows will be more effective than long ones. Once you have the first draft written, let it sit for a day or two, and then start editing. Keep in mind that the most important parts of the vows can be said without too much elaboration. Your guests will appreciate your restraint in keeping your vows brief. This may be your day, but many people are sharing it with you.

Source: www.ehow.com

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