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Traditional Wedding Vows
Can You Write Your Own Vows and Still be Traditional?
Many couples are deciding to write their own wedding vows and they’re to becommended. It takes time and a lot of focus to come up with meaningfulwords that will accurately convey feelings that are sometimes so intenselyfelt that it’s hard to capture them with mere words. And yet, couples areinspired to do exactly that. Many vows written by brides and grooms rival thewords of some of the greatest poets in history.Once you’ve decided to write your wedding vows, you and your belovedneed to agree on a style. Will you stay fairly traditional or do you prefersomething more contemporary? Yes, it’s entirely possible to write your ownwords and still have them match the
traditional wedding vows
styleyou’re after.
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The Elements of Traditional Wedding Vows
Some couples want to hold onto the traditional elements of wedding vows,and still inject some of their own personality into them. In some cases, evenreligious ceremonies will allow the couple to add a bit of personalization tothe vows. This varies between different denominations and cultures and it’sbest to check with your officiator (whoever will be performing the ceremony)to be sure.Let your officiant know ahead of time that you’re planning to write your ownvows. He or she can be a great source of advice and suggestions and is ableto let you know which parts must not be omitted or changed and where youcan take some liberties.In most cases you’ll be able to add your own words to the traditional vowsand even change a few of the words already established by tradition. Forexample, many couples choose to change the words “love, honor and obey”to “love, honor and cherish (or respect)”, as the former is rather outdated intoday’s society.
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