write my own wedding vows

It made me

Super Happy

How I did it:
I love You more than I ever thought I could love someone. You are the sweetest and funniest man I have ever known.
That is why today before God and our friends and family I take You to be my husband, my constant companion, my one true love. And in return I give myself to You as your wife. I promise to grow along with You, to be willing to face any trials head on, and be committed to self-growth and the growth of our relationship.

I vow to keep myself open to You, to let You see my innermost fears, secrets and dreams. To be honest and communicate my needs and feelings, as well as listening to yours. Here today, I offer myself to You, as I am now and as I will one day be.

I give You all that I have - myself, my love and my absolute commitment. Just as I have given You my hand to hold, so I give You my life to keep. These things I promise to You today, and all the days of our life. Read how I did it… 23 months ago

It made me

grateful

How I did it: Sat down with husband to be and chatted about what we liked about each other, what we liked about our relationship, what values we think are important and what we want for our relationship in the future. We got a blank piece of paper and jotted down our ideas.

We looked up the declarations we needed to legally say in order to be married then started writing from there. It was helpful to make a list of any important words that came to mind, as well as useful synonyms.

With each draft, we read the vows out loud so we could listen to whether they sounded right when spoken and finally came to a version we both liked.

(By the way, it didn't take three full days to complete but it was helpful to allow for some thinking time as well as some 'doing' time.) Read how I did it… 2 years ago