Combination of traditional vows and personal vows for wedding ceremony

We're kind of doing both. I wanted to write our own vows, but my FW wasn't super comfortable writing them and reading them in front of everyone. We'll do the traditional "repeat after me" vows during the ceremony then read our personal vows in private with just our photographer and videographer after.

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Awww! I love that idea. That makes it so much more personal and meaningful! I love the idea! Congratulations and all the best on your wedding day!

We are kind of doing both. We are doing “untraditional” repeat-after-me vows. Each of us will repeat a different set of vows but they’ll have a traditional feel. I also wanted the opportunity for us to say a few quick words to each other without the pressure of having to write a full set of vows. Therefore, we are each writing 4-5 sentences to read to each other right before we do the repeat-after-me portion. It’ll just be a sweet “This is how I knew you were the one and why I’m so excited to be marrying you” summary.

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Oh, neat! This is a good idea to kind of do really short vows before the repeat after me part. We are also wanting to keep it very short so we'll probably have it be just 4-5 sentences too. Thanks for the suggestion and all the best on your wedding day!

We decided to completely write our own vows. The only thing "traditional" we're doing is the ring exchange part. I love to write poetry and things like that so it was very important to me to say what I felt in my heart and not what everyone else says to each other.

Perhaps you can look at the traditional vows and incorporate them into your personally written ones. That way it's partly you and partly your religion being represented.

View Quoted Comment I really really love that idea of blending the traditional vows into our personally written vows!!! Thank you so much for your suggestion!

View Quoted Comment You're welcome! I was searching for ideas to write mine a while back and saw a bunch that were along those lines and I thought it was a cool idea.

View Quoted Comment Definitely! I was running through it in my mind just now and it even sounds poetic! I LOVE it! Thanks again and all the best on your big day!

We are doing both and this is how I have it written out

Officiant: Do you Tyler, take Stephanie as your lawfully wedded wife? Do you promise to love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, to be faithful to her as long as you both shall live?

Tyler - “I do”

Officiant: Do you Stephanie, take Tyler as your lawfully wedded husband? Do you promise to love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, to be faithful to him as long as you both shall live?

Stephanie: "I do."

Stephanie and Tyler having heard that it is your intention to be married to each other, I now ask you to declare your marriage vows.

*Tyler Reads Vows*

*Stephanie reads Vows*

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View Quoted Comment This was my initial idea! Sounds like a good method too. thanks for suggestion! All the best!

I'm planning on having a combo of traditional and personal! I recently attended a wedding where a couple had both Christian and personal vows. The two worked beautifully together!

View Quoted Comment That's awesome! Thanks so much for the suggestion! all the best!

We plan on doing both- personal vows before the rings and traditional ones during.

View Quoted Comment That's a neat plan to do the traditional vows during the exchange of rings! All the best!