Family Vows During Ceremony

Congratulations on the adoption! That's awesome.

May I ask how old your son is?

I don't have any vow ideas but congrats! We've talked about adoption for my daughter but I don't know where to begin.

I can't say what specific vows will work, but a friend of mine got married last year. He and his wife had adopted their daughter shortly before the wedding. It was really sweet, because she was 15 and they're only like 27, 28 so it was a really big step to adopt her and have a wedding all in one year! They had a vow about always working together and putting the needs of their new daughter above their own. Not a dry eye in the place.

View Quoted Comment Thank you! My son is 7.

View Quoted Comment Thank you! Yeah it’s been a complicated process and we were a little lost at first so it’s a relief to get our court date.

I’ve seen people do a sand unity pouring- so each of you gets a color and takes turn pouring in so there are different layers. Your son could have his own color and the symbolism would be sweet.

That is so exciting! I would love to hear something short and sweet and child-friendly. What about something along the lines of: "I vow to be your daddy forever and always be there to (insert things they do together here: ride bikes, read books, etc.)"

I would go with a sand ceremony three colors into one holder .. 3 become 1

View Quoted Comment Thank but we do not want to do any kind of unity ceremony.

View Quoted Comment We are looking to keep them short and sweet and not over do it. We have no interest in doing a unity ceremony.

View Quoted Comment That’s is exactly what we’re going for, nothing too serious sounding or anything. Just short and sweet and to the point.

Congrats that is so nice!!!!! 😊

There are great suggestions that incorporate children's books as vows or readings. Winnie the Pooh has some sweet quotes for example. That might be a nice starting point.

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Ok thanks. I'll look into that!

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Thank you!

Super cool and congratulations!!!! I am not a fan of unity ceremonies but in this case this sounds like a better choice for a small child as reciting vows may be too much for him. He will be nervous and excited and to expect him to speak in front of a crowd (loving and receptive crowd but still a crowd) might be too much.

Congratulations again!!! Nothing like the love of a son!!!!

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Thank you! My son is completely on board with this. We discussed our different options with him and this is what we agreed on as a family. He is a going to be a complete ham that night, he is planning his entrance into the reception already. We aren't looking for anything to serious, or long. Something sweet and lighthearted.