I have no idea what to write for my vows...

You can try to find a post that Ceila wrote on and contact her. I hear she has all types of wedding documents that she shares with ww-brides.

You can also try to fill in the blanks of this one - it is kinda the traditional set up

(Name of your sweetheart), you are my (best friend, one true love, the one I want to spend the rest of my life with, etc.) Today, I take you to be my (wife, husband, lawfully wedded wife or husband, life partner, etc.) I promise you that I will be (faithful, worthy of your trust, worthy of your love, your loving partner, etc.) I vow to (honor you, cherish you, love you, respect you, laugh with you, cry with you, support you in your goals, etc.), (insert here the length of your vow, for example, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, for as long as we both shall live.)

BTW~ Congrats Olivia ~ and You looked BEAUTIFUL in your dress.

Cut and Paste from these?

‘Best Friend’ Vows

I love you. You are my best friend. Today I give myself to you in marriage. I promise to encourage and inspire you, to laugh with you, and to comfort you in times of sorrow and struggle. I promise to love you in good times and in bad, when life seems easy and when it seems hard. I promise to cherish you, and to always hold you in highest regard These things I give to you today, and all the days of our life

.‘This Special Day’ Vows

On this special day, I give to you in the presence of God and all these witnesses my promise to stay by your side, in sickness and in health, in joy and in sorrow, as well as through the good times and the bad. I promise to love you without reservation, comfort you in times of distress, encourage you to achieve all of your goals, laugh with you and cry with you, grow with you in mind and spirit, always be open and honest with you, and cherish you for as long as we both shall live.

Sharing Our Lives Together

I ___ take you, ___To be my husband/wife & partner for life I promise to encourage you, to share in your joy, And to honor what makes you unique & wonderful. I promise to nurture your dreams, Because through them your soul shines. I promise to help shoulder our challenges, For there is nothing we cannot face if we stand together. I promise to be your partner in all things, Not possessing you, but working with you as a part of the whole. Lastly, I promise to you all of my love, trust, & faithfulness As we share our lives together, This is my sacred vow to you, my equal in all things.

Best of Myself

I promise to give you the best of myself And to ask of you no more than you can give. I promise to accept you the way you are. I promise to keep myself open to you, I promise to grow along with you, To be willing to face change as we both change And finally, I promise to love you in good times & in bad, With all I have to give & all I feel inside, (cont)

I will love you completely and forever.

‘Friends & Partners’ Vows

We pledge to each other to be loving friends and partners in marriage. To talk and to listen, to trust and appreciate one another; to respect and cherish each other’s uniqueness; and to support, comfort and strengthen each other through life’s joys and sorrows. We promise to share hopes, thoughts and dreams as we build our lives together. May our lives be ever intertwined, our love keeping us together. We will treat each other with honour and respect and always show compassion. May our home be forever filled with peace, happiness and love.

My Friend and Love Vows

I, _________, take you, ________, As my friend and love, Beside me and apart from me, In laughter and in tears, in conflict and tranquility, Asking that you be no other than yourself, Loving what I know of you, trusting what I do not know yet, In all the ways that life may find us. I will honor you as my husband/ wife For all the days of my life.

If you are planning on writing your own.. I would say that whatever you SAY in your vows (whether sweet, funny, romantic, cheesy, etc) make sure that it is YOU! Like you said, the vows are for you two.. so just be you! Don't try to be something that you're not.. even if it is just a little bit cheesy (when better to be a little cheesy about love than at your own wedding?). I recently went to a wedding where the bride and groom laughed through most of their vows (they wrote them themselves). At first, I was a little bit put off by it, thinking "geeze, are they taking this seriously?" But it was actually very sweet and very THEM. You could tell that they were absolutely in love and comfortable (they weren't trying to be something/someone else).. it totally fit them!

Best of luck!

Something else I might suggest, that my fiance and I are thinking about doing (my sister and her husband did it on their wedding): Stick to traditional vows during the ceremony (whatever your officiant recommends) and take 5 or 10 minutes (maybe while you are taking some photos of just the two of you) to read vows that you wrote yourselves.. without the pressure or judgement of all of your guests!

Instead of trying to write it all from beginning to end, make a list of how you feel around him and what he means to you. Put each item on a separate line. Once you are done, move them around until they start to read like they belong together. Then just make them complete sentences and that's a great start! Then put it away and don't look at it for a day or two. When you read it again, you will know what you like about it and what might not fit what you want to read to him as your vows. If you start to get frustrated, put it away and come back to it.

I think you will find that it is much easier to do it that way.