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Keep or Cancel: Traditional Wedding Vows?

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Lynnie, on July 16, 2019 at 11:05 AM

Do you still get emotional when you hear the traditional promises of "in sickness and in health"? Or are you all-in on modernizing the old wedding vows and making them more personal to your relationship? Do you want to keep or cancel the traditional wedding vows? Photo by The Pros Weddings -...

Do you want to keep or cancel the traditional wedding vows?

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Just Said Yes September 2019
Dani · on July 18, 2019 at 2:48 PM
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Cancel. We're writing our own vows and including a hand-fasting ceremony.
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Expert September 2019
Elizabeth · on July 18, 2019 at 2:57 PM
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We're blending traditional with modern and personalizing our vows.
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Devoted September 2019
Caitlyn · on July 18, 2019 at 2:58 PM
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Keep. I like traditional vows in a church setting.
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Savvy October 2020
Antonia · on July 18, 2019 at 3:08 PM
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Cancel, we're writing our own vows
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Dedicated June 2020
Kellie · on July 18, 2019 at 3:27 PM
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Cancel. We our writing our own.
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Dedicated November 2020
Kelisa · on July 18, 2019 at 3:43 PM
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Keeping the vows traditional, no need to change that tradition until our renewal.
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Savvy June 2020
Diana · on July 18, 2019 at 3:46 PM
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Cancel. Most of those vows just don't fit my relationship.
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VIP October 2019
Ivy ORP · on July 18, 2019 at 3:55 PM
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I guess technically we are both. We are going to repeat what the officiant comes up with for us at the legal ceremony. (Good thing he knows me and how much a true partnership in relationships mean to me) For the celebration with friends and family it was really important to me that we write our own vows. We aren't like most couples so many of the tings I want to promise her are unique to us, my vows definitely reflect that.
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Dedicated March 2023
Sweetness · on July 18, 2019 at 4:19 PM
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Cancel. I personally prefer ones written specially for the event.
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Dedicated August 2020
Erika · on July 18, 2019 at 4:52 PM
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Keep - we're having the traditional wedding vows.
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Dedicated October 2020
Sara · on July 18, 2019 at 4:53 PM
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Keep but mix it up a bit too
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Savvy December 2019
Sarah · on July 18, 2019 at 4:59 PM
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Keep! I’m getting married in a Catholic Church with traditional vows.
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Dedicated September 2020
Sakinna · on July 18, 2019 at 5:49 PM
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Keep/cancel. I love both approaches as long as “obey” is absolutely eliminated! Lol
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Beginner August 2020
Jessica Nogaret · on July 18, 2019 at 6:04 PM
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Keep for sure!
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Dedicated March 2021
Carrie · on July 18, 2019 at 6:08 PM
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For my first marriage we wrote our own. This time around we are doing traditional.
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Super September 2019
Paula · on July 18, 2019 at 7:36 PM
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Keep, we will be repeating traditional vows, though I do like to hear personalization from others. I think I would be too emotional to read words I've written
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Savvy January 2022
Limitlesslove · on July 18, 2019 at 7:47 PM
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For sure it will be modernized because we plan to get sealed after and while we won’t echo what’s said there, we also won’t include till death due us part, since we don’t believe in that idea.
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Super August 2019
Michelle · on July 18, 2019 at 7:57 PM
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Cancel. We have written our own vows.
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Devoted December 2021
Emily · on July 18, 2019 at 8:29 PM
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Cancel. We are both personalizing our wedding vows so they fit us and our journey together.
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Master August 2021
Jasmine · on July 18, 2019 at 11:24 PM
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I'm neutral on this one. Some people may not want to change the traditional vows but FH and I are writing our own. I rather not take up extra time doing both so as of right now until we get our timeline refined, it looks like we will just be doing ours.
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