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Lynnie
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Keep or Cancel: Traditional Wedding Vows?

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

Posted in Wedding Ceremony 201

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 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?


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Photo by The Pros Weddings - Photography in Huntingdon Valley, PA



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201 Comments

  • K
    Beginner November 2019
    Kathryn ·
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    We are keeping this one. We will be saving our personal vows for when we are alone.

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  • Kellie Martinez
    Super October 2019
    Kellie Martinez ·
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    Cancel because we are writing our own vows and I am so excited about it Smiley smile

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  • Jessica
    Beginner October 2019
    Jessica ·
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    Keep! Those vows cover ALL bases.
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  • M
    Just Said Yes October 2019
    Magi Urbina ·
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    Depends on person. I probably will go with traditional I am scattered brain so this will keep me simple and sweet.
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  • Hannah
    Devoted September 2019
    Hannah ·
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    Keep - there really are no better/more straightforward words to describe the vow you're making.

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  • Tornia
    Beginner June 2021
    Tornia ·
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    We are keeping the traditional vows. We do not care to write our own.
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  • Katie
    Beginner August 2020
    Katie ·
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    Kind of both. We want to write our own, but will probably dabble in parts from the old.
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  • Denise
    Super September 2019
    Denise ·
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    Keep. Minus the "Obey" that's the only thing we're taking out. The rest is traditional christian vows

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  • S
    Savvy December 2019
    Samantha ·
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    Keep, I believe? We're going with traditional vows; but I am not sure if we'll stick this exact wording. I know there are other variations, similar to these ones and we'll go with something just a little different.

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  • Samantha
    Expert October 2019
    Samantha ·
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    Keep! We don't feel comfortable writing our own vows and saying them in front of people.
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  • Karen
    Savvy February 2020
    Karen ·
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    Cancel, we're doing our own, we want the day to be 100% authentic for us. Using someone else's words doesn't fit our dream.

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  • K
    Savvy December 2020
    Kristen ·
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    We're still working on this one. We don't want to write our own, but we want something a little more personal and special for the vows.

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  • ALYSSA
    Devoted September 2019
    ALYSSA ·
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    Keep mostly due to my own stage fright, not to mention when I feel overwhelmed I have the attention span of a fly and wouldn't remember a word he said. Instead we will handwrite our personal vows and exchange the letter before our ceremony .

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  • Jamie
    Expert May 2020
    Jamie ·
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    I think we'll be going traditional on this one!

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  • Randi
    Savvy October 2020
    Randi ·
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    Keep! I wanted to write our vows but he is quite concealed (even around family) and that’s out of his comfort zone. So we’re going to do traditional but try to make it more “us”
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  • Katherine
    Savvy August 2020
    Katherine ·
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    Ok to keep, even though I'm not doing traditional vows.

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  • Katie
    Dedicated April 2021
    Katie ·
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    Cancel, for sure want to write our own. Means more and all about personal touches on this big day.
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  • Edwards
    Savvy September 2019
    Edwards ·
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    "Keep" I still think the traditional one are beautiful
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  • Katelyn
    Expert October 2020
    Katelyn ·
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    My fiancé and I are writing our own vows. Don’t get me wrong I love the traditional ones, but I would prefer something special to my fiancé and I.
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  • Jill
    Beginner October 2019
    Jill ·
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    Half and half for me. Some traditional with a section of ours thrown in
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