Private vow reading.

*You saw

*Vow reading

People have private ceremonies all the time. I think it can be very intimate and is a personal choice.

*Vow* not *vowel*

It's not legal everywhere. Many states need witnesses.....

But you could lean in and whisper then to each other. I've had a few couples do that.

That looks like a photo of an elopement. Are you wanting to elope or leave your ceremony to read your vows? I'm confused on what you mean by private vow reading.

Sure you can get married in private instead of having guests at your wedding! But I have a sneaking suspicion that that's not what you mean...

We're going to go out near this beautiful oak tree right before the ceremony and say our written vows, then go in the church and have a traditional ceremony. I think its a great way to keep things intimate and have that special moment and avoid my sobbing in front of everyone lol.

Oh yeah that's an elopement but no I'm thinking of just the reading like when you do a first look kinda thing. What would you call that? Is it really illegal even with no priest involved just a photographer and videographer?

Hannah that's what I'm thinking. Not so sure yet but I love the idea!

That's called an elopement. If you do this, you can't have a big reception after without offending people because you excluded them from the actual ceremony. ETA: sorry, read comments....hmm. that's a cute idea.

It's certainly not illegal--you can promise each other whatever you want whenever you want. But it seems weird to do your vows in private if you are having guests. That's the whole reason they are there in the first place: to watch you exchange the vows that unite you as spouses.

You can self marry in several states, but you still need witnesses.

DH and I were able to have a little bit of alone time (we scheduled photos to finish before the end of cocktail hour), and during that time, we read private vows to each other. I was afraid I would wish we had pictures of that, but it was perfect being just the two of us alone together for the first time as husband and wife.

ETA: clarity

That sounds like a sweet idea. I've heard of people doing this when they want to write their own vows but aren't comfortable reading them in public. I've also heard of writing romantic letters to each other and exchanging them to read during the first look.

ETA: I'm assuming that you're planning to have a ceremony with guests and traditional vows after that.