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Write your own vows but still say "I Do"?

posted 10 months ago in Ceremony

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Blushing bee

smactley August 28, 2011 Seattle,WA

I really want to do the whole write your own vows thing, but FI likes the traditional vows, where we both say "I DO"...any ideas on how to compromise on the two?

THanks!

10 months ago

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LGenz May 21, 2011 New Jersey, Wedding in Clearwater, FL

Do a "Declaration of Intent" (i.e. Do you take this woman to be your wedded wife?) say "I Do" and then have the officiant say something like "Now smactley and mr. smactley would like to exchange the vows they have written for eachother" and say your personal vows.

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Helper bee

mowi322 October 3, 2009 flagstaff, az

You can do both - say vows and do the traditional "I do" verse. That's what my husband and I did.

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mandb122 March 6, 2011 Temporarily in Minnesota, From South Carolina, Wedding in Charleston

This is what we did as well. She treated our personal vows as statements to each other and then did the traditional vows and had us say "I do" at the end.

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Blushing bee

smactley August 28, 2011 Seattle,WA

hmm..good point. I guess I didn't think I could do both without it seeming a little strange, but that does make sense...feel free to send me examples :)

Thanks!

10 months ago