Finalizing your Wedding Vows and Readings with your Officiant
2 Weeks Before your Wedding: Finalizing Wedding Vows and Readings with your Officiant
The wedding ceremony is often considered one of the most important events in any couple’s life, and wedding vows and readings serve as an intimate moment for the couple during the ceremony, where they express their love, promise and eternal commitment to one another. We might all have been to weddings where the couple promises their commitment in their own personalized vows and readings, so why not personalize your own vows and readings as well? Writing your own vows and readings allows you to personalize your special moment to reflect you and your fiancée as a couple, so it is better to finalize your wedding vows and readings to your officiant 2 weeks prior to avoid any hassle.
Decide what to Include in your Vows and Readings
On your big day, you might don’t want to be anything other than yourself, so it is important to add a little bit of your personality touch in your vows and readings. If you’re a silly person, don’t be afraid to add some humor. Funny, musical, sentimental or concise; stay true to your real personality. Even if you might want to keep your vows secret,talk with your fiancée and get him or her on board on a certain style, format or tone. Some couples even decide to share their vows with each other before the wedding day. The best part of your wedding? You two of you get to decide what you prefer.
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Communicate with your Officiant
Communicate with your officiant about including your own personalized vows and readings. You might have written something on your own but a wedding officiant has the vast experience of handling wedding vows, so make sure he or she is on board with the idea.Your officiantcan be a great resource of providing suggestions for readings that will enhance and refines your written vows and readings, ones that match your personality and style as well as that sounds exactly what vows and readings should sound like in weddings.
Avoid Anything too Personal or Inappropriate
Even though you have the chance to personalize your wedding vows readings, you’ll still want your guests to be able to follow along with what you’re saying and be a part of this special moment. As for the vows, limit the inside jokes and any word that would be hard for your guests to follow along. Avoid including too personal or embarrassing details in your vows – your fiancée might not be a fan of sharing intimate details with everyone.
Include Promises in your Vows
Wedding vows are composed of promises, both vague and apparent, and these promises are needed to make the best-handwritten vows. The promises are also a great way to showcase both your serious, sentimental side, along with the affection of your relationship with your fiancée. Try to vary your language by using words such as, “vows”, “pledge”, or “I will”.
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