I Leave You Now funeral readingThe patience of a saint wedding vows
Here’s the next set of awesome wedding vows in my series of amazing (de-identified) vows from one of my beautiful couples!
Some of my couples have written such incredible words of love and promise, and I thought they’d act as great inspiration for other couples who have no idea where to start when writing their own vows. While I provide all my couples with a vow pack that contains questions to get you started and loads of individual sentences that can be put together to create vows (and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that), the vows in this series all include the kind of personal touches that I think make wedding vows beautiful and genuine. To me, the most successful vows are personal, from the heart, and written in language the speaker would use in their everyday life.
Also remember: the word vow means promise. While we all love hearing all the reasons you love your partner, your vows are your chance to tell your partner all the things you are promising them for your lives together into the future. Don’t forget the promises!
A reminder: these vows are published to inspire you and provide you with some ideas for writing your vows. They’re not here so you can copy them word for word!
Also remember these don’t include the legally required vows – those words generally go at the start of these ones.
Party 1
Three years into our relationship, we were sitting together on the deck at Flinders. The night was warm and still, in the background I could hear the sound of our friends laughing inside, and the gentle crackling of the fire we had just used to make pizza. In that moment everything felt perfect, and I knew I would marry you. I had half a mind to march down to the op shop the next day, buy a ring, and get down on one knee!
You have the patience of a saint, you make me laugh like no one else can, and you’re an incredible cook. I couldn’t find a more supportive and caring partner, and you have taught me so much about life, empathy, communication, and myself. You amaze me with the depth of your passion and intelligence, it shines through your eyes as you regale me with the details of your latest public policy assessment.
You are the love of my life, my best friend, my fiercely loyal teammate, my most supportive fan, and my greatest teacher.
I give you this ring as a symbol of the boundless love and loyalty I feel towards you, and as thanks for the colour and joy you bring to my life every day. Most of all, it is a promise that wherever the path of life takes us, we will walk it together, hand in hand.
Party 2
I knew 3 weeks after our first date that I wanted to be with you for the rest of my life. For almost 9 years, your kindness has made me kinder, your intelligence has pushed me to think further, your curiosity about the world has encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone, your playfulness and humour have brought me joy, your strength has carried me, and your humility and vulnerability has taught me not only about who you are, but also about myself. You help me to be the best version of myself.
Whether apart, with you in Canberra and me in Melbourne for a time, or together, or way too close together during COVID, we have held steadfast to each other.
I give this ring to you to signify my promise to bring my whole self to you, even my occasional hangriness and my yarn hoarding, to share in our happiness and joy and to be kind and patient during challenging times. You are my world, my best friend, my imzadi, and I promise to stand by you forever.
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- Awesome Wedding Vows: a new series!
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- The patience of a saint wedding vows
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