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It’s the normal story. You are from different cultural backgrounds and faiths. One or both of you have demanding and overly involved family members. Your job schedules are busier than ever. Matter of fact, neither of you like to plan parties. Make the wedding planning itself and the wedding ceremony simple for both of us. ELOPE!

Nonetheless, you do not want to have a quickie, unoriginal, and clichéd wedding ceremony. Take the time, while traveling to your destination, to write your wedding vows together. This will make your day special, stress-free, and one to remember.

To help you get started, try a vow writing exercise for inspiration. Think about the wonderful times the two of you have spent together. Write as much, or as little, as you feel.

1. I love my partner because………….
2. Marriage means the following to me…………
3. When I realized I was in love, it felt like…………..
4. One of our favorite songs is ……………………
5. My partner made me laugh so extremely hard when………..
6. Write down any nicknames you call your partner……………..
7. The following adjectives describe my partner……………
8. My partner has taught me…………….
9. My partner inspires me to……………………………….
10. The kindness/ love/ generosity shown one time by my partner that I will always remember how it touched my heart deeply was………

Once you are finish reading your answers to each other, choose a few of your favorite words or phrases and start writing your wedding vows:

I, ………, choose to have you ………. to be my……….. from this day forward because…………

You will be deeply moved by what you hear from each other. Now that’s an exceptional wedding ceremony and a day to remember!

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Cheryl Hubbard has officiated and coordinated hundreds of weddings over the past 20 years. Hera Publishing (Hera, the mythological goddess of Marriage and Fertility) provides wedding ceremony resources, wedding vows samples, and wedding themes ideas. The Perfecct Words Wedding Vows



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- The Greeting or Opening Words
- An Opening Prayer Or Reading
- Declaration of Intentions and/ or Wedding Vows
- Exchange Of Rings Or Gifts
- Lighting Of Unity Candle Or Other Unity Ceremony Closing

If you are not the innovative type or do not want to depart to far from tradition. However, you want the service to be yours. The easiest place in the wedding ceremony to add individuality is in writing your wedding vows or promises to each other. Use this portion of the wedding ceremony as an opportunity to express your love and devotion to one another in a very personal way.

You may choose, as some couples, to write their wedding vows completely from their hearts or borrow from many sources such as lyrics from songs, lines from a poem, the bible, or sharing with others glimpses of memorable moments, inside jokes between the two of you.

The traditional wedding vows are familiar to us all. We’ve all heard the phrase “to love, honor, and cherish,” a million times before and, regardless of race, religion, or nationality, we all immediately associate these words with the marriage ceremony.

The options to include something different are infinite. Remember to be mindful of the type and theme of your ceremony. Here are a few samples:

- I promise to be there when you need me, to fill your days with sunshine, to comfort you and encourage you, to be your best friend forever and to love you all my life with all my heart, for so long as we both shall live.

- I promise (while you are home) to limit my video game playing to two hours a week and football viewing to Sundays only.

- Baby, I promise to make your dreams come true…

- I promise to pick my sticky, smelly socks up, let the toilet seat down and the tissue roll over instead of under.

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About the Author: Cheryl Hubbard owner of Hera Publishing. Hera, the goddess of Marriage and Fertility, provides wedding ceremony resources, wedding vows samples, and wedding theme ideas. http://www.mywedvows.com

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