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Personal Wedding Vows

Words for Personal Wedding Vows

Would you like to make your personal wishes for your married life?  Many couples make personal vows to each other in their wedding ceremony.  Sometimes both parties write their ‘individual’ vows and sometimes they ‘share’ a common vow.

personal wedding vows booklets and wedding ceremony scroll

Personal Wedding Vows

By far the most popular personal vows are individual vows.

Quite often the words in the vows are kept ‘secret’ from the other party until the wedding day!

Don’t know where to start with your vows?  Yes, I will help you to write them!

Presentation is important, especially on your wedding day!  As Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, I attend to the details that make all the difference.  I match the colours for your vow booklets to your chosen wedding colours.

Contact me for delightful personal wedding vows for your wedding ceremony!

Wishes and Words for Personal Wedding Vows

Wishes and words for personal wedding vows come from the heart.  They express your personal hopes, dreams and values for your marriage.  Choose the words that you and your partner understand and appreciate.  After all, they are your words.

Have fun with your vows!  Use words that you like and that you understand.  The only rule to follow is: “Vows are respectful.”  Apply this rule to everyone involved in your wedding ceremony and your guests.  Think about the people who will hear you say your vows and ask yourself this question, “Do I want them to hear these words?”  Keep the more intimate words and expressions for private conversations with your partner!

Writing Personal Vows

So you want to write your personal vows?  Make a start!  Write notes about all sorts of ideas, collect examples of vows and write something that you feel is ‘right for you’.  Jot down a few points about what you bring to the marriage and what you wish for married life, then write your personal vow.

Need inspiration?  Here are some suggested links to wedding vows sites to help you get started.

More modern vows.  Quirky vows.  How to write your personalised vow.

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Wedding Tips

Wedding Planning Tips that Make a Difference

Use great wedding planning tips to make a difference!  As Brisbane’s really good professional Marriage Celebrant, I am often asked about wedding hints and tips for ceremonies.  Every ceremony is different, however some tips apply to all wedding ceremonies.

Goodluck Horsehoe

Goodluck Horseshoe

We often overlook the really important areas of planning a wedding.  Some areas are so commonplace that we take them for granted and we hope that they will ‘look after themselves’.  We hope that we will have ‘good luck’ and that everything will go smoothly.  Brides often carry wedding charms or keepsakes such as a horseshoe to assure good luck on the day.  These are fun, however they do not guarantee that good luck will follow.

Of course you want your wedding ceremony to be breathtaking!  After all it is your special day and you expect that your ceremony will flow smoothly and be absolutely delightful.

Important Wedding Areas

Wedding ceremonies must contain the legal requirements, however just meeting the legal requirements for a marriage ceremony does not meet the requirements for an enjoyable ceremony.  Here are a few helpful wedding planning tips that I hope will help you to make your ceremony, simply the best!

  • Choose the people and services for your wedding ceremony very carefully. The success of the occasion depends on the choices you make.  How well do people understand each other?  How respectful they are of each other’s wishes?
  • Communicate at all stages of the process – planning, arriving at the venue, entrances, where people are required to stand, what they do during the ceremony and what happens at the close of the ceremony.  Don’t fall into the trap of “Oh I though you knew that…” or “Why wasn’t I told…” or “I didn’t know you wanted me to do that…”.  Keep everyone in the communication loop, including your guests.
  • Inform your celebrant of the arrangements. A really good marriage celebrant works with other service providers, eg photographers, event planners, directors and venue staff.  They encourage your guests to feel comfortable.  Everyone is there to help make this very special occasion a memorable one for all the right reasons.  Your celebrant has a big responsibility.  He or she is in charge of the ceremony!