aragia - Wedding Vows

Wedding Vows for Older Couples

jbond — Mon, 14 May 2007 08:28:53 -0500

Older couples who are tying the knot frequently choose to write their own vows. They’ve lived longer and experienced far more together, and apart, than young, starry-eyed couples who are about to embark on their first real love affairs.

Vow Renewal Etiquette

jbond — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 11:50:36 -0600

The root of why a couple decides to renew their vows lies in their intention of remaining a pair. Some do it to announce to the world that no matter what they’ve been through – good or bad – they mean to stick it out together to the end. Others choose to perform the ritual very privately, with just the two them making an intimate promise.

What are Traditional Wedding Vows?

jbond — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:33:28 -0600

Because many couples choose “traditional” as the theme of their wedding, it only stands to reason they also select traditional wedding vows to exchange between them. Just what are traditional vows? Here’s a look at a few vows spoken between bride and groom throughout the country.

Renew Wedding Vow Ceremony

jbond — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 09:05:55 -0500

If you have decided to have a renew wedding vow ceremony, you are probably a bit confused about how to make proper vow renewal arrangements. After all, most people are not aware of proper etiquette for this sort of ceremony. In addition, there is not a great deal of information available on the subject. Nonetheless, it only takes keeping in mind a few key things when planning a renew wedding vow ceremony to make it a memorable occasion.

Religion Free Wedding Vows

jbond — Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:48:42 -0500

With the country being a melting pot of races, ethnicities, and religions, mixed religion marriages are on the rise. If you are having a mixed religion marriage, you are likely struggling with many aspects of your wedding ceremony â€“ including your vows. To help make the wedding smoother, you might want to consider having nondenominational or religion free wedding vows. Nondenominational or religion free wedding vows either completely eliminate reference to a higher power or carefully choose the how the reference to a higher power is made.

When Writing Wedding Vows

jbond — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:40:07 -0500

Writing wedding vows may be the most important thing you write in your entire life. Itâ€™s important to give this particular activity a huge amount of thought, all the time you can afford, and as much honesty and sincerity as you have within you. After all, the vows you make for your future partner are â€“ or at least should be â€“ vows for life.

Renewing Wedding Vows

jbond — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:31:31 -0500

Donâ€™t have any idea about how to go about renewing your wedding vows? Well, look no further. Renewing your wedding vows is indeed going to be a very special occasion, and as such, this article will hopefully be able to help you with that.

Renewing your wedding vows is a little bit different from the wedding ceremony you and your spouse had the first time around, because you and your loved one are at a different level now from where you first began when you got married.

To-Doâ€™s in Renewing Your Wedding Vows

Renewing your wedding vows is a very personal and intimate occasion. As such, these are some important tips that you have to know for this event.

Walking down the aisle

Whereas in a wedding ceremony, the father of the bride usually accompanies the bride to the altar, in renewing wedding vows, the husband and wife walks along the aisle together, or they may even enter from opposite directions and meet at the altar for a nicer touch.

Rings

In renewing your wedding vows, you and your spouse can exchange new rings in order to serve as a reaffirmation of a certain stage in your life, as well as to commemorate the renewed exchange of love and commitment that you have for one another.

The Vows

Writing your own vows is both personal and special, because it reflects the kind of love that has grown between you and your spouse. So in renewing your wedding vows, reflect deeply on the things that youâ€™re going to sayâ€”let it come from the heart.

Special Touches

The more personal the renewing of your wedding vows, the better it will be. Try adding special touches to the occasion, like displaying photos of the day you got married, walking down the aisle while your song is playing, etc.

Never mindâ€™s in Renewing Wedding Vows

In addition, here are some basic things that you have to avoid in renewing your wedding vows.

Showers & Registries

First of all, you donâ€™t have to throw a shower, nor do you have to have a wedding registry in renewing your wedding vows, because this is not an occasion for gift giving. The main purpose of the shower and the registry is to give the bride gifts that would prepare her for married life, but since the bride in this instance is already married to her spouse and has been running her own home for several years, there is no need to do so.

Catholic Wedding Vows

jbond — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:00:25 -0500

Catholic Wedding Vows are a great traditional way to express your love for one another. Often Catholic Wedding Vows are very formal and exact. Even if your religion is not Catholic, these vows are very affectionate and sentimental. The bride and the groom both take the same vows of lifetime commitment to one another.

Traditional

Usually Catholic vows are taken when the wedding is performed in a church with an actual minister and involved the whole formal agenda including many readings from the bible. Sometimes the couple may opt to have passages read out by friends and family regarding the sentiment of marriage from the bible.

The traditional vows are said as following by both bride and groom with the groom going first:

â€œI promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life.â€

You can however still have more personal and affectionate speeches for each other prepared and read in addition to your traditional vows. In any case, the couple follows the lead of the minister who asked them in turn to pledge their love and commitment to one another.

The Church

It is not to be forgotten that Catholic Wedding vows are not just vows for one another but in the eyes of God and his preaching. When you decide on catholic vows you need to take into consideration your commitment to the laws of your church especially in relation to having a family and raising children and your commitment of fidelity.

You may, if you wish and have discussed this with each other, make a pledge as part of your vows in relation to your future intentions of family. Remember that you asking the Lord to accept your union as a genuine and loving one:

â€œMay the Lord in His goodness strengthen your consent and fill you both with His blessings. What God has joined together, let no man put asunder."

Original Wedding Vows

jbond — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 15:18:33 -0500

Original wedding vows are one way to make a wedding more memorable. Many couples rely on traditional wedding vows during their wedding but they are missing out on an opportunity to customize their wedding by writing their own vows. While traditional wedding vows are perfect for couples who are not comfortable expressing their feelings in front of an audience, couples who are comfortable with that emotion may write original wedding vows which are perfect reflections of their feelings.

Poetry and Songs

Combining song lyrics and poetry into vows is one way to create original wedding vows. Choosing a song which is particularly meaningful is one way to jumpstart the process of writing original vows. While reciting song lyrics or poetry is one way to avoid traditional vows it is not as unique as using the lyrics or poetry to create new vows.

The bride and groom can use the lines of the lyrics or the poetry as a starting point and add commentary describing why they find the lines to be so poignant. This makes the vows more personal because it offers insight into the feelings of the couple.

The Languages of Love

Reciting vows in a different language is one way to create original wedding vows. If the bride and groom are bilingual and will be conducting the entire ceremony in one language they may opt to recite their vows in the other language they speak. This is a delicate situation because it may result in some guests feeling as though they are being excluded if they do not understand the vows. One way to avoid this is to provide a translation of the vows to the guests so they will know what is being said and will not feel excluded.

If the couple already has children or has children from a previous marriage the children can help to create original wedding vows. One way to do this is to allow the children to write a portion of the vows. This portion may focus on the childâ€™s feelings about the wedding, his feelings about his new step parent or anything else he chooses. Not only will these vows be original but they will also result in the child or children feeling as though they made a significant contribution to the wedding.

Tips for Funny Wedding Vows

jbond — Sat, 10 Jun 2006 06:59:17 -0500

Funny wedding vows can certainly make a wedding more memorable. The vast majority of those who get married each year use either traditional wedding vows during their wedding ceremony or write their own vows according to conventional standards. However there are some individuals who opt for a more unique twist on their wedding vows. This may include vows which stray from the norm in a number of ways.