What are they?

Wedding vows are words spoken by the couple to one another that outline just what makes the other so special to them and what they will do in the future. Love is one of our greatest motivators and vows are an opportunity to publicly state your thoughts and feelings towards your spouse-to-be before your family and friends.

How Long Should They Be?

The modern trend is toward shorter vows, but the important thing is that you say everything you want to. No right or wrong answer, but the average is between 2:30-3:00 mins.

You can share your word count with your partner for a rough idea on length. But remember we all speak differently and phrasing plays a part in length too. There are many variables that affect length such as laughter, tears, cadence and unexpected interruptions!

Many couples aim to have similar length vows, but also remember that no one has a stopwatch on you. It is more important that you say what you feel necessary.

What do I need to say?

According to the Marriage Act 1961, couples need to say words to the effect of: “I call upon the persons here present to witness that I ‘x’ take you ‘y’ to be my lawful wedded husband/wife/spouse”. These are a minimum legal requirement, however, in practice, many couples use the opportunity to craft a passage that outlines a little more than the legal words.

Do I have to print them?

I print your vows for you, unless you would prefer to do this yourself, or use a vow book. I use A4 paper and the largest font possible, without looking ridiculous, and mount them on elegant clipboards for you to read from. If you have more than one page, I find a good page break for me to swap over to the next clipboard.

How can I make them amazing?

Many couples don’t even know where to start when beginning their wedding vows, so as un-sexy as it sounds, a template can really help you organise your thoughts and feelings.

Keep scrolling to see just how easy it can be to create memorable, heartfelt vows that will have your partner in tears of happiness.

And on the Day?

Feel free to hold the microphone yourself if that’s your style, but I’m happy to it for you whilst you deliver your vows. This can work well so you can focus on the words and being there with your partner. Many people find it difficult to manage microphone positioning, delivery, eye contact and emotion all at once, so, at lease we can simplify things if I hold the mic.