Powerful Tips on How to Write Wedding Vows (Le Finale)

Jun 19

The Risk: Writing your vows

Do you want to stand out and have memorable nuptials? Get your pen ready. Writing your vows is a high-risk, high-reward move that adds a special touch to any wedding. As with everything worth doing, getting it right takes preparation, skill, and hard work. Before you reach for a blank Word doc and begin banging on your keyboard, check out our samples below, and consider this a friendly guide before the final exam.

In the beginning (We've gotta start somewhere)

Call her by her name, look her in the eyes, pause for brevity, and tell her your plans for the long haul.

Example — Sugarbear, I want you to be my lifelong lady, best bff, and lifelong spades partner.

Let it marinate (Peas don't fry in the kitchen)

Why are we here? Why did you spend all of this money to make this happen? Before you follow the words of Sebastian and kiss the girl, really lean into some of the highlight reel. Bonus points: Lay it on thick and wax poetic, Shakespeare! The best romances thrive in narration, so let it marinate and add some good seasoning.

Example — We are a team, hand in hand; together, we can overcome any challenge in our way. I'm a movement by myself, but we are a force when we're together. From the moment I saw you at the cafeteria, I knew it would always be you and me. After we became partners our Junior year, and I saw your problem-solving skills up close, I knew we would end up here. My love for you grows stronger and stronger each day, and I look forward to growing old with you.

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! (Go for gold)

Devotion is the priority. Time to drop promises (that you intend to keep) on thick. You'd probably recognize this portion of the vow by the words "in sickness and in health." Go for gold, young man! You. Can. Do. It!

Example — I promise to love you more and more each day; I will say your mac and cheese is the best - even with my mother present - I will take every chance I can to show my love and to keep a smile on your beautiful face. I promise to love you more for who you are than for what you can do for me. I will love you for more than your possessions or lack thereof, more and more as we age, and to be by your side during the best and worst times. You are mine, and I am yours; if I could carve this into a tree, I would.

Finale Recommends: Above all else, you are in the all-clear if your vows are better than hers. In the end, as men, we crave great competition. Sweep the leg (her off her feet) and play to win.