As a part of today’s wedding ceremony, traditional vows are often supplemented or even replaced with personal vows written by the bride and groom. The expression of what’s in a bride or groom’s heart comes easy for some, but for others, finding just the right words is like trying to wedge a bowling ball into a teacup. It’s seems to be an impossible task.
But there are ways to overcome that difficulty even for the most unimaginative. How? Let history help.
So many beautiful poems, songs and declarations of love have been written throughout history, and a bit of searching is almost certain to produce words that convey the very soul of what you wish to say. It is no less personal and no less special to search for already penned thoughts than it is to write those thoughts yourself. To hold it against someone for not writing a beautiful thought is to blame him or her for being the person he or she truly is. Some people simply can’t express themselves in the way they wish they could, but the love in their hearts is just as deep as it is for those who write with passionate flair.
As your wedding approaches and you begin to write those vows that are you and you alone, don’t feel hurt if your partner chooses a different path. For who is more in love – the one who writes beautiful, heartfelt vows in a matter of moments or the one who spends days searching for just the right combination of words that says everything he or she wishes to say? The truth is that neither is more in love than the other. Each is simply following his or her own unique path to the same end.
Personal wedding vows should be one thing—from the heart. But that doesn’t mean they have to be original. Whether it’s Shakespeare or Elvis who helps, those wedding vows will always be yours, forever.
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