Wedding Vow Tips

Here are my top tips for writing the vows for your ceremony

• Don't wait until the last minute. Plan to have your vows written three weeks before your wedding. This way you have time to practice and just in case the wedding nerves kick in you could always write them on a card which you can use on the day.

• Make a list of all your thoughts. Jot down all the things that come to mind about your spouse or marriage. Revisit these notes later and highlight your favourite items to be the starting points for your vows.

• Write up to three drafts. Take a few days—even a week—to give you and your vows some space. Go back and reread them up to three times, but try to stop there. Continuously rewriting has its own challenges.

• Don't try to include everything. It's understandable to want to fit everything you're feeling into your vows—but in reality, you just can't include it all.  If you have lots more to say why not consider writing a love letter.