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Give me your Forever…
By far, writing our own vows was the most meaningful and touching part of the whole wedding process for Karlo and I. We had a religious ceremony, so we still did the standard vows that we all know by heart (“for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part”), but we also had a chance to insert our own personal vows into the ceremony and in the end we couldn’t have been happier with that decision.
We wrote our personal vows the night before the wedding, because we wanted them to be as natural and organic as possible and not seem dry or rehearsed. We decided to follow a simple format (one that I’d read somewhere a long time ago), and simply state three reasons why we love each other, followed by three promises to one another. If given the chance, I’d shout my vows from the rooftop, because I’d like the whole world to know how much I love Karlo. Instead, I’ll just share them here with you now…
Karlo,
I love you because you are the funniest person I’ve ever met. You make me laugh every single day of our lives, and I know you’ll do that forever.
I love you because you have such a good heart and you always put others before yourself. You are loving and thoughtful towards your parents, and towards my family, and I know one day you will teach our own children to do the same.
I love you because you are so good to me. You have always treated me with the love and respect that I’ve hoped for, and I thank God every single day for bringing you into my life. You are strong when I am weak, you are my comfort from any storm, and you make me happier than I ever thought possible.
Because I love you, I promise to always respect you and honour our relationship for what it is–our greatest achievement.
Because I love you, I promise to always support you and stand by you, whatever may come. You have already stood by me and taken care of me, in sickness and in health, and I promise to do the same for you.
Because I love you, I promise to always be true to you and to be honest with you. I promise to love and cherish you for the rest of my life. You have my heart forever, because not a day less will do.
So, I’m wondering: are any of you planning to write your own vows?
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Congratulations Lara!
You guys did a great job of writing vows. We weren’t so brave!
CONGRATULATIONS! Beautiful vows, really beautiful. Joseph and I are writing our own too :) I think it really brings in that personal touch.
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I just cried! I’d love to write my own vows as well, but I think I’d be a teary mess saying them at the ceremony! And what a pretty picture.
love it.
Awwww, I definitely teared up! Congrats Lara, beautiful vows!! I am not sure if we’ll be writing our own… knowing me it’d make me bawl even HARDER haha!
Congrats ! Wow, your vows touched me, I felt the love.
Thanks for sharing, it was truly inspiring.
Your vows were so beautiful, I’m tearing up at my desk! Congratulations to the both of you, you’re such a loving couple!
Wow, beautiful vows! Definitely brought tears to my eyes. Your love is truly inspiring.
Thank you for embarrassing me at work on my lunch break and making me tear up. Beautiful!!! It’s like I was there! If I am to get married, yes I would like to write my own vows and read them outloud. I wouldn’t want it any other way.
Beautiful indeed. You had me tearing from the minute I saw you walking down the isle (path) lol. Thank you again for letting me share that wonderful day with you. Cheers to you and Karlo and to the rest that is yet to come. I love you Roo !!!
Ate C x/o
yes! just as beautiful to read as they were to witness. there was no way i was holding back tears at this point. perfect vows for the perfect ceremony in the perfect location. love you guys!!!!
AWWW!! CONGRATULATIONS!! That was so touching you had me in tears! While I’d love to write my own vows, my very shy soon-to-be husband would prefer to recite the traditional vows. I’m still going to pray that he’ll change his mind :).
Such beautiful, honest and heartfelt vows.. Congratulations Mrs. Karlo :).
Congratulations! Beautiful vows.