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The Meaning of Marriage
The last two weeks I’ve had much time to reflect on the idea of marriage and what it truly means to me. We’ve decided to write our own vows and I’ve given much thought to what I would like to say to my husband-to-be to sum up our last 10 years and express my love, admiration and respect for him. Too many experiences and emotions have been felt. Having gone through painful tragedy as well and knowing that we have been able to lean on each other through difficult times has certainly strengthened our relationship. It is through these hardships and my fiancé’s ability to cope with adversity that I knew he was my ideal partner. I have never doubted his ability to be a great father and wonderful husband, prepared at all times to provide us with the best. He has proven to be a person of great integrity, strong moral character, and someone who I am certain will continue to make me happy. I don’t believe I can even begin to express in words what I feel for my fiancé in a few short words.
Are you planning on writing your own vows?
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Judith and Emily – thanks for posting regularly! Love the feedback!
Still in the process! Right now, everything I want to say is an organized mess (is this possible?) in my brain but it is slowly coming together. Bojan is great at saying exactly what he means and I am hoping what I want to say comes out as I intend. Wish me luck!
Like you, we’re writing our own vows, and yes, it is difficult to put into words how you feel. Luckily our officiant has much experience and has many references for us to read through. I’ve also started to jot down heart felt notes whenever my fiancé does something that amazes me (which is often). I find that taking all these different bits and pieces is helping me to construct my vows. I’ve been building them for several months and can only hope they’ll be ‘perfect’ for July :)
I can definitely relate as I think there are some similarities to our stories (from what I’ve read thus far). Going through hardships and still have them by our sides makes our men amazing – my post tribute to Mark doesn’t begin to even do justice to my gratitude for having him in my life – so I can imagine how difficult it will be for you to write your vows. How do you begin to put into words the magnitude of what you feel? Best of luck writing your vows.
Mark and I will be using the traditional Roman Catholic vows and while I wanted to write our own, I’m kind of glad that Mark convinced me not to. I know I’ll be one big happy mess during the ceremony so having to repeat after the priest will be a relief; I don’t know if I’ll be able to read through the tears of joy :).
I think it’s great that we have this opportunity to tell the world how great our men are.
Have you already written your vows or are you still in the process?
I love that you’re writing your own vows :) I’m not sure if we can do that (David is Catholic and I’m not sure if you can do that in Catholic ceremonies) – and I think as much as I would love to, I’m such a baby I’m sure I’d be sobbing far too much if they were personal and from the heart – for my own sake I think I may be better off sticking with the traditional ones. :) I’d like to add in something about “for all eternity” instead of “all the days of my life” just because we both really believe in love for all time, not just this lifetime (although that might be getting a little philosophical for a Monday morning!) I’m sure yours will be incredibly emotional and meaningful for both of you :)