Writing Wedding Vows

Did you write your own wedding vows? Chris and I didn’t. We were babies and a little scared of the whole wedding process, so I think it was the right choice for us at the time. But I think when done right, writing your own vows can show other people how you feel about your significant other in a way nothing else can. It’s also a way to exhibit your writing skills in front of your family and closest friends, which is pretty awesome.

But wow, writing your own vows seems a bit intimidating, doesn’t it? Writing vows should be simple, down to earth and personal. Super easy, right? 

I’m currently reading Amy Poehler’s Yes Please (I love this book!). In it she talks about Mike Schur, the creator of Parks and Recreation, writing Leslie Knope and Ben Wyatt’s wedding vows. They are so well written and great inspiration for someone writing their own. They’re sentimental, but not too mushy:

BEN

In the ten years I worked for state government, my job sent me to more than fifty cities. I lived in villages with eight people, rural farming communities, college towns-I was sent to every corner of Indiana. And then I came here. And I realized that this whole time, that’s what I was doing-I was just wandering around, everywhere, looking for you.

[…after several funny lines…]

LESLIE

So I will just say this. The things you have done for me-to help me, support me, surprise me, and make me happy-go above and beyond what any person deserves. You are all I need. I love you and I like you.

BEN

I love you and I like you.

This makes me wish I had written vows. Maybe we'll write some for an anniversary and read them at dinner.

Did you write your vows? Was it tough or a piece of cake?