Writing your own vows gives you a chance to incorporate your inner most feelings and intimate messages. It will surely make your wedding more memorable, dramatic, and touching. Of course without the proper planning it could turn your wedding into a comedy of errors.

Talk with whoever is officiating your wedding ahead of time. He or she will let give you some guidelines to get you started, and any pointers needed to keep it legal. You will also want to review the final vows with them.

Make sure that you keep it brief. You will have to memorize the vows. And your memory may be a little shorter on the big day because of your nerves!

Make sure that you practice before the big day. I would not recommend reading your vows. So practice until you have them down cold. It would also be a good idea to practice in front of a close friend.

In the sidebar of this site you will find a link to a very good book on wedding vows entitled: Instant Vows. It will give you a big head start. Also take a look at some wedding vow videos. The link to the video site is at the top. Click on “Wedding Vows” in the tag cloud.

You will only get one shot at this. Some make sure that you put a lot of thought into it and look at what other people have done. Practice hard and commit them to memory. Make sure they are are something that you will want to remember and live up to for the rest of your life!