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Home • Weddings

POLL: Writing Your Own Vows

The trend of brides and grooms writing their own vows instead of repeating "for better or for worse, in sickness and in health," after a priest has grown quite a bit. Still many couples prefer the traditional vows because they're tried and true and cover all the bases. What would you rather? Find out how our Will You Marry Me? couples plan to say "I do."
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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The trend of brides and grooms writing their own vows instead of repeating “for better or for worse, in sickness and in health,” after a priest has grown quite a bit. Still many couples prefer the traditional vows because they’re tried and true and cover all the bases. What would you rather? Find out how our Will You Marry Me? couples plan to say “I do.”