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Alternative Wedding Ceremony Ideas & Examples

We’ve got SO much wedding ceremony advice like how to officiate a wedding, tons of wedding ceremony readings, a bazillion wedding ceremony scripts, and even wedding vow examples! We’ve also got info about handfasting and other unity ceremonies. You’ll want to start here: Wedding Ceremony 101.

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That’s what happens when you forget your vows: Honest wedding vow examples from real people

Over the past 12 years, we’ve featured some of the most unique and offbeat weddings on the web, and we love adding to massive archive of vow examples examples. That in mind, we’ve got two new examples to share with you today, the first of which was completely ad libbed!

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Authentic, realistic wedding vows recognizing the shadow self

“I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labour has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have, and I am in love with you…”

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Want a friend to officiate your ceremony? Here’s how to take the pressure off with ALL the tools they’ll need

For those we haven’t had the pleasure of introducing ourselves to yet: We’re American Marriage Ministries, a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization. We offer free online ordination so that anyone can perform marriage anywhere in the United States. That means if you have a friend or family member that you want to perform your dream […]

Unpopular Opinion: You shouldn’t write your vows

Unpopular opinion: you shouldn’t write your own vows

Are you dreading writing your wedding vows? Here are four reasons I think that you should opt for prepared vows instead of writing your own vows.