The best vows are sentimental, honest, love-filled, hopeful, and written from scratch by the nearly-newlyweds. Sometimes these vows hold jokes that lead to laughter, themes that spark glee, or promises that inspire love and inevitably, tears blossom. No matter the way that the bride and groom exchange the words which build to the "I do"s, they are among the most meaningful messages shared between a couple. These words begin a marriage.
In light of the love-filled holiday that I personally adore, Valentine's Day, I want to share the vows I wrote with all of my Marys!
I held back tears of joy and screams of delight while reading:
I, Jennifer, affirm my love for you, Dylan, as I invite you to share my life. You are the most intelligent, handsome, and caring person I have ever known, and I promise always to respect and love you. With kindness, selflessness, and trust, I will work by your side to create a wonderful life together. Your heart and mind inspire me to be the best person I can be. I vow to comfort you, encourage you, and honor you, remain faithful to you, and cherish you as long as we both shall live.
I look back to the time before our wedding and I remember writing these words. To me, they were never just expressions of what I hoped to give to my husband, but they were representations of all that we had overcome and all that we would slay.
Most of all, I strive everyday since I proclaimed this message to uphold the vows I made. After all this time, I still feel as if those words were not just a commitment, but an oath that I choose to endorse on the bad days, where we are both busy and exhausted, as well as on the good days, where tears fill my eyes because of the love in my heart, days where he races to be by my side.
That's what it's all about. Being recklessly, fervidly, passionately in love.
To Dylan: I hope that I fulfill these promises and affirm my love, OUR love all the days of our life together. I can only hope that I make you feel the way you make me feel: like the sun in the center of y(our) universe.
