Wedding Vows

Why You Should Include A Hand Blessing In Your Ceremony

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway | Posted 04.25.2012

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

Here's how it works: You and your beloved face each other. First join your right palms and then your left palms. This forms an infinity symbol with your hands, which symbolizes a love that will go on forever.

Where You Should Put Your Vows After The Wedding

Harriet Lerner | Posted 05.30.2012

Harriet Lerner

Like many folks, I love being witness to wedding vows. They remind us how people enter marriage brimming with optimism and hope, vowing to be fair and responsible partners.

The Vow You Should Take At Your Wedding

Anne Naylor | Posted 05.08.2012

Anne Naylor

Forgiveness is one of the building blocks that makes for a successful marriage. Not only does self-forgiveness dampen the fires of fury, but more important, it enables you to deepen your love and appreciation for the other person.

7 Steps To Writing Your Own Vows

Amy Leigh Mercree | Posted 03.04.2012

Amy Leigh Mercree

Some of us can't wait to declare our love for our spouse-to-be but we just aren't sure how to go about it and sound great. It is a lot of pressure.

Want Your Friend To Officiate Your Wedding? Read This First

Bernadette Coveney Smith | Posted 02.18.2012

Bernadette Coveney Smith

I work with mostly same-sex couples and I've had a bunch of them express interest in being married by a friend or family member rather than be declared legally married by a stranger.

Newt's Fidelity Pledges

Ann Brenoff | Posted 02.11.2012

Ann Brenoff

Personally, I thought we had this covered in his wedding vows, but maybe he had his fingers crossed at the altar so it didn't really count?

It Must Have Been A Really Important Text Message...

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 12.30.2011

Here comes the bride...here comes the bride...oh wait, one second, I really have to answer this text. We like to think the conversation went somet...

Six Steps To Writing Meaningful Wedding Vows

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway | Posted 12.04.2011

Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway

Thinking of writing your own wedding vows but feeling stumped and nervous about how to find the words to express the love you feel in your heart? Here is a simple vow writing process that you can do together, or individually, that will help inspire you and bring your vows to life.

David Moye

This Tennessee Couple Does It More Than Anyone Else

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 12.03.2011

Husbands and wives often get annoyed when their spouses repeat themselves for what seems like the 100th time, but not Lauren and David Blair. These...

She Loves Me (Yulise In E Flat)

Michael W. Waters | Posted 10.09.2011

Michael W. Waters

We consider our union to be beautifully human -- in some places, strong, in other places, weak. But we are fully confident that our marriage is being perfected with each passing day.

Royal Wedding Questions

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 06.30.2011

Maggie Van Ostrand

Well, I don't know about the rest of you but I'm weddinged out. There hasn't been this much media coverage of an event since Lindsay Lohan's last arre...

Marriage Vows Are Non-Sense: Valentine's Day Thoughts On The Making And Breaking Of Marriage Vows

Serene Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Serene Jones

I know from personal experience the chances of failure are high. But as a person of faith, I believe these forever-after marriage vows are worth making -- that we may end up breaking a vow does not invalidate the importance of making it.

I Do? Love, Buddhism and Marriage Vows

Susan Piver | Posted 11.17.2011

Susan Piver

Problems arise when you try to replace your actual partner with who you wish he or she was, because they always figure out a way to tell you how unlike your projection they really are.

'NY Times Vows' Series Gets Spot-On Parody (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

If you've never seen the New York Times online "Vows" videos, you're missing out. While stories of how couples met and decided to wed are adorable, th...

Jenny Sanford: 'Cheap' Mark Sanford Dropped 'Faithful' From Wedding Vows

AP / Huffington Post | By BRUCE SMITH | Posted 05.25.2011

CHARLESTON, S.C. -- In a new memoir, South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford writes that Gov. Mark Sanford sought her advice about his romance and how...

You May Now Kiss the Bride

EllynAnne Geisel | Posted 11.17.2011

EllynAnne Geisel

Nothing beats being present as the groom is told, You may kiss the bride.