This new-fangled fashion of writing your own vows, I dunno, I like the traditional ones with a little bit of reconstruction for modern sensibilities and not making promises I'm not actually planning on keeping. So yeah, out with the obey bit. ETA: but I am totally down with the having and holding, and better and worse stuff.
I've tried to march in the Slayer Pride Parade ...
Joyce ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
WindSparrow - Aug 20, 2013 9:06:24 am PDT #3488 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Connie Neil - Aug 20, 2013 9:10:25 am PDT #3489 of 30002
brillig
Many times in a hospital setting Hubby will be saying things about how I shouldn't be spending so much time next to him on a gurney etc., and I'll say, "Hey, I promised, sickness and health and all that. No wiggling out of it now."
Trudy Booth - Aug 20, 2013 9:17:09 am PDT #3490 of 30002
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I'm with Windsparrow, pretty traditionalist on the vows.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 9:19:49 am PDT #3491 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Drive by to "help":
Here, I'll kick off the shoe shopping:
On Sale!
I remember silver & relatively low-heeled. Were there other requirements?
For dancing at the reception?
Love Betsey Johnson. I swear I'm tempted by these myself. (Or there's the silver glittery Bear Paw boots I picked up on Zulily last week - but that's a different style choice).
I'm with Windsparrow, pretty traditionalist on the vows.
Ditto.
Kate P. - Aug 20, 2013 9:38:16 am PDT #3492 of 30002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
We wrote our own vows, and to me that was very special. I can totally understand why people would feel equally strongly about keeping (or modifying as needed) the traditional vows, too. I remember doublechecking what I wrote against the traditional vows because I wanted to be sure I didn't leave out any of the important stuff: in sickness and in health, for better and for worse, etc. There's a good reason those are in there!
meara - Aug 20, 2013 9:48:19 am PDT #3493 of 30002
Tubular mascara might be the most cry-proof, I'm thinking. Blinc makes some but I think other brands do too now.
beekaytee - Aug 20, 2013 9:49:15 am PDT #3494 of 30002
Compassionately intolerant
I've created a modified version of 'better or worse' that seems pretty popular.
Since the moment flies by, I always send the couple an electronic version of the vows to keep with their certificate.
I really like those on sale shoes, epic. The best of all the rest.
lisah - Aug 20, 2013 9:51:50 am PDT #3495 of 30002
Punishingly Intricate
Bless Zappos for wedding (amongst other events) shoe buying!
Our vows barely had any vowing! They were mostly about why the other person was awesome plus pledging to have fun and take care of each other. They were totally perfect for us.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 9:52:51 am PDT #3496 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
I really like those on sale shoes, epic. The best of all the rest.
I wasn't sure about the strap across the toes, but I'm definitely fond of the jewel-y bits.
EpicTangent - Aug 20, 2013 9:53:49 am PDT #3497 of 30002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
They were totally perfect for us.
Which I think we can all agree is the best way to go.