Have Faith in the Meaning of Your Wedding Vows
April 8, 2008 – 3:16 amWriting your own wedding vows using your faith as a guide can add more meaning to them. After all your commitment to one another is in body, mind and soul. Your wedding vows echo your unwavering commitment to a love shared with the one person who will be witness to your life.
Each religious faction has their own understanding when it comes to how wedding vows should be shared. There is however one message regardless of the denomination and this is to commit to a life shared with love and caring no matter the future circumstances which may arise.
There are however a few variations in the ceremony and how and when the vows are taken. Often the couples’ religious leader will be involved in the writing of the wedding vows and so reference to their beliefs will be included.
During the ceremony and hallowed by the faith of Israel, Jewish couples exchange wedding vows while the ring is placed upon the finger.
Muslim wedding vows are taken with the couple sitting apart from one another, committing to each other in the affirmative three times and then signing a marriage contract.
At the heart of Buddhist wedding vows is meditation and contemplation. The couple share their love, dedication and future hopes based on their shared beliefs. There is pledge to help each other develop their hearts and minds while growing in dharma.
Omitting the mention of God or a spiritual higher power, non-denominational wedding vows will generally hit many of the more traditional themes of commitment. If a couple have different religious backgrounds, they may choose write these types of vows to avoid conflict.
Often an enormous and disproportionate amount of time and energy goes into planning the engagement, the engagement party, the wedding dress, cake, invitations and of course the wedding itself that so many couples forget the true meaning of taking this leap, no matter what religious faith or believe you have, is about your eternal commitment to one another.
Writing your wedding vows can be a truly spiritually uplifting process. Whether you choose traditional vows of your faith as a basis for writing yours or write them from scratch using your own true feelings as inspiration, always bare in mind that you are promising to love, honor, and appreciate each other for the rest of your lives.
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