# Recommend a book/site of wedding vows

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 14, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-site-of-wedding-vows/154963 "2003-02-14T00:21:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-site-of-wedding-vows/154963/1 "2003-02-14T00:21:52Z")

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So, **DanielWithrow** and I are getting married in May. Hurray! We’re currently trying to work up a ceremony that takes into account my dad’s Protestantism, his dad’s Buddhism, Daniel’s atheism, and my utter wishy-washiness about religion. We’ve talked to a couple of officiants who have given us sample ceremonies, but they’re a bit New Age-y for our tastes. Can anyone recommend a good book or website of wedding vows/ceremony ideas? I’d prefer something that’s not overtly church-y or very flowery (“one soul in two bodies” kind of junk). I really like the traditional “in sickness and in health” vows, but I’d like to find a secular version of them.

Any thoughts?

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**Author:** ![stargazer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb8c5e/32.png) [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-site-of-wedding-vows/154963/2 "2003-02-14T00:29:04Z")

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Congrats! Check out [www.verseit.com](http://www.verseit.com). They have a ton of different vows, invitation wordings, etc. Some of it is _really_ sappy, but a lot of it is good. Have fun!

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**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-book-site-of-wedding-vows/154963/3 "2003-02-14T01:56:21Z")

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I used With These Words…I Thee Wed as a basis for our vows. As I no longer need it, I would be happy to send you my copy if you like. Email is in the profile.