By Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway
Editor of Wedlok.com

Step Two: Expand your Vows

The vows you speak at your wedding may tend to be romantic, and on the short side. They are the foundation of your married life so give the wedding vows you exchange on the day you marry a special page of honor in your manual. Over time, you can expand them into a longer definition of your intentions for marriage.

You can add in all the things you thought of afterwards, or the things that were too personal to share in public. These are very personal statements the two of you can come up with together. For example:

• We treat our love as sacred and we are responsible for managing our relationship.

• While we include others in our circle of love, we never take our issues outside the relationship, or talk negatively about each other to relatives because this dissipates our sacred bond.

• We consult each other on all major life issues, purchases and plans and yet give one another freedom and space to be individual and do our own thing.

Add in anything that you desire or want to build into your relationship. Over time, add to the vows as your learn more about what you both hold dear in married life.

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