Vows Mini Series - Vow Volley

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Searching for the perfect wedding vows that balance tradition with personality? Look no further than "vow volleys," this year's refreshing trend for couples who want custom vows without writing them separately.

Vow volleys create a beautiful rhythm to your ceremony through alternating promises—you say something, your partner responds with their promise, and back and forth you go. This collaborative approach solves the common challenge of vow imbalance while letting both your personalities shine through. As a wedding officiant who's helped countless couples craft their perfect ceremony, I've seen firsthand how this format creates memorable moments that authentically capture relationships.

The beauty of vow volleys lies in their versatility. You can start with traditional elements like promising faithfulness and support before transitioning into personalized pledges that reflect your unique bond. In this episode, my husband Nick joins me to demonstrate a real example from a recent ceremony, where promises range from the profound ("I will be faithful to you and give you all my heart") to the sweetly specific ("I promise to always make you heart pizzas that say I love you" and "I promise to always share the remote").

Whether you're just starting to think about your ceremony or feeling stuck with traditional vow options, this episode offers practical inspiration for creating vows that feel authentic and balanced. Consider how vow volleys might work for your wedding, and tune in next week when I'll share some of the best lines from personal vows I've witnessed throughout my career as an officiant. Subscribe now and discover how your vows can become the most meaningful part of your wedding day!

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the Vow mini-series on the WeddingWare,
with Officiating by Amanda.
We are doing a little six-week,just a little deep dive into
vows and some of the differentvow options you might want for
your wedding ceremony.

(00:20):
If you're new and joining us in, my name is Amanda.
I'm a wedding officiant and Istarted this podcast in January
to tell some stories, share someinsights, advice, just laugh
and preserve the memories.
And after our first 25 episodes, with some added in bonuses,
I'm taking a little midsummerhiatus and I'm just going over

(00:44):
some vows.
Welcome back in thismini-series on vows.
This week we are going oversome of the custom vow options.
One of the most rising trendones I've had this year has been
vow volleys.
That's v-o-l-l-e-y and it'sjust like in volleyball.

(01:05):
You are hitting back and forth,back and forth, so bride says
something, groom says something,and this is really great for
when a couple wants to customizetheir vows but they both don't
want to write them their ownvows, write them separately.
They can kind of collaborate,write them together but on on a
similar foot.
Instead of both of them thenreading identically the exact

(01:27):
same thing, they're going todivide and conquer and it's a
really great example.
I have one here from a couple Iworked with previously, and I
have many more to be craftingthis year, so certainly
something to look into with yourofficiant.
And once again, all of thesecan be taken into, transformed
into I do's.
They can be transformed intorepeat after me's or you can let

(01:50):
the couple kind of work and dotheir own reading.
Here to help me today is mywonderful husband, nick Honey.

Speaker 2 (01:57):
You want to say hi, hello, he's awesome, so without

(02:18):
further ado, we'll dive in bestfriend.
I will honor your dreams andgoals and help you fulfill them.

Speaker 1 (02:25):
I will be faithful to you and will give you all my
heart.

Speaker 2 (02:28):
I promise to always make you heart pizzas that say I
love you.

Speaker 1 (02:33):
I will always be your word games partner.

Speaker 2 (02:36):
I promise to always give you back scratches before
we fall asleep.
I promise to always be yourperson.
I promise to always share theremote.
My promises to you are based inlove.

Speaker 1 (02:49):
So, as you kind of saw with that, the first few
were very traditional vows Infact, when I worked with a
couple on this, they grabbedthem from my traditional vows
and the later four were verytrue to them, very customizable,
and legally there's nothing youabsolutely have to promise or
not promise so you can customizethe entire thing or you can let

(03:13):
it all lean a little moretraditional.
But I really like these.
There is such a nice ebb andflow balance.
Plus each person gets to takesome of the weight in the
wording for the wedding and saysome things.
So think about what you mightsay or want to say.
Next week I'll be back with someof the best personal vows that

(03:38):
couples have done.
I won't be sharing full vows,but just some of the best lines
that really have shown throughand maybe give you some insights
if you go the customized routehow you want for your wedding
vows Special.
Thank you to my wonderfulhusband for making his podcast
debut I know surprised it tookhim this long and helping me

(04:00):
read these out.
Until next time, this has beenAmanda.