Writing your ceremony and vows

A ceremony usually runs 20–30 minutes: your story, a reading or two, your vows and the legal words. Write your vows privately, keep them to a minute or two, and practise out loud.

Lesson notes

Writing your ceremony and vows

Your ceremony is the heart of the day. Let's write it.

Twenty to thirty minutes

Most ceremonies run twenty to thirty minutes. Your story, told by your celebrant. A reading or two. Your vows, the legal words, and the kiss.

Short, and yours

Keep your vows to a minute or two each. Specific memories beat grand promises. And practise them out loud, because words feel different when you say them.