Vows Mini Series - Still Repeating After Me!

Amanda explores repeat-after-me wedding vows as part of her six-week mini-series on vow options for couples planning their ceremonies. She provides practical advice for those who want meaningful vows without the pressure of memorization or writing completely custom promises.

• Repeat-after-me vows are broken into small chunks by the officiant for easy repetition
• These vows require minimal preparation while still feeling personal and meaningful
• Amanda references the famous "Ross takes thee Rachel" Friends scene as a cautionary tale
• Example vow shared: "I will love you as my husband/wife, as friend and mate"
• The example acknowledges both joys and challenges of marriage through balanced language
• Couples can adapt these vows into I-do's or personalize them further
• Next episode will explore custom vow options and vow volleys

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Vow Mini-Series
• 0:47 Repeat-After-Me Vow Example
• 1:25 Simple Yet Meaningful Vow Structure
• 3:10 Preview of Custom Vow Options

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:00

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 different vow options you might want for your wedding ceremony. If you're new and joining us in, my name is Amanda. I'm a wedding officiant and I started this podcast in January to tell some stories, share some insights, advice, just laugh and preserve the memories. And after our first 25 episodes, with some added in bonuses, I'm taking a little midsummer hiatus and I'm just going over some vows.

Speaker 1: 0:47

I have another repeat after me example for you today. So remembering repeat after me vows are the ones that are broken into little chunks, that the officiant says first pretending as if they are either spouse member and the spouse repeats it the couple. You really don't have to do a lot of thinking with it because a proper officiant will break it into very easy to understand bite-sized pieces. But you just want to be mindful. Last episode I acknowledged the Ross and Rachel of it all from Friends where the minister said I Ross take the Emily and Ross said I Ross take the Rachel. And anyone who knows the show knows that that caused a lot of drama, but that's a very you know, just an example of repeat after me vows. So once again, you could take these, turn them into I do's. You could have them printed out and pretend like you're reading them as if they are your own words. However, if both people read the exact same words, well, it gets a little robotic.

Speaker 1: 1:58

So that's where next week we'll get into some of the volleys or the customizations that can be done. But today's example I will love you blank as my husband or wife to lie together, as friend and mate. I love you not only for the person you are you can fill that in with man or woman but for the person, man or woman, you have made me. I will love you as a person, respect you as an equal, sharing joy as well as sorrow, triumph as well as defeat, and I will always make room for you in my life. Very simple, very easy. I love ones that aren't super complicated but really do work to encompass the ups and downs, the give and take that needs to be in relationships and I'm sure you can hear, with these there's certain cadences to them, rhythmic and word selection. So take that all into account. Next time we're going to dive into some custom vow options, including vow volley. I'm going to see if I can convince my husband to get on with me and help me out. Until next time, this has been Amanda.