The wedding vows are a solemn promise between the groom and bride. In front of witnesses, the groom and bride take turns to tell their wedding vows. There are hundreds of wedding vows. The wedding vow may be religious, traditional, interfaith, or personalized.

Traditionally, the priest asks a series of questions to the groom and bride. Facing each other and holding hands with each other, the groom and bride take turns to do the wedding vows.

Here is an example of traditional Christian wedding vow.
Priest: Do you (Name), take (Name), to be your wife
Groom: I do
Priest: Do you (Name), take (Name), to be your husband
Bride: I do

Here is another example in which the groom and bride take turns to read, or say.
I, (Name),
Take you, (Name),
To be my (wife/husband);
To have and to hold,
From this day forward,
For better, for worse,
For richer, for poorer,
In sickness and in health,
To love and to cherish,
Till death do us part.

Many couple tries to memorize the wedding vows. With pressure and nerve sets in, the groom or bride peeks on the written wedding vow.

The traditional wedding vow is quick and simple. Wedding is a nerve-racking experience. Many couples are shy. And, they just want quick and simple but effective. You can rest assure that it works.

As many couples are shy, many couples like to reveal their feelings. They like to personalize the wedding vows. The couple would take time to write down their wedding vows.

To get inspiration on personalized wedding vows, you may look at romantic movies, celebrity vows, poems, and soap opera. There are over hundreds of vows such as Roman Catholic, Christian, Muslims, Greek, Jewish, and more. The wedding vow is a serious matter. And, it is worth to consider what to use.

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The flower girl is a young girl between the ages of three to eight. In the wedding, the flower girl walks up the aisle with a basket full of petals of flowers. The petals which are usually rose petals are spread or scatter on the way of the wedding aisle. This prepares for the entrance of the bride.

If the bride and groom know many sweet young girls, there may be one or more flower girl. The petals are meant to bring good luck to the bride. So, the more flower girls mean more good luck.

The flower girl baskets are made of bride and groom choice of fabric, colors, and scents. The cute baskets can easily be wedding keepsake. And, you can customize a special flower girl basket as heirloom set to pass for generations to come. A variety of butterfly and flower can be sewn to add excitement to the basket.

The flower girl dresses can resemble the bride or bridesmaids. The comfort and feel of the dress is a big factor in choosing a dress. Young kids are easily agitated and irritated with discomforting scratchy dress.

The length of the dress depends on how formal the wedding. The general rule is longer for more formal wedding event. If the young girl is too young, you may choose a shorter length to avoid tripping.

The flower girl shoes may be uncomfortable for unused or brand new shoes. You may want to let her wear a few times to get used to the shoes. Or, you may slip the shoes at the very last minute. A good pair of shoes goes a long way.

For younger flower girl, she needs many practices. She may get disoriented and distracted easily. The rule is to make her wedding roles a game or fun. So, she is calm, and relaxed in the wedding day.

As a thank you, the bride and groom may give gifts to the flower girls. Jewelries, dolls, accessories, purses, and treats make good flower girl gift ideas.

With the flower girls on lovely little dress and basket, the flower girls easily steal the show. More importantly, the flower girls complement the bride on this special occasion. The flower girl spruces up the wedding with special innocence, fun, and charm.

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The coin bearer is a young boy who marches on the wedding aisle to bring the wedding coins. The wedding coins are more commonly known as wedding arrhae, but the Filipinos like to call the wedding coins as wedding arras.

The wedding coins sits on a wedding pillow. The wedding pillow comes in many styles such as traditional square, and shapely heart. The wedding coins can be placed inside an organza. Like the wedding pillow, the organza comes in many styles such as silver sheer, gold sheer, heart shape, and satin.

This wedding ceremony is brought by the Spanish Colonizers. At first, only the Roman Catholic uses this wedding ceremony. Now, the Christian wedding ceremony has adapted the wedding coin ceremony.

The artwork on the wedding coins can be simple or intricate. You will see many images such as doves, sun, hands, and mountains. Many people collect the wedding coins and pass down to generations.

Silver and gold makes up the wedding coins. Silver and gold unites harmoniously. That is why some call the wedding coins as unity coins. The groom and bride unite harmoniously.

The wedding coins consist of thirteen wedding coins. Thirteen represents Jesus and his apostles.

The wedding coins also symbolize prosperity. The groom hands the wedding coins to the bride. In the old days, the groom or husband is the bread winner of the family. And, the wife stays at home to take care of the house or off springs. Now, the husband and wife share the support, and responsibility.

At the wedding, the priest blesses the wedding coins for prosperity, and unity. After the blessings, the priest hands the wedding coins to the groom. Then, the groom hands the wedding coins to the open hands of the bride.

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The ring bearer is a young boy who walks the wedding aisle to bring the fake or real wedding rings. The wedding rings sits on a wedding ring bearer pillow. He may bring the fake or real wedding rings. For the real wedding rings, the wedding rings are sewn or tied on the pillows.

The wedding ring bearer pillows dates back from the Roman and Egyptian old traditions. The pillow is use to carry silver and gold stones. Today, the pillow carries the wedding rings.

The wedding rings symbolize the continuous flow of love. There is no beginning or end. Love travels around endlessly in circles for better or worse. Marriage unites the couple to the happy or sad times.

By the way, it is bad luck to buy the wedding rings and engagement rings at the same time.

The ring bearer is usually ages from 4 years old to 8 years old. You may want to choose between those ages. Young boys who are under 4 years old easily get confused. And, he does not understand the importance of ring bearer wedding roles yet.

For a young boy, the ring bearer is a big role. Especially, he is carrying the important wedding rings. Many bride and groom replace the wedding rings with fake wedding rings. It is the bestmen role to keep the real wedding rings or secure the fake wedding rings.

To ease the pressure on the ring bearer, the bride and groom may replace the wedding rings with fake wedding rings, and leave the real wedding rings to the bestman. If you can’t find a young boy who can handle the big role, you can always leave the wedding rings to the bestman. And, you can skip the part of ring bearer.

The ring bearer wears a tiny cute tuxedo. The tuxedo may look similar to a bestman. The parents of the ring bearer buy or rent the tuxedo. Today, the bride and groom may pick up the tab. The tuxedos are available on department stores, bridal shops, and tuxedo rental shops.

At a young age, a simple walk and ring bearer duty is a big role. You may work with the parents. So, the ring bearer can understand the role. The parents of the ring bearer can also sit on the wedding aisle to keep an eye and cherish the big role of him.

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