Wedding Vows

When Matt and I were planning our wedding, I remember seeing a quote which I screenshotted and it read,

“The goal is to laugh forever with someone you take seriously.”

I knew after reading this that it was going to be incorporated into our vows. 

I had so many ideas for our wedding, both the ceremony and reception. Now I kind of look back and smile and shake my head a bit because life happens and these little details aren’t what’s most important.

Matt proposed in October 2019 and we began to plan a large wedding for the following Fall. However, like everyone, we were hit with the pandemic and were faced with the decision to postpone or pivot some big life events. Matt and I were sure we wanted to get married, and more importantly, we knew we did not want to postpone. We chose to reign in our plans and proceed. My mom was sick and we really wanted her to be in attendance, to be present in her current state and not risk progression which would happen if we postponed. So our large 230 person guest list was pared down to a single long table of 14 family members. 

What people now call a micro-wedding wasn’t my first choice, but sometimes life forces you into a decision that in the end is exactly what you need. 

We proceeded with a Catholic ceremony in the church that I have received every sacrament in. This meant I did not incorporate the quote I screenshotted. Instead, I found beauty in the idea that these Catholic vows are the same vows that were the foundation of my grandparents’ and parents’ marriages.

My parents’ wedding anniversary is this Friday, May 31st. It would have marked 44 years of marriage. My mom and dad set a beautiful example of upholding vows. 

“I promise to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life.”

Matt and I are going to our only wedding of 2024 this weekend and I know the vows will be beautiful and also a welcomed reminder to what is important - promises, faith, health and love.