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Brittany
Savvy September 2019

Help! Are my vows too long?

Brittany, on June 28, 2019 at 5:31 PM Posted in Wedding Ceremony 0 10

After finalizing my vows, they are still three paragraphs long...

The first paragraph explains how we met and how I felt, the second paragraph is about what I love about him/us and the third paragraph is what I am promising to him.

I have no idea how to shorten it, but right now when I read them, they are about 60 to 90 seconds long.

We are also not religious in any way, so besides our personal vows, the rest will be pretty simple and to the point (his cousin is marrying us). The word count is at 350.

I feel like I've seen videos of romantic vows online and they seem much longer than this, but everything else I read says to keep them short and sweet. However, I have known him for 11 years now, so this ceremony will be pretty sentimental.


Thanks!

10 Comments

Latest activity by D, on June 29, 2019 at 6:58 AM
  • Allie
    Master August 2019
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    60 seconds seems really short already to me.

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  • Brittany
    Savvy September 2019
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    Okay that is good to know! They are closer to a minute and a half and I was worrying about them being too long. But I honestly don't feel like they are.

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  • Allie
    Master August 2019
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    I think you're good! Too long would be over 2 or 3 minutes in my opinion. We opted for traditional vows because I know I'll get too emotional and take too long to get the words out!

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  • M
    Legend June 2019
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    My vows were about 2-3 minutes long when I timed myself saying them. I think they were shorter when I actually said it to my husband though because I was so nervous I skipped a couple lines.
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  • Brittany
    Savvy September 2019
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    Thanks Melle!

    I think mine will be okay then!

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  • Brittany
    Savvy September 2019
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    Allie,

    Yeah I am still extremely nervous to do it, but hopefully after a few mimosas I will get through it lol.

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  • Christin
    Devoted May 2019
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    Our vows were probably about 70-80 seconds each! I think that's a very reasonable amount of time to talk! And itll take less time day of because you'll talk a little faster due to nerves and adrenaline.
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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    I think your timing is fine. It tells a story and people will be interested. Good luck.
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  • Selena
    Super September 2019
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    I think we are targeting 2 minutes.
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  • D
    Super July 2020
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    Anything less than a tv commercial break or switch between baseball innings (typically 2 minutes 20 seconds) is gold. 😅
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