How many wedding ceremonies have you gone to that all sound exactly the same? Make your wedding stand out from the pack by adding humor to your personalized wedding vows. Doing so will leave you and your guests with funny memories from your special day that will last a lifetime.
Truth in comedy: The best way to add humor into your personalized wedding ceremony vows is very simple—be honest. Messages and stories that are based in truth are typically humorous because those messages and stories are relatable. Think about the last time you went to watch a standup comedian perform, and when you laughed the most. Chances are you laughed the most at the jokes you could relate to that were grounded in some sort of reality. Performers and writers have been using the truth in comedy method since the beginning of comedy to create captivating entertainment.
Be you: Since you’ve chosen to write your own wedding vows you probably have a lot that you’d like to say, so say those things while still being yourself. If you’ve ever sat through an inauthentic speech then you know how important it is to be real, and be you. Write your personalized vows in your own unique voice, with a pinch of humor and light heartedness and you will get more chuckles than you might expect.
The key ingredient: Once you write your straight-from-the-heart personalized wedding vows, then it’s time to add the special ingredient of comfort. You’ll want your vows to sound personal and like your own, not as though you’re reading from a teleprompter. Reach a sublime level of comfort with your vows by reading them over and over so that when the moment comes, you already know them—both in your heart and in your mind.
