Do couples usually use vow books?

I also have never seen a vow book?

Most Celebrants have a lot of ideas to help you make up your own personal vows.

We have to include the legal vows, for a marriage to be legal in Australia.

Some do, I always offer sample vows and encourage couples to write their own personal words to exchange.

Good morning. I have never yet celebrated a ceremony where a couple has used a "Vow Book".  When you meet with your Celebrant, he/she will have a wide range of  sample Vows from which you can find ones which ring true for you and your love. Your Celebrant can also assist you in writing your own Vows. Once again there are so many Vows you can read through to get your creative and loving juices  flowing in order to assist  you to truly express what you want to say to each other. Happy writing or  happy choice. Which ever, I am sure your Vows will be beautiful.   Maureena

I am yet to come across a couple who have asked for their vows to be placed into a vow book. If a couple write vows to each other I print them for reading on high grade paper and then provide them to the married couple with their marriage certificate.

Hello. The majority of my couples do say their own vows, though I do have a selection of vows that they can choose form if they do not feel confident penning their. Having said that, I do encourage my couples to write their own vows and offer to give them advice. Using a vow book is a great way to cover up trembling hands, but if your hands tremble, does that really matter? It's an emotionally loaded moment, after all. It is usually the groom who is nervous about the vows but my advice to anyone who is concerned is simple. Your vows do not need to sound like they were written by Shakespeare. The strongest words are the simplest, spoken from the heart. They are for the ears of one person and one person only, the person you are about to marry. I suugest that my couples open a Word document and make bullet points, keeping it simple. Reasons why you love your partner followed by the promises you want to make to them. Remove the bullet points and presto, you have your vows.

I alos print the couples vows myself and present them to the groom before the ceremony. Hope this helps.

Hello, it is totally up to the couple. Some couples feel they would be shaking too much to hold a booklet while others feel it will give them that extra bit of security. Most of the couples I have married prefer the repeat after me but again it's you day you can have what you like. I am sure whichever way you choose to go it will be lovely.

You may use vow books if you so wish. It is, after all, your ceremony.

All Celebrants should have a list of suggested vows couples can use.Otherwise couples can write their own vows to be used. 

On the day these vows can be read by the celebrant and then repeated by the couple or they can themselves read from a printedf sheet or even memorise their vows,

Hi,

Sometimes couples use vow booklets but I also like to put their vows into the copy of the ceremony I give to them so they can keep in for prosperity with their ceremony.  I also offer to print the couple's vows on card and bring it with me so they don't have to worry about having to bring them with them and accidently forgetting the vows.  If the vows aren't too long, I also incorporate the private vows in a repeat after me after the legal vows are completed.

As long as the vows come from the heart - they will be perfect regardless.

Mary

Hi, I always print the couples personal wedding vows and pass it to them at the correct time. This way they do not have to worry about where they are going to hold it or if they may leave it behind. I always print the font larger to ensure the most teary eyes can read.