25 fun wedding vows for modern couples
When it comes to writing your vows, some couples remain traditional whilst others put their own spin on it. For some, it’s about bringing the personality. We love fun wedding vows! They’re a great way to speak about your love but also inject what makes you two unique.
For writing fun wedding vows, you might need a little inspiration. From Adam Sandler to Taylor Swift and maybe even a touch of Winnie the Pooh, we’ve collected our favourite fun wedding vows that will bring some pop cultural references and add a bit of light-hearted joy to the more serious side of the wedding.
Here’s our top 25 fun wedding vows:
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Song lyrics
“Even when we’re 89, I’ll still look at you like the stars that shine in the sky”.
Taylor Swift — Mary’s Song
Why we love it: It was almost impossible to narrow down our favourite lyric from Taylor. As a bonafide love song writer who’s penned tunes that summarise almost every type of love and relationship, this one felt simple.
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I wanna make you smile, whenever you’re sad, carry you around when your arthritis is bad, all I wanna do is grow old with you. I’ll get your medicine when your tummy aches, build you a fire if the furnace breaks, oh it could be so nice, growing old with you.
I’ll miss you, kiss you, give you my coat when you are cold. Need you, feed you, even let you hold the remote control. So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink, put you to bed when you’ve had too much to drink, oh I could be the man (woman) who grows old with you, I wanna grow old with you.
Why we love it: If you think you’ve heard these words before, you have. They’re from The Wedding Singer, sung by Adam Sandler when he boards the plane. It works, as Adam’s character with a little help from Billy Idol, gets the girl. Pure romance with a touch of humour and whimsy.
Right before my eyes I saw that my heart, it came to life. This ain’t easy, it’s not meant to be, every story has its scars. But when the pain cuts you deep, when the night keeps you from sleeping. Just look and you will see, that I will be your remedy.
Adele — Remedy
Why we love it: Because not only are these lyrics incredibly romantic but they’re given even more strength by the powerful voice of Adele.
When we were strangers
I watched you from afar
When we were lovers
I loved you with all my heart
Because I’m still in love with you
I want to see you dance again
Because I’m still in love with you
On this harvest moon.
Neil Young — Harvest Moon.
Why we love it: Simple, effective, a song that has transcended ages. If you want your friends and your parents to recognise your words, then this song might be the way to do it. Neil Young’s album Harvest Moon is jam-packed with vow-worthy lyrics, so this is just the pick of the bunch.
Embrace your personalities with these fun wedding vows! Source: Ryan Black.
TV quotes
“I thought this was going to be the most difficult thing I ever had to do. But when I saw you walking down the aisle, I realized how simple it was. I love you. You are the person I was meant to spend the rest of my life with.”
Why we love it: FRIENDS really knew how to pull at our heart strings when Chandler and Monica get married. This iconic quote is from Chandler’s vows, as the unlucky-in-love bachelor marries his best friend.
“You are the most awesome person I have ever known in my entire life. I vow to protect you from danger. And I don’t care if I have to fight an ultimate fighter, or a bear, or your mum. I would take them down. I’m getting mad right now even telling you. I wanna spend the rest of my life, every minute, with you, and I am the luckiest man in the galaxy.”
Why we love it: Andy and April’s relationship in Parks and Rec was the very definition of dog and cat energies just making sense together. Although we don’t suggest threatening your future mother-in-law, a little nod to how protective you are is always going to be get people excited.
His hello was the end of her endings,
Her laugh was their first step down the aisle,
His hand would be hers to hold forever,
His forever was as simple as her smile,
He said she was what was missing,
She said instantly she knew,
She was a question to be answered,
And his answer was ‘I do.’
Why we love it: When Carrie was asked to write a love poem in Sex and the City she thought it was a little too off brand for the normal sex columnist. However, it was this beautiful poem that proved that Carrie wasn’t just about sex, but she definitely understood love.
Get inspired for your fun wedding vows from your favourite TV shows! Source: DUUET.
Movie quotes
It doesn’t matter if the guy is perfect or the girl is perfect, as long as they are perfect for each other.
Why we love it: Good Will Hunting might be a film about a janitor’s chance at becoming a mathematician, but it is also littered with romantic quotes. This one comes from Robin Williams’ character and is a famously romantic line in an even more captivating scene.
When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.
Why we love it: When two friends fall in love, it’s always going to be special as they have a history already. When Harry Met Sally is the ultimate “will they, won’t they” and the end result is old school romantic comedy warmth.
I guess when you’re young, you just believe there’ll be many people you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.
Why we love it: Richard Linklater’s Before series tracks an epic love story over decades. It’s the connection between the two main characters that keeps us coming back for more, and borrowing their words for our own!
This is true love. You think this happens every day?
Why we love it: Perhaps one of the most quotable films, A Princess Bride is full of one liners. Most famously, “as you wish”. But we think that this line by Westley is ideal for wedding vows.
It was a million tiny little things that, when you added them all up, they meant we were supposed to be together.”
Why we love it: Yes, sure. It’s not the first line on this list that is said to Meg Ryan, but she is the queen of the 90s rom-com, so can you blame us? This line from Sleepless in Seattle has us wanting to write our vows to our very own Tom Hanks.
Fun wedding vows mean you can incorporate some recognisable lines. Source: Alana Tran.
Book lines
If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.
Why we love it: A.A. Milne wrote about love and friendship, and although Winnie the Pooh is a children’s book, this line transcends age and is one for everyone.
And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.
Why we love it: From The Chaos of Stars, this line perfectly encapsulates love. A simple way to declare your forever in front of your family and friends.
Blessed influence of one true loving human soul on another! Not calculable by algebra, not deducible by logic, but mysterious, effectual, mighty as the hidden process by which the tiny seed is quickened, and bursts forth into tall stem and broad leaf, and glowing tasseled flower.
Why we love it: From George Eliot, this classic quote is taken from Scenes of Clerical Life. And although nearly 200 years old, the beauty in them has not aged.
He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
Why we love it: Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights is one of the most retold love stories of our time. Connecting souls? We think this is a book quote worthy of vows.
We ate well and cheaply and drank well and cheaply and slept well and warm together and loved each other.
Why we love it: Ernest Hemingway’s A Moveable Feast might be over 100 years old, but this quote resonates with anyone who has loved, travelled and explored the world with their partner.
Fun wedding vows can be based off your favourite movie or book. Source: Celebrant Sophie.
From famous people
Do what you love, with people you love. It’s the very definition of heaven.
Why we love it: He might be the king of late night talk shows, but Conan O’Brien’s softer side can often be elegant. This quote is one to include.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
Why we love it: Audrey Hepburn’s simplicity is enamouring.
Love love and cherish life. Also, just eat the cake.
Why we love it: As if we needed another reminder to have the cake, Aaron Paul tells us that life is definitely sweeter with your love, and a slice of cake.
Spend a few minutes a day really listening to your spouse. No matter how stupid his problems sound to you.
Why we love it: Ultimate funny couple Megan Mullaly and Nick Offerman share their pearls of wisdom in this quote, to listen to one another. Fun wedding vows can involve silliness and a little bit of banter.
If you love ’em in the morning with their eyes full of crust; if you love ’em at night with their hair full of rollers, chances are, you’re in love.”
Why we love it: Perhaps it’s because it’s a surprising quote from one of the most notable jazz musicians of all time, but this Miles Davis quote is as light-hearted as it is true.
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