Using a poem in your wedding vows
To use a poem in your wedding vows, keep it short — a few lines — and place it at the start or close of your spoken vows so it frames your own promises rather than replacing them. Personalize the poem with details true to your relationship so it sounds like you, not a greeting card.
Where to place the poem
A short poem works best as an opening that sets the mood, or as a closing that seals your promises. Keeping the poem to a few lines leaves room for the personal vows in your own words, which are the heart of the moment.
Keep your own voice
A poem should support your vows, not stand in for them. Choose or write lines that echo how you actually speak and what you truly promise, so the poem and your vows feel like one continuous message.
Drafting personalized lines fast
If you want poetic lines that still sound like you, enter details about your relationship — how you met, what you promise, an inside moment — and get a personalized draft you can trim to fit into your vows.