Ok, so I have been helping to plan my niece's wedding, which has been slightly non-traditional to say the least. The ceremony itself will be very traditional, it's just been the process of getting there - which has included me writing their wedding vows. Thankfully, my doing this did prompt a last minute couple decision on what it was that THEY wanted to say, and I was glad to copy and paste this into the ceremony! (Although - this is likely to cause parental and pastoral drama - but not because the vows are racy - because they are so traditional - stay tuned!)
This process has reminded me of the Patty Griffin song, "When it Don't Come Easy." I have long thought that this song would actually make a great set of wedding vows, so I've copied and pasted it below. Side note - I got these off the internet and I'm not sure these lyrics are 100% accurate - but I think you'll get the drift.
"When It Don't Come Easy"
Red lights are flashing on the highway
I wonder if we're gonna ever get home
I wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonight
Everywhere the waters getting rough
Your best intentions may not be enough
I wonder if we're gonna ever get home tonight
But if you break down
I'll drive out and find you
If you forget my love
I'll try to remind you
And stay by you when it don't come easy
I don't know nothing except change will come
Year after year what we do is undone
Time keeps moving from a crawl to a run
I wonder if we're gonna ever get home
You're out there walking down a highway
And all of the signs got blown away
Sometimes you wonder if you're walking in the wrong direction
But if you break down
I'll drive out and find you
If you forget my love
I'll try to remind you
And stay by you when it don't come easy
So many things that I had before
That don't matter to me now
Tonight I cry for the love that I've lost
And the love I've never found
When the last bird falls
And the last siren sounds
Someone will say what's been said before
It's only love we were looking for
But if you break down
I'll drive out and find you
If you forget my love
I'll try to remind you
And stay by you when it don't come easy
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