Short · under a minute · 109 words
Short Wedding Vows (Under a Minute)
A couple agreed to keep their vows under a minute, and she wants hers to be short without sounding like a card
Said by Wren, to Mateo. The names are made up.
The vows
Mateo, for four years you've made my coffee before I wake up and left it on the second stair, because the first one creaks. You think I don't know about the creak. I know about the creak.
I promise to notice the small things you do, and to say so out loud, more often. I'll let you pick the music on any drive longer than an hour. I'll learn to fold a fitted sheet, or at least stop hiding the bad ones in the closet.
I will choose you on the easy days and on the hard ones.
And every morning I can, I'll meet you on the stairs.
Why it works: Short vows usually fall back on big words because there's no room for a story. These spend half their length on one tiny habit, so the promises feel earned. The last line goes back to the stairs, which makes something this short feel finished.
Make them yours
Borrow the shape, not the sentences. These open on one real moment, say one thing about the partner nobody else sees, make a handful of promises (mostly small ones), and come back to the opening detail at the end. Put your own moment, your own habit and your own promises in each slot. The guide to writing vows walks through each part.
Write yours, or check them
The vow writer starts from your own answers. The vows check times your draft and flags the lines every couple uses, without sending it anywhere.