The document below, our wedding promises, was given us by our Shinto Priest four days prior to memorize for the wedding ceremony. Promises was the perfect word because I felt the emotion of our engagement rather than the legalistic sense coming from the term wedding vows.
Why get married in Japan? #6 This is what Matthew was wanting to read: our Japanese wedding vows, which are wedding promises to the Japanese.
Another unexpected and wonderful consequence of a Japanese wedding is saying your wedding vows in Japanese! Hearing our wedding promises in Japanese was wonderful. The term "vows" feels ... legalistic while in Japan the concept is one of promises, which reflects how we feel, not because the law says we have to but because our love inspires promises of the heart.
Another unexpected and wonderful consequence of a Japanese wedding is saying your wedding vows in Japanese! Hearing our wedding promises in Japanese was wonderful. The term "vows" feels ... legalistic while in Japan the concept is one of promises, which reflects how we feel, not because the law says we have to but because our love inspires promises of the heart.
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