Wedding Vows

Celtic Wedding Vow Comments

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explain
Name: Cheryl2005-02-21
In the first Line .. What Is " You cannon possess me ??? cannon???
Wonderful meaning
Name: Nancy2005-03-09
I really love this one. The part about not sharing our personal quarrels with others is very meaningful.
maybe not for me
Name: Kristy2005-03-31
we are having a Christian wedding and i don't think we should mention crying out names aloud in the night. although it would be FUNNY. ha ha!
to Cheryl
Name: Beth2005-04-23
Maybe it's a typo - and the word they want is cannot. Possible
Explain Re
Name: Torrie2005-05-27
It's cannot.
Perfect
Name: tom2005-06-02
I think this is a perfect vow. But this damn bride of mine wants to say it is not. I wish she would get her act together.....
LOVELY
Name: AMY2005-09-27
I THINK THAT THESE VOWS ARE VERY TRADITIONAL AND I TAKE ALOT OF MEANING INTO THEM. I WILL BE GETTING RE-MARRIED NEXT YEAR AND THIS IS THE VOW I WOULD LOVE TO USE WITH MY HUSBAND.
Explanation
Name: Shawn2007-08-28
"Cannon" is a poetic version of "cannot", probably from a point in time when the English language was heavily influenced by French, such as during the Plantagenet monarchies. With "non" being French for "no", can-non becomes - more simply - "can no".
re cannon
Name: Kay2007-08-04
It is not a typo...but-yes it does mean cannot. It's taken from traditional gaelic.
Celtic Wedding Vows
Name: Mary Dolores Davies2007-09-27
I think it is beautiful and is very much in keeping with today's concept of a good relationship in marriage!
Smart and forward looking people, the Celts!
very good.
Name: zack2008-08-10
we are having a christian wedding. and i think it's beautiful to promise such a god honoring thing as crying out my wife's name.
Soul based love
Name: velvet2008-09-08
Beautiful, and meaningful. Being of Celtic descent myself, I honour these vows as they were intended, and see the stark beauty in the words of a proud Celt offering love and companionship to another.
beautiful
Name: tonya2009-01-13
written with much meaning and truth.it touched me deeply.very well written.
explanation
Name: Robert2009-02-10
A Writting error in the first Line .. What Is " You cannon possess me.

That should be

You cannot possess me for I belong to myself

and in third line

You cannot command me, for I am a free person
Cheryl
Name: Shait2009-02-21
It's Celtic. Cannon- cannot
oh my
Name: kim2009-03-22
I really want the pastor to read the calling out names part.....:)
beautiful
Name: Ellie2009-05-27
that's beautiful
Used for our ceremony
Name: Amber2009-06-18
We actually used this vow in our wedding ceremony this year. Many of our guest commented on how wonderful it was especially about it being a marriage of equals.
explanation and my few dislikes
Name: AzTrix2010-01-18
Cannon means can not. It's old english. I don't like the beginning or the end but I do like the middle. The beginning and end just are not romantic. I plan to right my own but may base a few parts off the middle section.
This was our vows to each other
Name: Andrew Lindsay2010-03-22
When we both found this we knew it was the right one. The Catholic priest who married us was very touched to hear these words and made sure the moment was perfect. It was quite funny to mention crying out names aloud in the night.
Question
Name: Megan2010-03-27
Cannon = cannot
to Cheryl
Name: Cheyenne2010-10-22
cannon, is like Irish for can not. but together. EX: willna, will not, dunno, do not, so on. the "t" is silent and not written.(i'm not sure how they write the do not,lol)
explination
Name: Becca2011-03-29
cannon is old Celt slang for can not
wonderful
Name: Raven2011-07-10
A beautifull blessing that speaks of two people coming togther out of love and equality. One of the more meaningful peices that I have read as celtic desendant of the old ways.
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