Simple vows

A question about : Simple vows

So, OH and I are (well me lol) are planning a simple registry office wedding, with around 8 guests.
We both hate being centre of attention so there will be no speeches/first dance etc and I've been looking at some vows and I know my OH would be mortified reading them out loud, as would I!

Has anyone got any suggestions for something simple, yet meaningful?X

Best answers:

• If it's in a registry office I think you have 3 different types of vows to chose from as per the legal requirements of the wedding ceremony: the traditional, the slightly more modern and then a simple version. Anything else you want to say I think has to be approved by the registrars. If you go to the website for the registry office you wish to use, it should explain the different versions you can have.
• There are 3 different options and we've gone for simplest as OH is similar- "I am" and "I .... take you..... to be my husband/ wife"
• haha I never even realised that, thank you! So how long does the whole process in a registry office last?x
• Have you looked at your local RO website yet? There should be information like this -
  https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/births,_d...eremonies.aspx
  https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/births,_d...your_vows.aspx
• thanks Mojisola. Our local RO website has a number to ring, but it goes to answerphone, doesn't give any info other than fees!x thanks
• We had the simplest civil ceremony and were in and out in less than 15 minutes, including photos. When you give notice they send you a book with your ceremony plan, you just go through and tick/fill in the bits you want to say/have the registrar say then send it back.
• We had a very simple ceremony (no readings, music or long vows) and including signing the register and having photos it probably took 15-20mins!
  Best wishes for your big day!
• thanks everyone, you've put our minds at rest. I've made a provisional booking, just need to book to meet the registrar now