Reese Witherspoon and Jim Toth Wedding Vows via Vow Muse

Continuing with our Celebrity Wedding Vow Series whereby we, the Muses, write up our best guess as to what we think these soon-to-be-wed celeb couples may say to each other at the altar, we now feature sweet Reese Witherspoon and her new beau Jim Toth in all their vowing glory!

Jim and Reese from gossip.whyfame.com

Jim to Reese

Reese, I'm the luckiest man in the world. I know it's beyond cliche to say that, but hear me out: I'm marrying not just a beautiful woman, but a beautiful family that moves like the inner workings of a clock: intricately, delicately, sometimes breaking down but always picking up the solid ticking again. I love you, I love your children, and I want the best for all of us. I think this is worth mentioning: you are incredible. I've seen you dazzle a room full of strangers in a foreign country who have no idea who you are, but they're drawn to your warmth and smile; your words always bringing more and more people to talk. I've see you gracefully slip out of bafflingly complicated situations. And yes, you're one hell of an actress, too. Daring, bold, gorgeous. Let's stay up late talking about politics, get up early and make oatmeal for the kids, and shower each other with friendship, support, and most of all love.

Reese to Jim

It's peculiar how life works, isn't it? More curious still is how love works. Jim, we've both done a lot of living in our lives, achieved quite a bit, and experienced even more. I never would have been ready for you if we met sooner, so I'm glad we met later. You defy every expectation I have for a companion and partner—you don't cater to me, but you don't try to keep me in a tiny box, either. We balance each other like a perfectly matched yin and yang, and I look forward to building off of this balance even in unbalanced times. With my feet firmly on this Earth, and my heart circling the universe and back, I say sincerely on this day: I love you. 

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Info on Jim Toth found here, and Reese found here.

Part 1: Nick Swisher and JoAnna Garcia's Wedding Vows Via Vow Muse

 Do you like baseball and acting? Ever think there shouldn't be a divide between celebrities and athletes? Well fear not: baseball phenomenon Nick Swisher and actress JoAnna Garcia tied the knot, bringing the two together and of course, giving them a chance to pen their own vows to each other. While Vow Muse had zippo to do with their Floridian wedding last month, we still thought we'd get our vow writing on for these two love-birds.

Athlete Meets Celebrity...Of Course Wedding Vows ensue!

From JoAnna to Nick:

Nick, I know I want you in my life forever. Of course, I didn't know that the first time we met, or even the second; it wasn't until we'd spent an evolving course of days, weeks, and months together that we'd built a relationship I could never live without. With you, I am able to empower others, and in turn, empower myself. But more importantly, with you, I am myself. I am never less than you. I am never more than you. You are never less than me, and you are never more than me. I love this about us, and could not dream of a better partner in life. Para mi familia, nomás sepan esto: Yo nunca soy menos que ustedes. Yo nunca soy más que ustedes. Ustedes nunca son menos que yo y ustedes nunca son más que yo.

From Nick to JoAnna:

JoAnna, I was certain I wanted a future with you from the first time we were apart, and every time after that. When I'm not with you, I feel as if there is an invisible cord between our hearts, pulling at us until we are together again. That tug makes me long for your presence, and I'm only at ease when you are near. With you, I am able to reach others, and in turn, reach myself. But more importantly, with you, I am home. I am never less than you. I am never more than you. You are never less than me, and you are never more than me. I love this about us, and could not dream of a better partner in life. I wish my grandmother were here to meet you, but I already know what she'd say: Joanna sparkles. Keep her close, ya hear?

So after this round of vows, it occurred to the Muses that we're not sure Nick Swisher would love what we've written for him. He's got a bit more of a sense of humor, and we think he'd ask for revisions. Stay tuned for later this week, when the Vow Muse blog posts our revisions for Mr. Swisher's wedding vows!

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We learned about JoAnna Garcia here and Mr. Swisher here.
Photo permission via Creative Commons from here.

Wedding Vows for Nicole Richie and Joel Madden a la Vow Muse

 Imagine you're Nicole Richie, and you want to have the most astoundingly perfect wedding known to America (especially since you'll be darned if Paris Hilton is thinking of upstaging you in a few years when she finally settles on a beau of her own). Well, you're in luck if you're Miss Nicole (and Mr. Joel Madden by association): Vow Muse is on the case!

Nicole Richie and Joel Madden get cutesy with their vows? It could've happened!

Joel Madden to Nicole Richie:

 Nikki, it's funny to think that just now we're getting married. I feel like we've accomplished so much since we met, and marriage is just another layer of our friendship, partnership, and relationship. You're an incredible woman, a mother all moms should emulate, and your heart embraces everyone you meet. I'm so thankful you let me into your life, and that I get to share my world with you. I'd say that I cannot wait to wake up to you, but we already do. I'd say that I cannot wait to start a family with you, but we already have. So what I'll say is this: I cannot wait to take on the world together every single day. I look forward to holding your hand until all we have the energy to do is sip lemonade and make each other laugh.

Nicole Richie to Joel Madden:

Joelly-Woelly. Wow. No really, wow. Oh my goshness, where do I even begin? One of the many things I love about us is the way we refuse to follow the rules. Another thing I love about us is that we're completely on the same page in our relationship. I'm marrying the best father I could dream up for our children. I'm marrying someone who wants to give back to the world just as much as I do. I'm marrying you, and I know we're going to have an amazing life together, if only because we already have it. And that's already a wonderful life. I love you times a million, and I'm so thankful for what you bring me each and every day: yourself. Let's get to the I do's and go on being fabulous together!

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Photo taken with permission under Creative Commons from wikimedia.
We learned everything we wanted to know about Nicole Richie here and Joel Madden here.

Tablescape Photoshoot Part I

In late July, Vow Muse stumbled upon Ms. Mary Phan, the chief wedding planner for Very Merry Events. We sent her a friendly email to introduce ourselves and generally spread the good word about VM. Mary kindly responded with a request to participate in a photoshoot she was organizing by requesting we pen a few words to contribute to the tablescapes.

The format was this: wedding planners and other consultants love what they do, but they always have to do everything someone else's way. The bride wants fuscia not violet. The groom wants Guiness not Pinot Noir. The bride's mama wants circular tables not square. Obviously this is what they are paid to do; wedding consultants make someone else's day exactly what they want it to be. Which can be totally fabulous. But, what if the wedding planner had her druthers? That's what this photoshoot was about.

Mary and a team of handpicked consultants designed, created and photographed wedding tables for two fictional couples on a beautiful August day earlier this year. They made up all the details (including in-depth descriptions of each of the couples' personalities, preferences and even hobbies) and then set to work creating a perfect wedding setup.

What was a Muse to do with all this? Mary requested some custom written vows and quotes to sprinkle around the tablescape and let Vow Muse do the dirty work. She gave us the "fact sheet" on both of the couples and her feeling of what these fictional folks would want. Here's what VM delivered:

For "Ben and Holly" who are described as "successful young suburbanites", he a respected engineer and she a talented graphic designer, who "enjoy the tranquility of a quaint cabin, brisk hikes, or slow bike ride" along with indulging in literature both as avid readers and as occasional writers. It was their hope to share their passion for the written word and respectful love of nature with their wedding guests.

Drawing from the couple's strong ties to nature and the neutral gender roles of these two people, Vow Muse contributed this monologue of wedding vows for the groom:

"I am drawn to you like a flower to sunshine; the unstoppable force of nature, timeless in its sincerity, unwavering in its devotion. Gentle as a summer breeze, strong as the roots of an ancient redwood, beautiful as a misty rainbow, you are the only woman in this wide world for me. It is on this day that I vow to cherish your kindness, your keen intelligence, your gentle soul for as long as we both shall live. It is this day that I will forever remember as we frolic in the great seas together, stroll the forest hand in hand and pedal side by side into all the sunsets to come with laughter and joy to light our path. It is on this day, my love, that I give myself entirely to you—and you to me—in exchange for a lifetime of learning, loving, and, above all, happiness."

Mary loved how we incorporated the woodsy theme into the verbiage, weaving the nature theme throughout the text. Under normal circumstances we would have gone through a few revisions to make sure each word of each phrase sounded exactly right and may have ended up writing a second draft that was quite a bit different (sometimes people need to see what they don't want to realize what the do want). But in this case since the bride and groom were fictional, they were quite easy to please.

Stay tuned for how Vow Muse addressed the second couple for this photoshoot, and for some of the beautiful pictures taken by Silva Stills & Cinema.