Vows & Forever

08/22/2024

very demure. very mindful. very soft and romantic.

Dominic’s at Oyster Point 📍

05/02/2024

it’s wedding month for our clients, McKenzie & Harvir 🤍✨

we’ve been hard at work getting their ceremony script to perfection…and can’t wait to stand at the altar with them (and their fur baby, Indy) as they say “I do”! ✨

the countdown is on, McKenzie & Harvir! Cherish every second of wedding planning - it goes by fast ✨

04/21/2024

THE COUNTDOWN IS ON ✨

It’s wedding month for & Jesus ✨

We can’t wait to share their love journey to the altar with their family & friends 🤍 see you the day you become Mr. & Mrs., Jasmen & Jesus!

02/11/2024

A day they’ll never forget besides their wedding day! Congrats on saying YES, & ✨

“Happy founders day to the pretty ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha but especially my favorite AKA .. 👀
So pretty I had to put a ring on it 😜😍 💃🏽🕺🏽
🗣️🗣️🗣️YO!!!





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01/11/2024

Getting engaged and celebrating with your family and friends? Pass the tissue! Congrats, Jessie & Rob ✨

“ asked me a very easy question last weekend… ♥️ oh and he made sure to have our friends and family from all over the country there to celebrate 🥹 ” —

01/01/2024

Cheers to a new year of “I do’s”!

We took a bit of a much-needed break over the holidays & are back at it for 2024. ✨

Thank you to all our 2023 couples for choosing V&F to be a part of your Big Day. ✨ Without you, your love and your promise of forever - we would not be here. ✨

- The Vows & Forever Team 🤍

12/14/2023

Take my hand, close your eyes, now feel ✨

Congratulations on your engagement, & Casper!

“Once upon in Paris 🤍 She said yes 💍

When they say Paris is the city of love, they are right ✨ When they say you are too young for meeting your love of your life at the age of 15 & 19, they are wrong 🫶🏽 Recently they said we have been together for a lifetime. Let’s call it forever.

After 11 years together we are no longer girlfriend and boyfriend… we are engaged ❤️

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12/10/2023

We didn’t have to think of a pun, because the groom did it for us! ✨

Congrats, Mr. & Mrs. Stucker! ✨

“Her: What’s happening?
Me: You thought you were stuck…well you’re about to be STUCKER!!
Her: What?
Me: Uh will you marry me?!
😅😅😂😂

WE’RE ENGAGED!!! 😍💍🚣🏽🏮🌌

This chapter in our life was so much fun!! We’ve learned so much about each other; attractive and imperfect tendencies bundled together.
We’ve learned how to love regardless of emotions in a moment (just a tad bit 😂) whenever we get angry at each other but above everything else, the fruit of our relationship that we take joy in the most is what we’ve learned about God and His love for Humanity. Through this love crazy story between the both of us, we’ve been able to see the World in a different lens… and that to us is almost as beautiful as the special day we just had!

Here’s how the journey took place: 😉

1. SHE SAID YES!!! 😍😍😍
- Yeni sent me a ring she REALLY wanted (as a suggestion…but it was a request lol) for $4K back in August 2021! I ended up saving it and acted like I couldn’t afford it… but I ordered it Oct 2021 and held onto it until then! (SHE HAD NO IDEA)

2. SURPRISE!!! 🥳🥳
- HAPPY BDAY JEREMIAH!!! It was a surprise bday party!!! (That Jeremiah planned… 😒) Everyone who was invited to the Birthday Surprise KNEW about the proposal. I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO DIDN’T KNOW!! 🤣🤣

3. Cake in the Face 🤤
- Lots of fun during the entire party!! Jojo even threw some Cake in my face! 😂😂 LOVE YOU!!!

4. Taking the boat for a ride 🚣🏽
- Jeremiah took me outside in the middle of the party to thank me for the surprise!! He was so emotional!! While taking a walk, there was a boat prepped already with our names on some letters…I was fairly curious… 🤨

(TBC in Comments…)” —

10/29/2023

Wedding Day Vibes✨

Today is the day we marry & her fiancé Jason! We had so much fun writing your love story and can’t wait to share it with your guests ✨

See you at “I do,” Hazel & Jason ✨

10/18/2023

They said YES to forever ✨

Congrats to, Amanda & Brayden ✨

“Words can’t describe this moment so I’ll let the photos do the talking.

I thought we were just going horseback riding and taking some quick photos. Little did I know we’d be engaged at the end of the night. Beyond blessed to have this man by my side forever. 💛
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10/14/2023

Today is the day!

We can’t wait to marry Luzmarie & Robert this afternoon ✨

They met when they were 17-years-old — their love story is one we couldn’t wait to write. Now we get to share it with their family and friends ✨

Happy Wedding Day, Luz & Robert! See you at the altar ✨

10/13/2023

In the living room of their new home, Aileen and Jared surprised a small, unsuspecting group with a pop-up wedding ceremony. We had the honor of introducing Mr. & Mrs. Bowser for the first time to their family & friends ✨

Review by :

“Maria interviewed jared and I before our big day to get to know more about our love story. She Incorporated and mentioned moments that we spoke about making the ceremony really personal and special to us. She made everyone laugh, cry and stay engaged the whole time. Maria made the whole day very seamless for us so I didn’t have to worry about anything. Thank you for being part of our intimate wedding it meant so much to us.” —

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10/09/2023

An Expert Guide to Writing Unforgettable Wedding Vows ✨

We were a guest author on Torez Marguerite Photography’s blog! Such a fun collab - link to the post available later this week✨

10/02/2023

ICYMI: 13 Must-Have Wedding Ceremony Photos

NOW ON THE BLOG ✨ visit link in bio!

San Francisco-based wedding and elopement photographer gives us the ultimate photo shot list ✨

10/01/2023

ASK THE EXPERT: 13 MUST-HAVE WEDDING CEREMONY PHOTOS

San Francisco-Based wedding and elopement photographer Torez Marguerite gives us the ultimate ceremony photo shot list in this guest feature article on Vows & Forever. ✨

Vows & Forever specializes in custom wedding and commitment ceremonies on the West Coast, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles County, Washington and Oregon. V&F also ghostwrites custom wedding, offers speech coaching and officiant workshops. We help brides, grooms, wedding part

10/01/2023

NOW UP ON OUR BLOG ✨

We ask the expert!

San Francisco-Based wedding and elopement photographer Torez Marguerite gives us the ultimate ceremony photo shot list in a guest feature article — now up on www.vowsandforever.com ✨

09/03/2023

The perfect match ✨

Congratulations to Tatiana on saying YES to a lifetime of love with her now-fiancé, Yemi ✨

“I heard people say, ‘when you know, you know’ and I never quite understood it…I now know that it’s a feeling you get deep in your gut that you can’t explain when you find your forever person, the one, your soulmate…” —

08/31/2023

A fairytale wedding with a happily ever after ✨

Our hearts are full looking back on the moment before our clients said “I do” ✨

For their full review on Vows & Forever Lead Officiant Maria Cid, head to our Yelp or Google pages:

“Maria was the best officiant we could have asked for! If you're looking for a completely personalized ceremony, Maria is the absolute best person. We had talked to at least 5 other officiants before we found Vows & Forever. During our first meeting with Maria, we knew she was the person we wanted to tell our love story.

We trusted Maria so much that we decided to skip viewing our ceremony script ahead of time and opted to be surprised during the ceremony. We did not regret that decision one bit and Maria's script and delivery was better than we ever imagined. Our ceremony was perfect (minus a party nearby that was playing loud music during it- which Maria addressed beautifully and with humor!). Maria had an excellent amount of humor that left us and our guests laughing and crying throughout the ceremony. We got so many compliments about Maria and can't thank her enough! Hiring the Vows & Forever team was one of the best decisions we made when planning our wedding and I'd recommend her to anyone without any hesitation.” — The Folettas

08/27/2023

Some pictures are worth a thousand words - but this is worth just one: YES! ✨

Congrats to San Francisco Bay Area Food Blogger & Content Creator .eats on finding forever ✨

“5.4.23 || What I thought was supposed to be a photoshoot was actually a proposal... truly the surprise of a lifetime 🤍 still can’t believe it but we’re engaged!!

📸: ” — .eats

08/25/2023

Find you a partner who carries you through life ✨

Congrats to Colly and his fiancée for saying YES to forever ✨

“The man who finds a wife finds a treasure, and he receives favor from the LORD. Proverbs 18:22
There are too many gorgeous women (“girls”) with absolute trash character now a days. A dime a dozen…Pun intended. A “rotten apple” 🍏 is how my new fiancée puts it.
I’ve dated many gorgeous women and I thank God for how many bullets I’ve dodged.
Men, don’t EVER reward the bad behavior of any woman in your life! Your mom, dating prospects, wife, children, or a random woman at the super market. Never simp, and stop being a beta by validating and encouraging their toxic femininity. Where the real men at?
I put a ring on this woman because her character and heart is unmatched! She’s has strong character yet is submissive and humble. She’s stern yet so filled with emotion and tenderness. I can confidently say she’s earned my affection, protection, and loyalty by being so sweet and loyal to me. As it should be. This woman proved herself worthy of being my wife and I will reciprocate with my duties as a husband.
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Those who use the argument that the Bible is invalid based on its age are the stupid ones, not the ones who understand and value the wisdom that comes from it. Wisdom is ageless. The Lord was and is forever. When will you take the Red pill? God bless you all! Please pray for my new soon to be marriage.

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This moment was brought to you by,
Thank you for capturing my proposal. Working with him was simple and streamlined. She felt comfortable and didn’t see it comin. 😏
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Shout out to for teaching me how to understand women and especially how to vet them. Without your book and endless value on YouTube, I wouldn’t have met this beauty. I’ve bought your book for many of my friends… now will they read it though? That’s the question. God bless you
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08/22/2023

We can’t say enough about our clients Shannon & Brett who recently said “I do” on Hurricane Ridge ✨

Vows & Forever Founder & Lead Officiant Maria Cid said it was a bittersweet moment — her heart was full after marrying them, but also a bit sad as that meant no more check-ins or meetings with Shannon & Brett. We fall in love with our clients!✨

“We cannot rave enough about Maria with Vows & Forever. From our first phone call we both knew immediately that Maria was the right fit for our elopement. She’s so down to earth and detail oriented. We had multiple zoom meetings with Maria before finally getting to meet. She curated questions for us to think about, poems, ceremony unity ideas, and really dove deep into understanding what made my now husband and I work as a couple. We requested a romantic, uplifting, and mildly sarcastic script and Maria NAILED it. It surpassed anything we could’ve imagined. Our families were so amazed by her grace and words (my mom has said she wished she would’ve had recorded her speaking)! We felt very at ease and comfortable with Maria and will miss working with her in the future.

Truly cannot recommend Vows&Forever enough to officiate your future wedding. Our ceremony was beyond sincere and personalized- we couldn’t imagine having worked with anyone else.” — Shannon & Brett, review left on Google & Yelp

📸 Stunning photos by

08/20/2023

We know it takes time to write a review so when we receive them we are so grateful for the kind words and time spent to uplift our work. Thank you, Mr. & Mr. Lieberman. You are truly one of our most unforgettable couples we were special enough to marry ✨

“Maria is such an amazing officiant. We had our wedding at SF city hall but we lived out of state. Maria still took the time to get to know us by scheduling virtual meetings and making sure our ceremony went perfectly.

By the time we met her in-person, it's like we already knew her and we felt so comfortable as she was marrying us. If you're looking for an officiant that gets to know you, makes sure your day runs smoothly, and makes you feel special for your big day, this is the company to hire. Thank you so much again!” — The Liebermans, review left on Yelp

marriage

08/18/2023

Tomorrow is the day!

Our beautiful clients, Jillian & Ryan, are getting married tomorrow ✨

They chose to be surprised by the custom ceremony that was written and will be officiated by Founder Maria Cid. The most rewarding moments for us are when our couples trust us to write about their love story and share it with their guests. The tears in their eyes & the smile on their faces fills our hearts✨

See you at the altar, Jillian & Ryan ✨

08/05/2023

Forever has a nice ‘ring to it’ ✨

Congratulations, Madison & John! ✨

“A little (or should we say A LOT) of Frosting on this fine Friday 💍

Hello engagement ring • Congrats to the happy couple + on your proposal! 🥂

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07/14/2023

You, me + the stars ✨

Congrats, Emma & Howard! ✨

“WE’RE GETTING MARRIED!!! 💍 Swept off my feet this morning by this incredible man! It couldn’t have been any more perfect. Thank you, fiancé! 🥰❤️

Also!! How stunning is my ring?! Thank you Adriana from It is my dream ring! 💍 😍

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06/21/2023

Pass the tissue while reading about this rare love story ✨ Congratulations, Marissa & Gianni!

“The moment I’ve waited for since I was 13 years old. My everything, my soul mate and my high school sweetheart .

Gianni, I cant even begin to explain the love I have for you. You make me the happiest girl in the world. The easiest yes of my entire life. I love you!!!! Let’s plan a wedding!!!! 🤍

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06/02/2023

You make my heart FLUTTER ✨ Cheers to finding forever, Justin & Misa! ✨

“All the feels with you 💍🫶🏼
#2022 ” —

05/23/2023

This final rose is for you ✨ Congrats on saying YES, Jennifer! ✨

“Before we got engaged, we talked about eventually getting married as a possibility. As most of you know, I went through a traumatic marriage before with someone who was abusive so the thought of getting married again was very scary.
j.keith showed me consistency, patience, unconditional love, understanding and most important prayed over me for healing even when we were just talking before officially dating.

I have honestly never known a love like this and this day will forever be etched in my brain as one of the happiest. I’m glad I didn’t let past trauma prevent me from opening up to true love.

❤️ April 24th, 2022 ❤️ The day my life changed 🥰💍 Sharing more photos from our Proposal before posting the Engagement photos this week!

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05/21/2023

We 🤍 our clients. It’s bittersweet for us to marry them because we know we won’t be seeing them regularly. Congrats again, Mr. & Mr. Lieberman!

“Maria is such an amazing officiant. We had our wedding at SF city hall but we lived out of state. Maria still took the time to get to know us by scheduling virtual meetings and making sure our ceremony went perfectly. By the time we met her in-person, it's like we already knew her and we felt so comfortable as she was marrying us. If you're looking for an officiant that gets to know you, makes sure your day runs smoothly, and makes you feel special for your big day, this is the company to hire. Thank you so much again!

From, The Liebermans”

05/14/2023

RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW ✨

Officiating a wedding for the first time? Asking a relative or friend to marry you? Or want to learn the art of customizing a wedding ceremony script?

Sign up for Vows & Forever’s 90-Minute Officiant Workshop on Sunday, June 25th; includes a ready-to-use ceremony script.

$89 at www.vowsandforever.com ✨