Half of American couples are abandoning traditional vows in favor of writing their own. But weddings aren’t entertainment, Cheryl Mendelson writes—and old vows are still the best. https://theatln.tc/R42ZOqfF Vow-taking is an ancient tradition. But by the 1970s, many couples were rejecting the wifely vow of obedience and, in many cases, the vow of fidelity, and tacking on a few new vows. Today, “many couples write their own vows because they want to express the unique and wonderful nature of thei