Behind the Story: Wedding Vows

Sometimes people ask me if there's any of my life woven into my stories, any reality. Of course there is. It would be rather impossible to write something and not have a little bit of personal experience come through. So much of my life has shaped me and the way I think, and that comes out in everything I do, including my writing.
Naturally, I include other little things on purpose too. For instance, in my latest story, For Better or For Granted, I included our wedding vows. No, we didn't write our own vows. I guess we could've, but neither of us had any desire to do that. Instead, I remembered some vows my Dad had used with another couple a few years before we married. And I remembered loving them. So, I asked him if he could dig them out for us to see if we wanted to use them. And I still loved them.

Part of the reason I loved them is because my vow included the lines from Ruth where she asks to never leave or forsake Naomi. And with my middle name being Ruth, I've always had a special love of that story.
And his vows included a line about me bringing creativity into his life. He may be regretting that a bit now. ;) But it fits!
And it all fit my characters and what they needed to be reminded of too. Perfect. Near the end of the book, I have my characters print out their vows and place them in a spot they can see them often and be reminded of the promises they made each other. I have ours printed in an old photo album, but I've considered doing something similar with ours--putting them up where we can be reminded and remember. Because I meant every word of what I said almost twenty years ago. And I want to still mean them today.
Do you love it when an author weaves something personal into a story? Did you have special wedding vows when you married? Or have you heard some you particularly loved?

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Divorce was never in the plans for Genevieve Stewart. Only four years into marriage, and everything has gone wrong. Why stay where she’s never going to be happy? If only she could find her way back to the way things were before Scott’s job took all his time and energy, leaving nothing for her.
Scott Stewart achieved his goal of becoming a high school principal younger than most in the state. Everything in life seems to be going exactly as planned until Genevieve threatens to leave. Suddenly, his dreams aren’t as clear as they once were. He desperately wants to stay married, but he can’t let down his school, either.
Their friends and family remind them of their lifetime promises and urge them not to give up. But the way back to love isn’t easy when you’ve grown used to taking each other for granted.