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A Pinkie Promise

A way to make your wedding ceremony that little bit different, do a pinkie promise with each other

I bet you did this when you were young; you might still do it now with your kids.

If you’ve never seen or done a pinkie promise, it’s the entwining of the pinkies of two people showing that you have made a promise to each other.

A pinkie promise was usually made with your bestie and meant that you would never break that promise you were making.

And was popular when you were promising not to repeat any gossip they were about to tell you.

I bet you remember what it is now.

How fitting is that to use for a wedding ceremony, perhaps a seal on your vows?

They say the pinkie promise originated in Japan and was taken very seriously, so much so, they believed if you broke your pinkie promise, you had to cut off your pinkie as payment for breaking the deal.

That would make you think about breaking those vows at your ceremony, wouldn’t it?

You could add a kiss on your partner’s palm after you make the pinky promise, seal the deal.

A Pinkie Promise means that you will never break that promise you are making.

Why Do A Pinkie Promise

A Pinky Promise is a small thing that could add a bit of your personality into the ceremony without too much in the limelight.

After you make a pinkie promise there’s no going back. 

And if pinkie promises are your thing in your relationship, it’s a perfect little ritual to include in your wedding ceremony.

And you could create your own pinky promise, especially for the day.

It’s also a fun photo opportunity for the photographer, even if you don’t want to say a promise.

Show off those nice new shiny rings.

What To Say In A Pinkie Promise

There are loads of things you could say as your Pinkie Promise.

Do you have something you regularly say already as a pinkie promise between the 2 of you?

What about some of the below:-

I pinkie promise to always be in these 3 places, In front of you to cheer you on, behind you to have your back and next to you so you’re never alone.

I pinkie promise that If you promise to stay, I promise to never leave.

I pinkie promise that we’ll still be best friends when we’re old and in nursing homes chasing each other around in our mobility scooters.

There is no end to what you could say as a pinkie promise.

Have you got any pinkie promises to share?

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Is a Pinkie Promise something that you do in your relationship already?

Would you use it in your ceremony?

What would you say as your Pinkie Promise, i think i might have to say something like “Pinkie promise not to eat all the chocolate”

If you want to add something that little bit different to your ceremony then this might be the ritual for you.

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