Playful wedding vows for a husband at a backyard ceremony

I promise to always be the one who checks if we locked the back door, even though you'll insist you already did. And I promise to believe you at least half the time.

I vow to keep stealing bites of your food, because somehow yours always tastes better than mine, even when we ordered the same thing. That's just science.

I promise to laugh at your dad jokes in front of other people, so they think you're funnier than you actually are. That's what teamwork looks like.

Remember that Sunday we tried to assemble the grill and ended up ordering pizza at nine PM? I vow to tackle every future disaster with you, with the same terrible confidence and the same backup plan.

I promise to be your co-pilot in this beautifully weird life, to keep choosing you every morning, and to never, ever let you live down the time you locked yourself in the shed.

I promise to let you check the back door every single night, and to never say 'I told you so' when it's already locked. Out loud, anyway.

I vow to keep ordering things I know you'll want to taste, because watching you sneak bites off my plate has become one of my favorite parts of any meal.

I promise to write you better material, because you deserve jokes that actually land. But I'll keep telling the bad ones anyway, because you smile even when you're groaning.

Remember that Sunday we decided we could definitely figure out the grill, and ended up covered in charcoal with a pizza on the way? I vow to keep building things with you—furniture, plans, this life—knowing we'll laugh our way through every instruction manual.

I promise to be your partner in all of it, the one who knows where you hide the good snacks and still loves you anyway, who will stand beside you in this backyard and every place we call home.