Wedding vows

I was wondering if couples are ever permitted to write their own Scripture-based vows with the counseling and assistance of the officiating pastor? We just were thinking about if this may be an option or not.

This is something you can talk about with the pastor who will be officiating at your wedding. I do not know if you are familiar with the promises that are listed in the order of “Christian Marriage” in Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal (pages 140-141), but those promises are most certainly based on Scripture. I encourage you to look at those promises and then speak to the pastor who will be officiating at your wedding.