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Hi...

I am a hearing person marrying a hard of hearing person. I was wondering what would be the best way to go about doing the vows. He has severe bilateral hearing loss, but he does wear hearing aids. The hearing aids help some but what he is great at speech-reading. Any advice for me? Thank y'all for helping.

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Does he sign? If so, you could consider hiring a sign language interpreter. If he doesn't sign, have you two facing each other so he can lip-read you. I could also suggest a pre-planned powerpoint show that shows all the words if he'd be comfortable with that.
 
Well, if he signs, then I would suggest for you two to get interrupter for him and his deaf friends/family members. But If he doesn't sign... then perhaps you two need to face each other so he can read your lips while you two say your vows for each other.
 
If i got married somedays i can have interpreter from my church who is member with me
 
ladybug_eg89 said:
Hi...

I am a hearing person marrying a hard-of-hearing person. I was wondering what would be the best way to go about doing the vows. He has severe bilateral hearing loss, but he does wear hearing aids. The hearing aids help some but what he is great at speech-reading. Any advice for me? Thank y'all for helping.

:)
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:welcome: Having a severe, bilateral hearing loss myself, it would depend on where you are getting married. If it's in a church, synagogue or mosque that has a sound system and/or bad acoustics, arrange to have one of the monitors that the musicians use to be near him. Another idea is an fm system/loop.

Something that I noticed, too, is that you posted here but you didn't say if you talked to him about this. He does have a brain, right? Sorry for being a little blunt, but he would be the first to discuss this with.

By the way, in case you're wondering what the relatives would say, disregard what that have to say because this is the day for the two of you, they're just there to partake of the ceremony. It's the two of you that need to understand the other's vows, not the audience. ;)

Best wishes on your forthcoming marriage!
 
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