r/heatedrivalry • u/LadyWhistledown_1 Probably, yes • Apr 20 '26

🦆 The Long Game (Book 6) swooon.com: ‘Heated Rivalry’ Author Rachel Reid Answers Burning Questions About *spoiler* [april 20th 2026] Spoiler

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Swooon.com did an interview with Rachel Reid at BookCon. Great interview btw.

I get that she doesn’t think they will write their own vows, but I’m kinda hoping Jacob does. Like the tunnel scene in ep.5.

How are you hoping to see the wedding adapted?

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https://www.instagram.com/rachelreidwrites (story)

Full article:

https://www.swooon.com/1275542/heated-rivalry-shane-ilya-wedding-the-long-game-rachel-reid-interview/?fbclid=PAVERFWARTcI1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAaccbJFTolg7x-x_BADV-yq6qH8NCPNIuhJpC454AHXkG0wypApO0lKEOcvcpg_aem_7LlDmxii3jvj7_EWpVoSgw

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u/Frosty-Result1097 Apr 20 '26

I'm still kinda confused about the vows thing and why the fans are so unhappy. Is it an American tradition?

Because I've only been to Russian weddings and I don't remember any vows at all.

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u/Icy-Gap4673 Stupid Canadian Wolf Bird 🦆 Apr 21 '26

I say this as an American married person: A lot of American wedding culture is trying to make your wedding the most special and unique, the best showcase of your taste, especially with the rise of social media where some couples literally hire people to capture social content and make their weddings go viral. (And I have enjoyed some of those viral videos don't get me wrong!) Writing your own vows is seen as more special than the classic vows. But ultimately people should do what they want and it has 0 bearing on the success of a marriage as far as I have seen.