Vow Renewals

Vow renewal ceremonies are important because they are a way for couples to publicly celebrate their love, reaffirm their commitment and commemorate their journey together. They can commemorate milestones, and their growth, and the remarkable partnership that endured through the years.

The important thing is the meaning behind the vows themselves and their significance to a couple's marriage.

There are many reasons to celebrate vow renewal ceremonies.

To commemorate a milestone anniversary and their journey through it -the nostalgic look back at their courting days – the music and events that made their first times so memorable. The first apartment or purchase of home together. The clothes, the hair!

To have the ceremony they missed the first time – to celebrate the way they could not. Maybe they did not have the maturity to really pledge themselves to the relationship. Maybe it was a quick trip to the justice of the peace, and it was a bit bureaucratic and impersonal. Maybe important people just could not be there.

To mark the strength of a couple that have experienced some difficult or tragic times through their marriage and have come through it together. Vow renewal ceremonies are a wonderful celebration of that struggle and reaffirmation of the commitment of the marriage vows that helped them through it.

To draw a line under what has gone before. To start anew. To reaffirm their commitment to each other and move forward. The renewal vows become a commitment to live up to the vows they say to each other during this ceremony.

To really make a splash the second time around – to have the dress, the reception and the guests – the party they could not have the first time around.

To include family – it is lovely to have the recommitment with children, grandchildren and the friends and family that have become part of the union in so many ways.

To say thank you. To each other, and to family and friends who have been at their side as a resource and a support, and a joy to be with through the years that have gone by.

Call Karen and talk to her about making the vow renewal the opportunity to re-live your wedding day, mark the milestones, the journey, and the friends and family that have been at your side. And this time, have the wedding your way.