✦Weddings · 14 recordsPlan a vow renewal

A vow renewal has no legal requirements, which is freeing and also means nothing sets the shape for you. This decides what the day is for and who it is for, chooses somebody meaningful to lead the ceremony, gives real time to writing new vows, and plans a celebration that suits the couple you are now rather than the one you were.

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Goal

Vows renewed, and the years since celebrated Month 4

A day that suits the couple we are now.

Shape the day Week 4

What it is for, and who it is for.

  • Agree what the day is for and how big it isDo firstDay 5
  • Write the guest listDo firstDay 12
  • Choose the date and the placeDo firstWeek 4
  • Ask somebody meaningful to lead the ceremonyDo firstWeek 4

The ceremony and celebration Month 4

New vows given the time they deserve.

  • Plan the order of the ceremony and any readingsMonth 2
  • Send invitationsDo firstMonth 2
  • Book the meal, photographer, or anything else chosenDo firstMonth 3
  • Write our new vowsDo firstMonth 3
  • Confirm everything a week beforeMonth 4
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The vow renewal

Month 415:00300 min
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Writing new vows

What has the marriage been through, and how did we get through it? What do we know about each other now that we did not then? What are we promising for the years ahead?

Write separately first, then decide whether to share them before the day. A minute or two each is plenty.

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Often at a milestone anniversary such as ten, twenty-five or fifty years, or after coming through something hard together. There is no right time; it is a celebration of the marriage as it is now.
Anyone you choose, since a vow renewal is not a legal ceremony. Many couples ask their children, a close friend or the person who married them, while others ask a celebrant or religious leader.
Usually a welcome, a reading or a few words about the marriage, new vows, an exchange of rings or another symbol, and a celebration afterwards. It can be as formal or as relaxed as you like.
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