Reaffirmation or Renewal of Vows Ceremonies are
celebrated for many reasons.
Sometimes people choose this ceremony to celebrate
a significant wedding anniversary
(anything from 5 years to 50, or more!) or a landmark birthday.
Often a couple wishes to re-enact their marriage ceremony
with family and friends who were not able
to attend the original wedding, if for example,
the couple married overseas.
A Renewal of Vows can also be celebrated when a particularly difficult patch in a marriage has passed, and to rekindle the marriage commitment.
The Renewal of Vows is not only an expression of love for each other, but also a remembrance of times past and of a renewal of hopes for the future.
A Renewal of Vows could be to re-enact a couple’s wedding day with their old friends and new friends, as well as family, and possibly their children, to share their life, their history and love story in their latter years.
And sometimes, just because it feels like a good thing to do!
Whatever the reason, I will work with you to create a unique ceremony you will cherish. You can include any part of your original ceremony that you wish, including special music, and, if possible even invite members of the original wedding party to be involved. I will provide you with a variety of readings and ideas to help inspire you, and you may ask those close to you to contribute also, by sharing their stories and memories, giving readings, or reciting poems they have written specially for the occasion.
Generally, for such a ceremony, we spend a little time reflecting on your history, revisiting important events along the way, eg, the birth of children, relocation of your home, and other key milestones and events that have taken place over the years. If you wish to exchange gifts or eternity rings to mark the occasion, this can be incorporated into the ceremony. If appropriate, your children or grandchildren can take a special part in the celebration ,too.
Renewing your vows is a wonderful way to look back over the years you've shared with each other, honouring and celebrating the good times and the challenges, and is a lovely way to give thanks to each other and to those nearest and dearest, as you make your vows and wishes for the years you’ve yet to share.
There are no legal requirements for a Renewal of Vows so no birth or marriage certificates are required. The ceremony is usually very personal it is the tale of a couple's love and their commitment to see each other through the rest of life's journey.
To mark the event a certificate is issued which shows your original marriage date, place ,etc including details of this celebration. As with your original Certificate of Marriage, there is space for your and your witnesses signatures, and mine as officiate.
I will also give you a booklet containing the ceremony as a keepsake.
If you are interested in holding a Reaffirmation/Renewal of Vows ceremony, simply contact me by phone or email and I will be happy to discuss your ideas and options with you.
Once you book the date, I will provide you with pages of :
Readings, sample vows to choose from,rings vows, renewal of vows sample scripts, songs for the ceremony,guidelines and ideas towards the script.
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A Re-Affirmation of Vows ceremony may perhaps contain any/all of the following; |
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What does my fee cover?
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Here are the corresponding symbols and gifts for each Anniversary:
1st Wedding Anniversary -- paper 2nd Wedding Anniversary -- cotton 3rd Wedding Anniversary -- leather 4th Wedding Anniversary -- flowers or fruits 5th Wedding Anniversary -- wood 6th Wedding Anniversary -- sugar or candy 7th Wedding Anniversary -- wool 8th Wedding Anniversary -- bronze 9th Wedding Anniversary -- pottery 10th Wedding Anniversary -- tin 11th Wedding Anniversary -- steel 12th Wedding Anniversary -- linen or silk 13th Wedding Anniversary -- lace 14th Wedding Anniversary -- agate 15th Wedding Anniversary -- crystal 16th Wedding Anniversary -- silver hollowware, peridot 17th Wedding Anniversary -- furniture, watches 18th Wedding Anniversary -- porcelain, cat’s-eye 19th Wedding Anniversary -- bronze, aquamarine 20th Wedding Anniversary -- china 21st Wedding Anniversary -- brass or nickel 22nd Wedding Anniversary -- copper 23rd Wedding Anniversary -- silver plate 24th Wedding Anniversary -- musical instruments 25th Wedding Anniversary -- silver 26th Wedding Anniversary -- original pictures 27th Wedding Anniversary -- sculpture 28th Wedding Anniversary -- orchids 29th Wedding Anniversary -- new furniture 30th Wedding Anniversary -- pearl 31st Wedding Anniversary -- timepieces 32nd Wedding Anniversary --conveyances (including automobiles) 33rd Wedding Anniversary -- amethyst 34th Wedding Anniversary -- opal 35th Wedding Anniversary -- coral or jade 36th Wedding Anniversary -- bone china 37th Wedding Anniversary -- alabaster 38th Wedding Anniversary -- beryl and tourmaline 39th Wedding Anniversary -- lace 40th Wedding Anniversary -- ruby or garnet 41st Wedding Anniversary -- land 42nd Wedding Anniversary -- improved real estate 43rd Wedding Anniversary -- trips 44th Wedding Anniversary -- groceries 45th Wedding Anniversary -- sapphire 50th Wedding Anniversary -- gold 55th Wedding Anniversary -- emerald or turquoise 60th Wedding Anniversary -- diamond 65th Wedding Anniversary -- diamond 70th Wedding Anniversary -- platinum 75th Wedding Anniversary -- diamond | |||||
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