Danielle Barker Celebrant

What a lovely way to say “I LOVE YOU” after years of marriage. Renewal of Vows, or Reaffirmation of Vows, has become popular in recent years, from a one-year anniversary to fifty years of marriage. It can be anytime, and a beautiful way to express your love and commitment to your lifelong partner. Some couples who have been married overseas choose to renew their vows with their family and friends.

A renewal of vows ceremony can incorporate all the joy and excitement of a wedding ceremony, however is generally much more relaxed and is more a happy celebration of your love, lasting happiness, and commitment to each other. You might like to reaffirm the vows you actually made on your wedding day, or you may like to write new vows which reflect on the time you have spent together and the happy (and sad) times you have shared together. You can incorporate readings and ceremony rituals as you may have in your wedding ceremony, such as warming rings (if you plan of exchanging rings), lighting candles or a sand ceremony. Your ceremony can be as similar or different to your original wedding ceremony as you like. It can be repeated exactly (withholding the important legal parts of your original ceremony such as the Monitum and some wording of your vows), or you can write new vows, have different readings or create a totally unique ceremony! Your celebrant must make it clear to your guests that the ceremony is a renewal of vows and that it has no legal standing, and the wording of your vows must not imply that the ceremony is a wedding ceremony at all.

A renewal of vows ceremony celebrates your achievement of being successful at marriage. As you have already satisfied all the legal and social requirements for marriage, reaffirming your vows is something you do merely because you want to. It is a chance to celebrate what you’ve accomplished and look ahead to what is still to come.

This time round you might like to include any children, and have them say family vows or readings. You may also like to incorporate any new friends and guests that may not have been able to attend your wedding ceremony.

A Renewal of Vows Ceremony format can include:

You will receive a beautiful certificate to commemorate this most special day and you will also receive a beautifully presented copy of the ceremony. Please feel free to contact me for further information.