Renewing Vows

karmaworks

Hi there

Apologies first off if this has already been asked or if it is in the wrong place ....

My parents will be 25 years married next year and i would like to do something special for them .. My original plan was to send them away on a cruise or something but unfortunately with other commitments next year its not possible so I was going to throw them a party (well more like a reception) and they always said they would love to renew their vows at milestone like this so I am trying to organise this but have no clue where to start and cant find any info on this .. Does anyone have any info or if they could point me in the right direction

Thanks a mill

Whispered

What a lovely idea!!

Will this be a suprise for them or will they be involved?

It will be a pretty big undertaking, depending on the scale you're hoping for. Are you hoping to have a huge day, like another wedding, or a small family occasion?

Do you have what you want in mind at all?

karmaworks

They know i will be organsing something but they are thinking a family meal me and my brothers and them so what im hoping to do is hold it in a function room in one of the hotels in town maybe kick things off with them renewing their vows or blessing of their vows (this part is baffaling to me) and then there will a party/reception and food (thinking a sit down meal might be a bit much so was thinking platters of finger food) for about 80-100 people when i included family and friends ... I just cant get hold of a priest to ask him how it works do i have to involve the registry office?

Whispered

You wont have to involve the registry office at all as the renewal is symbolic and has no legal relevance.

You will have to get a hold of the priest and speak to him. He may insist you have the renewal in the church, or if you are lucky he might agree to do it anywhere you want.

Will you want the renewal/blessing in a church or in the hotel?

karmaworks

its a nightmare trying to ring our local church do you think you can just drop in and hope the priest is there?

I would hope that they would do it in the hotel but if they insist in the church it wont be too much of a problem

Thanks a mill

CathyMoran

We renewed our vows after 3 years as I had been very ill at our wedding - the priest kindly let us renew them in our home (I was pregnant with our son at that stage) - we just went for meal with him as he had been unable to attend the small reception we had at the time.

Your priest will be the best to advise you and should be first port of call. The ceremony itself was very moving - beautiful.