[Kucingcantik]

I really liked the idea of doing a vow renewal, just DH, myself and our child(ren maybe) somewhere tropical and simple. But then I picture actually doing it and it just doesn't seem quite right to me. For what purpose are we doing it? We have already pledged our love to each other and to forsake others for the rest of our lives. The rest of our lives isn't over, that original promise still stands in ten years time or twenty or whatever.

However, there is still some attraction to the idea. Maybe we will just go on a big anniversary trip and read our original vows to each other in private in a beautiful setting on our 10th anniversary.

[~Fuzjuz~]

Would you do it or do you think it's just a complete waste of time &/or money? We have been married for a while now and I think I'd do it again, just because of a series of circumstances led to our day being pretty marred.

So, would you?

Yes. Hubby & I are planning to renew vows on our 17th anniversary next year. We've wanted to do it for a few years & are finally planning it.
Nothing too fancy & will be so nice to not have some of the people from our wedding there. Also getting the cake I want, not what my Mum wanted. Think we'll just go out for dinner that night? I'm really looking forward to it.

[Mamabug]

Also getting the cake I want, not what my Mum wanted.

Oooh...share?

[~Fuzjuz~]

Oooh...share?

Nothing exciting sorry. I wanted mud cake & Mum was like nahhh fruit is better blah blah so I went with that. So this is going to be mud cake, yum. Similar to my original cake but not fruit, I hate fruit cake!

[Lexico27]

We renewed our vows this year (10 year anniversary) while we were overseas. No guests present but the children. Oldest son read a poem, it was casual, barefoot on the beach and very meaningful. This was all arranged by my husband without my knowledge and was a surprise!

This post has been edited by Lexico27: 18/04/2012, 10:49 PM

[~*Erica*~]

I'm with Maybelle, if we were to renew our vows it would be in Vegas with dearest Elvis officiating the event (which is what I wanted originally but DH wanted the big white wedding)!

We'd do it with Elvis.

We didn't have a big wedding (there was a total of 6 people there when it happened and we spent <$500), since then we've copped some flack for not inviting the family but that's not the reason I want to do it again. I think I just enjoyed the idea of it, the romantic side of it.

Maybe on our 10 year anniversary?

We got married in Bali and only had 6 people there. It was great and what we wanted.

We renewed our vows for our 10 year anniversary and also had our marriage blessed by the Catholic Church. My Mum had just been diagnosed with Liver Cancer and I knew it was important to her and to me. So we did it. It wasn't a big thing and there were no presents. We live in a remote area and just had a small bbq afterwards at our house. My Mum was too sick to attend. DH and I had a fun day and the kids were involved. It was nice and we had fun. We still copped flack for not letting the rest of the family know so they could attend. Happens.

Renew your vows if you want OP. Make as big a deal of it or as little. It's up to you. Just enjoy it.