renewing marriage vows

No I would not be renewing vows, I was married 46 years ago in church and as far as I am concerned it is for life. I wonder if some feel they didn't have the wedding they wanted and want to relive the day.

Celebrating anniversaries makes more sense to me.

My aunt and uncle renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary. They'd had a shotgun wedding when she was 16 and he was 17. Most people gave them no chance of a happy marriage. They'd taken their initial vows when they'd had no choice but this time it was from choice.

It was a lovely service for close friends and relatives followed by a small party. They would have had the party anyway so the service was the icing on the cake.

I agree with mrsmopp I don't see the point of this. When you make the vows at your wedding you are making them for life. If you have been faithfull to them ,I don't see why you would need to renew them. Just show and tell each other every day and go and have a celebration either on your own or with close friends or family.

Have a celebration (a thanksgiving) by all means but why do you need to renew your vows either you meant it first time or not.

A friend and her husband renewed their vows on a cruise with their best friends doing the same. Turned out her husband and her best friend were having an affair. [baffled] emoticon!

Yes felice OTT. Just have a party? Or a weekend away together?

If we did it now, the vows would be a bit different.

SIL announced to DD that he wants to renew their vows next year, 2nd anniversary, we think he is barking.!! It was a large bi-lingual service and I think our Minister would freak if asked to do it all again, he is a good friend and DD says she would need a stiff drink before she asked him, and anyway 2 years is a tad early i think, we are just ignoring him and hoping he gets over it.

We had such a lovely celebration when we reached our Golden wedding. Renewal of vows service in Brauston Church, grandsons did bible reading and prayers, grandaughter played Wedding at Trondheim on her flute, a buffet lunch in the village hall and a trip in 4 narrowboats (decked overall with golden wedding balloons) along the Southern Oxford canal and cake and sparkling on the towpath. 60th in 2 years time!

On a significant anniversary, say 25 or 50 years, I think it is a lovely way to celebrate the marriage. If you don't agree then don't go.

Surely you can say I love you without a ceremony and costly reception.

mrsmopp DO NOT give gifts!

Yukkie!

And ridiculous.

Once is quite enough.

I think they're lovely when it's a special anniversary such as 25 or 50. It's nice to say I still love you as much now as I did all those years ago.