Renewing your wedding vows - should you do it?
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel have done it; Sharon and Ozzy Osborne have done it; Ellen DeGeneres and Portia De Rossi have done it; even Beyonce and Jay-Z have done it! Let’s face it, these celebrity A-Listers know how to plan spectacular weddings but now it seems once just isn’t enough.
So, why do couples renew their wedding vows?
Renewing your vows is a wonderful way to show how much you and your partner love each other. Every relationship is completely unique in its own way so renewing the promises you have made to one another will hold different, but just as special, meanings to each couple.
Here are 5 perfect reasons to renew your wedding vows…
Celebrating a milestone anniversary
Relationships and marriages are amazing, but they require work, love, trust, compromise and a little bit of craziness. So, if you’ve made it to 5, 10, 25, even 50 or 60 years of marriage, THAT is a reason to celebrate! Renewing your vows is a beautiful, meaningful way to reaffirm your commitment to one another alongside your closest friends and family. What could be more special?
2. You’ve survived a rocky road
Maybe you have hit some bumps and jumped some hurdles along your journey together? There may have been challenges outside the relationship, unforeseen emotional rollercoasters or issues between the two of you in your marriage, but you’ve come through it all stronger and proven you are indestructible. Marriages are challenging and there aren’t many couples who don’t go through a few struggles along the way. Maybe you have separated for a while to reassess and work on the relationship or even been close to breaking up completely, but the important thing is that you both got through and came out on the other side. Renewing your vows is such a powerful way to demonstrate to each other and your family how, despite those bumps in the road, you still want to remain a partnership to be reckoned with and celebrate your love surviving. Vow renewals can symbolise a clean sheet, a new beginning and the hopes and dreams you still have for the future ahead.
3. Redefining your relationship
Whether it’s a few years or a few decades down the line, as time moves on, so too do relationships and marriages. You may choose to renew your vows because your partnership has evolved, and what a great reason that is. You’ve stuck together through everything life’s had to throw at you, experienced adventures, trials and tribulations, maybe even started and grown a family - your relationship is bound to have been shaped and moulded into something more than it once was. The vows you once made may not be fully relevant anymore, so now could be the perfect time to reassess and redefine who you are as a couple by refreshing those intimate promises for the years you are yet to experience together. Also, if you have them, you can even get your children involved as they are a huge part of your journey and your marriage.
4. Have the ceremony of your dreams!
I’m absolutely sure your wedding was fabulous and one of the best days of your lives, but maybe it didn’t go perfectly to plan. Perhaps your budget was a bit on the tight side? Maybe you gave in to too many demands from opinionated family members? You might have been under the impression that the only way to tie the knot was in a church! Or maybe your dodgy uncle had one too many sherries again. However the day went down, given the chance to do it all again, wouldn’t you love to have the ceremony you have always (or since) dreamed about? The beauty of a vow renewal is that you really can do it exactly the way you want and a celebrant ceremony is the perfect way to create that dream. What are you waiting for?
5. Love. Just love.
Quite simply, you are still head-over-heels, over-the-moon in love with each other and you want to shout it from every rooftop! You are the couple who always get told to “Get a room,” so why not make that room a beautiful venue filled with your nearest and dearest where you can show off your love and adoration in style? Whether you plan an elaborate proposal and a huge spectacle of a ceremony, or a much more personal intimate affair, there will be no denying how you still feel for one another when you are standing face to face, declaring your love, trust and respect once more.
