tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post6135322566603332535..comments2024-01-29T17:25:28.293-08:00Comments on Things I Want to Punch in the Face: Renewal of wedding vowsJennifer Worickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14415405216263347773noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-23115573903441485662014-07-16T03:55:17.985-07:002014-07-16T03:55:17.985-07:00I really loved the concept of wedding renewal. Wel...I really loved the concept of wedding renewal. Well, I want to surprise my husband by giving him a renewal party and looking for the <a href="http://eventup.com/" rel="nofollow">location for vows</a>. Do you have any idea about perfect venues?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05249982080693931315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-67322445872004120782010-10-15T01:16:12.942-07:002010-10-15T01:16:12.942-07:00In the eyes of God and all mankind, you must get m...In the eyes of God and all mankind, you must get married only once unless your spouse dies. But we can really renew our vows as long as we can. My husband and I have been married for 15 years now, and every 5 years we are renewing our vows with each other. The last one was last month during our 15th wedding anniversary. We renewed our vows in <a href="http://www.tentrental.net/about/" rel="nofollow">Sonoma. Canopy</a> , candles and just a few guests were there to witness our renewing of vows.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04442739981508091540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-28057659102497992282010-04-26T18:58:44.074-07:002010-04-26T18:58:44.074-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-33385117871486544662010-04-24T18:54:17.324-07:002010-04-24T18:54:17.324-07:00So why not just have a big anniversary party,invit...So why not just have a big anniversary party,invite all your friends, and leave your original wedding photo book out on the table for those who want to get nostalgic? Unless your marriage was a limited-term contract, the hokum and flummery of "renewing vows" is superfluous and, well, lame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-35035317642352801722010-04-23T20:21:48.609-07:002010-04-23T20:21:48.609-07:00I was always under the impression that renewing on...I was always under the impression that renewing one's vows was simply a way to say "look how far we made it and we're still in love!" My best friend's parents did it at 30 years. My parents want to do *something* at 40 years (3 years from now). THAT's when you really get to celebrate and "renew." Plus, it was important for them (my friend's parents, and my parents too) for their children - all of us adults now - to hear what they professed to each other way back when. And I think they also wanted to show my generation that these marriages really are for forever. But there's no white gown and bridesmaids, and all that stuff. It's really just a BIG, BIG anniversary party. (I also thought that it was really sweet that the priest who officiated at my friend's parent's renewal was the same priest who married them the first time around.)<br /><br />I think it's a terrible statement about what marriage is and means now, that these milestone celebrations take place at 8 or 4 or 17 years. They're not really milestones in my book. Not of the vow-renewal sort, anyway.marliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08018316125617515635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-1632547567937066472010-04-23T15:50:35.408-07:002010-04-23T15:50:35.408-07:00i agree with just having a party but some of us h...i agree with just having a party but some of us had to put on a traditional wedding for the folks and be all catholic...and were 3 month pregnant when we were hitched AND our honeymoon was in Amsterdam. i deserve the renewal for my personal bad planning. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097825195498684595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5892377354556531714.post-49393531064462621052010-04-23T15:30:20.599-07:002010-04-23T15:30:20.599-07:00For our 10th wedding anniversary, my husband and I...For our 10th wedding anniversary, my husband and I are planning the elopement we always wanted. We're going to Vegas, just the two of us, and getting re-married by Fat Elvis with as many rhinestones as possible. I plan to wear something totally tasteless, and after the ceremony, we plan to get sloppy drunk. I think that is acceptable for a vow renewal...but maybe not?Stephanie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17389046478307990176noreply@blogger.com