How to Write an Invitation for a Wedding Renewal
Renewing your wedding vows marks a special anniversary or provides a reason to celebrate. Writing your wedding renewal invitations is tricky because couples want to include all the important information in a concise, organized manner. The good news is, etiquette rules are more relaxed for wedding renewal invitations and couples commonly use informal invitations or wording. It's your day, so make it unique.
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Instructions
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Brainstorm ideas and gather information. Think about special designs or pictures you want to include on your wedding renewal invitations. Consider including special tokens of your relationship such as a vacation picture or original wedding picture. Decide on a date, time and location for the wedding renewal. Provide guests with RSVP information and directions or a map to the location. Start forming a guest list and gathering addresses for wedding renewal invitations.
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Choose traditional wording. Etiquette rules are more relaxed with wedding renewal invitations, but including the basic information is still necessary. Try wording like, "Your presence is requested at the wedding renewal of [couple's name]." This indicates the couple is hosting the party and asking friends and family to attend. Continue with the date, time and location. Insert the reception and RSVP information at the bottom of the invitation. Etiquette does not require a separate reception or RSVP card.
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Allow the children to host the event. For wedding renewals, children often host the party for their parents. Consider wording like, "[Children's first and last names] invite you to share our joy as our parents, [parents' names], celebrate their love and renew their vows." Using this wording, include the female children first. If there are several children hosting a wedding renewal, try wording like this: "The children of [parents' names] request the honor of your presence as they renew their vows." Include the remaining information at the bottom of both of these invitations.
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Include a religious verse. Begin a wedding renewal invitation with a religious verse or a few lines of poetry. Select a favorite of the couple's or something one of them wrote. Consider setting this off in a different font or color, or leaving some space after the lines. Continue the rest of the invitation as any other wedding renewal invitation.
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Limit the invitation to a party if the vows are private. Some couples choose to renew their vows privately and celebrate with friends by hosting a party. If this is what you are doing, order wording such as, "The pleasure of your company is requested at a reaffirmation party celebrating a recent renewal of wedding vows of [couple's names]." This informs guests it's just a party and the renewal already occurred.
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Customize the invitation's wording to the situation. If you are planning a destination renewal, follow traditional wording, but include the specific destination and travel dates. Consider something a little less formal like, "Fly away with us, we're renewing our vows." Specific information can be given when guests call to RSVP.
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Make it personal. Incorporate some of your favorite items into the invitations and words. Play off the location of the renewal celebration for the invitation wording. Consider some of the following, "Howdy Partners, [couple's names], are rounding up a posse to help them celebrate renewing their wedding vows." "Come raise a glass and join the cheers, to celebrate a reaffirmation of love."
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Tips & Warnings
Have your invitations addressed by hand by a calligrapher for an extra special touch.
Some people view vow renewal as a way for the couple to get more gifts, so don't expect anything extravagant from your guests.
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