How to Renew Vows After 27 Years
Renewing your wedding vows on your 27th wedding anniversary is a way to confirm your commitment to each other and express your feelings publicly. Make the occasion a formal one and ask your guests to dress accordingly. While it's not a legal ceremony, feel free to ask your Pastor, Father or Minster to officiate for you.
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Things You'll Need
- Wedding dress
- Tuxedo
- Evening gown
- 3 piece suit
- Summer dress
- Khaki slacks
- Linen shirt
- Sculptures
- Memory book
- Pictures
- Momentos
- Hand-written memories
- Poster board
- Foam core
- Newspaper headlines
Instructions
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Venue
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Discuss places that have special meaning to the two of you. Is there a certain hotel you both escape to? Do you have a favorite weekend getaway or vacation spot? Explore the feasibility of renewing your wedding vows on the date of your 27th wedding anniversary at your meaningful location.
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Consider a sculpture garden. Sculptures are the traditional gift for the 27th anniversary, so a sculpture garden is a sentimental location choice.
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Look for venues that can host both the renewal venue and the reception. Discuss alcohol, food and clean-up policies. Many reception halls require you use their caterer and some require off-duty police to be on hand when adult beverages are served. Make sure to thoroughly review the details so there are no misunderstandings the day of your vow renewal ceremony.
Attire
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Choose to wear your original wedding attire or find formal wear similar to the original. Take wedding photos with you to find updated attire that is reminiscent of your original wedding wear.
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Opt for an evening gown and a three piece suit instead of a wedding dress and tux. The look is formal enough for the event, without going all out.
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Dress for the setting. If you chosen to have your renewal ceremony in a garden or on a beach, dress for the location. Go for a simple and elegant summer dress for her and khaki's and a linen shirt for him.
Vows
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Repeat the vows you spoke at your wedding ceremony. Talk about how excited you were when you married and you felt when saying your original vows to each other.
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Write your own vows based on 27 years of shared history. Discuss the shared events and what you've learned about marriage. Make a point of talking about how your love for one another has grown deeper.
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Don't shy away from sad memories the two of you have shared. They helped shape you into a stronger couple today. Skipping them is often like the elephant in the room no one wants to discuss. Touch on them, talk about how you got through them and move on to happier memories.
Decorate
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Use sculptures to signify 27 years together.
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Display a memory book. Create 27 sections, each containing a few pages, to display photos, mementos and memories of each year.
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Make a time-line. Use poster board or foam core and create a 27 year long time-line. Top each board with a major newspaper headline from that year. List things like where you lived, how much you paid for rent or your mortgage, the things you did for fun and how you celebrated the holidays during each year. It's a great way to commemorate each of your 27 years together and to see how your lives have progressed.
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References
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