Why do married couples renew their vows?

There are many reasons a couple choose to renew their vows.  These are getting more common with couples choosing to celebrate 10, 15 or even 20 years together to show where they are at in their relationships, and although so much has changed for them - their public declaration of love when they first got married remains rock solid.  

Perhaps they never had the opportunity to have a wedding as we know it.  Renewal of vows are often celebrated on an anniversary of their years together, generally the ceremony is held in their home, in a park or even on the beach.

Weddings are usually in the early stages of a shared life and having a family (although there is a lot of variety these days!). Vow renewals are a chance to celebrate the couple's love and include in the party all the children and grandchildren who weren't there initially.

When the relationship remains good, the love is still strong, its worth acknowledging that.

Couples renew their vows because it reaffirms the love they showed each other when they first got married. I perform quite a few of these

It is one of life's great battles to stay together as a couple and each must work hard throughout the marriage to keep each other happy. A renewal of the vows is an outward sign to others that they have achieved the milepost.

This is a wonderful celebration of a couple's love.

Every relationship is different, as is every marriage. Many couples experience a great deal together, not always happy and wonderful, sometimes they have been truly tested, but their love for each other has stood the test of time.

Its a magical way to affirm the journey they had together, and lovingly commit to sharing their forever with each other, and including the wonderful family and friends they share their lives with.

To refocus on and reconfirm commitment to each other and to celebrate their marriage relationship in a special way

Many different reasons

significant milestones in their lives

having all family and friends present who were not able to attend the wedding ceremony for whatever reason 

relationship break down and renewed love 

the list is endless. 

Why? to have a meaningful party when the couple have reached a milestone or reconfirming their love in front of friends and family or following a challenging time that they have survived. It is a time of celebratiion, sharing and an affirmation of life's achievements as individuals and as a couple. 

Special and heartfelt and lots of fun!!

Because Love should be celebrated.  This is something that gets forgotten over the years and a re-newal of vows allows the couple to celebrate their love for one another and often do so with their children, who may not have been born when the marriage took place (An old fashioned concept I know, but it used to happen that way) And often if the first ceremony was a small affair, due to financial issues, a re-newal can allow couples to go-large and have the ceremony they may have missed out on initially.  I have performed a number of renewals and often they form part of another major celebration such as a 60th, an anniversary or simply a time that has seen the couple overcome an issue and come out stronger because of it.  Regards,  Ron.   

Renewal of vows, publically, is a very powerful statement of continuing love between two people who have been together through all the changes and challenges that marriage, family, work, brings over a number of years. When the relationship remains good, the love is still strong, its worth acknowledging that. I recently did a surprise vow renewal (risky business you might think) organised by the husband on his wife's 50th birthday. They were very busy people, doing a lot of good work for other people. The husband said the relationship had just got better and better over the years and he wanted to do something that focussed on them as a couple. It went down a treat, such a great celebration, so many smiles.