Why you should renew your wedding vows
Ready for part two of saying “I do”? Your wedding day is one of the most memorable of your life, full of beautiful memories and stories to tell, so much so that many couples choose to renew their wedding vows for a second time to celebrate their journey of love and all that they’ve been through.
There are a whole host of reasons to renew your vows, but all are in a bid to celebrate love once again and reaffirm promises made on your wedding day. In this blog post we’ll be exploring why couples renew their wedding vows, how you can renew your vows and some truly beautiful places to do so.
Why renew your wedding vows?
Relationships are personal and unique and there are many reasons that couples might choose to renew their vows. Behind each and every reason is the motive to celebrate the strength of their love. Here are some of the most common reasons couples renew their vows;
You’ve reached a marriage milestone:
35% of couples who renew vows do so on a milestone wedding anniversary! They’re significant because of your commitment to each other and your journey through life together. So what better way to celebrate than renewing your vows. You could renew your vows every anniversary, each year making new promises and commitments to one another or you might choose to celebrate on larger milestones like 10, 25 or 50 years.
A renewed sense of commitment:
As you and your partner progress through your relationship and the years you spend together, you face things together as a couple that bring you closer together and stronger. Renewing your vows is a wonderful way to express how grateful you are for each other and how committed you still are to one another. Many couples who have been through pivotal life moments and hardships together reflect on what they’ve been through as a couple, and renew their vows as a symbol of just how strong their love is.
You have a family:
For many couples, they get married before they have children and their wedding is the start of their new chapter together. Fast forward a couple of years and a family of two may have grown into a family of more! Weddings are symbolic of the start of a new journey, and many choose to renew their vows because of the growth of their family. Not only can vows be exchanged between you and your partner but you can write vows to your children to show them just how much love plays a role within the family too.
You’re more financially stable and want a bigger celebration:
Some couples who get married young might not have had enough money to have the celebration that they dreamed of. Maybe at your wedding something didn’t go the way that you planned? Maybe you and your partner eloped just the two of you, but now you want a celebration with friends, family and everyone in between? Well now it’s time to have that big celebration you’ve dreamed of!
Renewing your vows when you’re more financially stable gives you another opportunity to celebrate your love and have another soiree with you and your loved ones.
How to renew your vows?
What does the planning process look like?
Renewing your vows is very easy and you have a lot of freedom to plan the way the ceremony and celebrations go. Renewing wedding vows is not a legal ceremony and therefore there are no legal fees and you can renew them any time after your wedding day. You can even renew your vows in church, even though you might not have had a church wedding.
Elements such as the location, guest list, dress, decoration and music are all yours to decide. It can be as simple or as elaborate as you’d like. Whilst anyone can be an officiant, it’s common that a trained celebrant will host the ceremony or you can choose for family members, children, maid of honours or best men to lead the procession.
Renewing your vows is the perfect time to reflect back on your original vows and write some new ones to showcase the journey of your love, where you are now and the adventures you’ll embark on further together in your marriage.
What do we do about rings?
When renewing vows, rather than buying new rings, many couples choose to get their rings engraved - words, phrases or something special to the both of you - as a special gesture.
What’s the cost for wedding vow renewals?
Wedding vow renewal does come at a cost, but it’s a fraction of what you would normally spend on a wedding. American Express found that a fifth of brits plan to renew their vows at some point, or they already have and they spend on average £1644. Who are the most likely to renew their vows? Londoners come in first place, with Birmingham and Leeds following suit.
Where to renew your vows?
You can renew your vows anywhere you like, but why not make it somewhere special and memorable…
If you’re considering Scotland as a place to renew your vows, you’re not short of beautiful and memorable places. A country with everything on offer, you’ve got beaches, castles, beautiful country houses and mountains galore.
The Isle of Skye is one of Scotland's most popular Isles and a plethora of incredible places to renew your vows, check out an in-depth list of locations on the Isle Of Skye here.
If peaks and trails and beautiful bodies of water are what you’re after, Glencoe and Cairngorms national park are perfect places to renew your vows. Glencoe has some beautiful trails with lush waterfalls, and if you’re lucky you might even spot some red deer and golden eagles.
Cairngorms National Park is the largest park in the UK and isn’t short of things to do, in fact it’s been voted by National Geographic as one of the Top 20 places to visit in the world. From watersports to wildlife spotting to cycling and visiting castles, there really is something for everyone. Perfect if you’re planning on having a few guests at your vow renewal.
Are fairytales your thing? Do you dream of a celebration in whimsical woodlands, castles and glistening lochs. Take a look at our list of 10 of the most romantic fairytale wedding venues in Scotland. From royal castles with brilliant ballrooms to stately homes nestled between land and sea, there’s some truly stunning locations.
Make sure the moments are preserved
Renewing your vows is a beautiful celebration of love, and once you’ve created the perfect setting with Party Rentals Sherman Oaks, it’s time to sit back and relax, enjoy the little moments whilst having them all documented by a professional photographer and videographer. These will be the moments that you’ll cherish forever!
