Vow Renewal
Renewing Your Marriage Vows - On the Right Side of the Law
Movies, sitcoms and soapies made in the United States could mislead Australian couples into inadvertently breaking the law when they renew their marriage vows.
In various countries in the world, including the United States, it may not be illegal to go through a form of marriage ceremony if you are already married to each other.
In Australia, that could result in six months in jail for the celebrant, considerable explaining, and possibly penalties, for the couple.
Reaffirmation or renewal of vows ceremonies are a popular and romantic way of celebrating significant wedding anniversaries. By all means wear your original wedding dress (lucky you if you can get into it I wouldn t have a prayer!), replicate the processional, include your original attendants, exchange new rings or the old ones refurbished.
All that is perfectly legal.
However, to remain on the right side of the law in Australia, the celebrant must make it clear to everyone that the ceremony is a renewal of vows and has no legal standing, and the wording of the vows must not imply that the ceremony is a wedding.
Prefacing your vow with On our wedding day 25 years ago, I promised to ... and completing it by saying Today I reaffirm that vowwill ensure that your Renewal of Vows Ceremony is both meaningful and legal.
What is a typical vow renewal ceremony like?
My husband and I want to renew our vows and we want to invite a few family members and close friends. What would the ceremony include? Like the pastor would say words and my husband and I would say words to each other but would I walk down the isle or no? Is it similar to a wedding ceremony? But I don't want it to be a wedding ceremony.
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Is it ok to have a large wedding vow renewal ceremony on our 17th wedding anniversary?
My husband & I got married when I was 17 & he was 18. It was a small simple ceremony with no attendants and no wedding dress and no aisle for my father to walk me down. We have been married 16 years now and have been through a lot of ups & downs & almost got divorced. Now we want to renew our vows & have the wedding we never had. Our anniversary is June 9th so it will be on a Saturday in 2012 which will be our 17th anniversary. Is it okay to have a renewal on an odd year anniversary as opposed to the 10th, 20th etc anniversary? And is it ok to have an actual large ceremony since we didn't get to have one originally due to money issues?
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What would be a good song to play at our vows renewal ceremony?
My wife says she wants the Righteous Brothers...
Thanks in advance for your mature answers, especially the Top Contributors among you that take the time from your bust schedules to help the less fortunate among us.
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Kim and Kris Renew Their Vows
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