50th Anniversary celebration of
marriage held in the chapel
Renewing your vows is
a wonderful way to reaffirm your
commitment to your marriage or life partnership.
To reaffirm your
wedding or commitment vows is to say "I still do" to your spouse or
partner, to affirm that your choice was a good one and that you are
sticking to it.
A reaffirmation ceremony, also commonly referred to as
Renewal of Vows, gives you the
opportunity to formally express your continuing commitment to each
other in as simple or elaborate a ceremony as you wish. Your ceremony
can be a small, intimate family celebration held in your own home, a
ceremony held in a place that has special meaning for you, or a large
gathering in a wedding venue, park, or restaurant. Or you can travel to
Brisbane from elsewhere and reaffirm your vows as a special part of a
second honeymoon. It can have a theme, include particular cultural
touches, or just be a simple and heartfelt expression of your love for
each other.
Thank
you so much for a beautiful ceremony. The comments from the guests
afterwards were truly inspiring - I wish you had been able to hear them
yourself. Everyone was impressed with the way the ceremony was
especially for Alice and Murray and not just picked from a list. - from Judy, Murray's mother. Alice and
Murray reaffirmed their vows in a candlelit ceremony in Judy's garden.
The ceremony broadly echoes the marriage or commitment ceremony in
structure, building to the emotional high point, your vows, and the
kiss that seals your expression of continuing commitment.
Your vows can be a restating of the vows you took way back when,
preceded by a statement that you are reaffirming those vows, or you can
exchange new vows that reflect the maturity of your relationship.
Where you now have children, it is lovely to include the children in
the ceremony, and, if you wish, in the vows.
It was
a pleasure to work with you on Sunday, you are a gifted professional. -
Kerri Jessep, Photographer
I offer three levels
of service/types of reaffirmation of vows ceremonies, reflecting the
reasons that couples choose to reaffirm their vows
Full
Service Couture Renewal of Vows Ceremony ($500)
This
level of service is usually chosen by couples who have had a recent
small
wedding, possibly overseas or interstate, and want the whole “white
wedding’
experience to
share with family and friends. To all intents and purposes, with the
exception of the legal inclusions, it is very similar to a wedding
ceremony and may include attendants, processional, rituals and
readings.
Celebration
of
Marriage Reaffirmation Ceremony ($335)
This
is a celebration
of the success of the marriage and often coincides with significant
anniversaries, 10, 25, 50 or 60 years, but may be held whenever the
couple feels is appropriate.
Private
Reaffirmation
Ceremony ($300)
A
ceremony
just for the couple who wish to recommit to their marriage as a healing
after experiencing a rough patch, or as a private and very romantic
experience
