Vow renewal ceremony is an excellent way for refreshing your marriage and reaffirming your love either privately or publicly. Here are few basics that can turn your vow renewal ceremony into a memorable and meaningful experience.

Vow renewal has no legal binding; it is just a symbolic ceremony, an expression of your feeling to your partner, a personal occasion for both of you and your family. Moreover, the certificate that you will be given after the vow renewal ceremony can not be used as proof of identification. Your original wedding certificate will not be altered to show the renewal of vows ceremony took place. It is not your second wedding.

For a vow renewal ceremony there is few things that you should not do such as a gift registry, a shower, bachelor or bachelorette type parties, attendants such as a maid of honor or a best man, a procession down the aisle and also a tiered wedding cake. But there are few things that you may need to consider in having a vow renewal ceremony such as keep you vows of renewal ceremony simple and put more focus on your future rather than to the negative experiences in the past, a floral bouquet, but don’t toss it after the ceremony, a “no-gift” type of reception, toast and have your wedding rings blessed instead of purchasing new rings.

Here are few reasons why vow renewal ceremony is a good for your romantic life. Vow renewal ceremony can be a special anniversary to commemorate your 5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, etc; it is also a good fresh page after you and your spouse have had a difficult time. Supposed you and your wife want to make a public statement of your love and commitment to each other or you were married abroad and want to celebrate your marriage with family and friends back home or you originally had a civil wedding, and you want to have a religious ceremony now then the vow renewal ceremony is what you need.
A vow renewal ceremony can be a meaningful and  touching, moment for you, your family and friends as it provides a wonderful scene of children watching their parents joining hands and hearts as they affirm their enduring love and for a married couple, it is a time to pause and reflect on where you have been and where you are going.