While watching The Chase tonight a contestant was asked what would she do if she won any money...she said she would go away somewhere nice with husband and renew their wedding vows....this got me wondering why do people do this and need to do it? Was their wedding day not sufficient? Anyone on here done this ?
Re - newing wedding vows
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Drago
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It always seemed odd to me, I tell Mrs Drago every day that I love her, and each day mean it more than the day before, so don't feel the need.
Burn it that's how folk want to show their love for one another then why not, eh?
Burn it that's how folk want to show their love for one another then why not, eh?
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Accy cyclist
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I'm not sure about renewing your vows but remembering them is important, In sickness and in health for richer or poorer etc. My mate's wife left him when he became ill and wasn't able to do the well paid job he had meaning they lost their flash home and wealthy(ish) lifestyle, She left him with debt living in a DSS rent paid house. What happened to her promises?
Accy cyclist
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He probably did though he still thinks fondly of her. As far as we know she's now on her third husband.
Ern1e
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After a mear 35 years do I feel the need to renew them ! Or should it be " can I afford to " lol.
biggs682
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got to get married first
Berk on a Bike
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Perhaps instead of "renewing" it should be called "reliving". You get to redo the ceremonial bit and the party bit, and people who weren't there the first time (one's children perhaps) get to be there the second time. Mrs. Berk and myself haven't done it but I wouldn't be against it. Our original wedding party comprised just the two of us.
Fnaar
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I've never understood the whole wedding ceremony thing anyway ... the symbolism of a Christian wedding means nowt to an avowed atheist like myself, and the civil ceremeonies always seem a bit naff. Been 'living in sin' with Mrs Fnaar for nearly a quarter century now. 
Fnaar
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...whereas Miss Goodbody up the road has been taken up the aisle a number of times, and I'm fairly sure she wouldn't turn it down again, if the vicar would oblige.
Piemaster
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Everyone I can think of that renewed their vows are now divorced. So can't think it really makes any difference. I meant it when I said it.
Even worse are the 'glue' babies. A child can be a big strain on a relationship - to me it has to be a solid one in the first place.
Even worse are the 'glue' babies. A child can be a big strain on a relationship - to me it has to be a solid one in the first place.
w00hoo_kent
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Again, I can kind of see the point, if your first wedding wasn't what you had always imagined it would be for whatever reason then having the spectacle again when you can do what you really wanted to do is understandable and renewing vows is a good excuse. As with others, 23 years in I see no actual need. But then I've always been confused by people getting married while sky diving, or whatever. The day itself was special enough for me, I didn't need to be halfway up a cliff face to make it something memorable.
Over The Hill
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I am with you on this one Herbie.
If people accept a wedding vow is something to renew, then it must be seen as something that somehow runs out or is time limited. The point of a wedding vow is that it is not time limited other than by death. So in a way it is rather undermining or devaluing the wedding vow, so I cannot quite see how the Church goes with it.
Sort of thing where when the first person in the world said "I want to renew my wedding vows", you wish someone had just said "don't be stupid, they do not need renewing".
Re The Chase.
Someone else watches it! There is so little on TV now that I have resorted to recording it as it is on at a silly time and then there is always something to watch when you want a little break in front of the TV.
I cannot stand the way the fat one says "faaasand paaands"
If people accept a wedding vow is something to renew, then it must be seen as something that somehow runs out or is time limited. The point of a wedding vow is that it is not time limited other than by death. So in a way it is rather undermining or devaluing the wedding vow, so I cannot quite see how the Church goes with it.
Sort of thing where when the first person in the world said "I want to renew my wedding vows", you wish someone had just said "don't be stupid, they do not need renewing".
Re The Chase.
Someone else watches it! There is so little on TV now that I have resorted to recording it as it is on at a silly time and then there is always something to watch when you want a little break in front of the TV.
I cannot stand the way the fat one says "faaasand paaands"
