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Mother and Mother-in-law participating in vow renewal

creative5
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Mother and Mother-in-law participating in vow renewal

I was wonder if there is there any way that my mother-in-law and mother can participate in the wedding vow renwal ceremony. My hubby and I are renewing are vows and its going to be like a normal wedding. They are so important to us and we would like them to know how much they mean to us. Thank you for your help

(This post was edited by the_admin on Aug 15, 2005, 12:30 PM)

the_admin
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Re: [creative5] Mother and Mother-in-law participating in vow renewal [In reply to]

How nice of you to want to include the mothers.

Firstly, a vow renewal should not be treated exactly like a wedding. Please review the etiquette for vow renewals here.

Perhaps you would like to have a family unity candle ceremony during your vow renewal. You could include the family members in this special service but this wil be different from the traditional ceremony since you are already married and all of you are already family. The ceremony could be done to show your continued love for one another. Perhaps your officiant (if you are having one) could help you come up with some words to say during the candle lighting.

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(This post was edited by the_admin on Aug 15, 2005, 12:47 PM)