The husband and wife were living in a community which they found very friendly. Had established a very comfortable home. And the school in which they had enrolled their children was very supportive.
They felt they had a lot of things to be grateful for as a couple and as a family so decided to express their gratitude with a renewal of vows ceremony.
Invited guests were family and friends, most of whom had attended the couple's wedding, including bridesmaids and groomsmen. The ceremony took place at the home where they had been married, the site decorated with numerous wedding photographs of the couple and their wedding attendants.
There is a suggestion that couples renew their wedding vows for two reasons. In the first instances, like my present couple, they want to publicly acknowledge how lucky they are to have found each other.
The other reason is that there are cracks in the marriage and the couple hope that a renewal of vows might help them to get over their current problems.
I have only had three enquiries from problem couples. In the first instance, the couple split up before deciding on a date for the ceremony. The second couple cancelled before we got together for our first appointment. And in the third instance, I met up with the couple to find that while I had instant rapport with one of them, I just couldn't connect with the other one. My feeling was that whatever had kept them together to this date, was no longer there. Several days later I had a phone call to say that they've decided not to go ahead with the ceremony. I wasn't surprised.
Has there ever been a troubled couple who has had a renewal of wedding vows ceremony and went on to enjoy a happy married life?
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