Adora and Arnold , When you first joined hands and hearts in marriage ___

years ago, you did not know where life would take you.
You promised to love, honor and cherish one another through all things.
Life has surely brought you both wonderful blessings and difficult
challenges over the years.
But here you are today, having fulfilled the vows to love, honor and cherish
you each made on your wedding day. And God is smiling!
As you celebrate here today, and as you reflect back over all the years as
husband and wife, do you now wish to reaffirm the vows you took ___
years ago?
WE DO!
Please face each other and join hands.
RENEWAL OF VOWS Arnold, will you continue to have Adora as your
wife and continue to live in this happy and loving marriage?
Arnold: I WILL
Do you reaffirm your love for her, and will you love, honor and cherish her
in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse, and
forsaking all others, be faithful to her for as long as you both shall live?
Arnold: I DO
Adora, will you continue to have Brad as your husband and continue to live
in this happy and loving marriage?
Adora: I WILL
Do you reaffirm your love for him, and will you love, honor and cherish him
in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better for worse, and
forsaking all others, be faithful to him for as long as you both shall live?

Adora: I DO
(ALTHOUGH WE CAN DO IT ANYWHERE, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD
PLACE FOR YOU EACH TO SAY/READ SOMETHING PREPARED
ABOUT OR TO EACH OTHER IF YOUD LIKE.OR, YOU COULD DO
THAT elsewhere, WHERE YOU THINK IT WOULD FIT IN. ALSO, THE
VOWS ABOVE--OR SIMILAR VOWSCOULD BE SPOKEN BY THE
COUPLE INSTEAD OF SAYING I DO AT THE END. THERE ARE
MANY VARIATIONS AND CHOICES AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS IF YOU
WISH)
Some couples like to include an exchange of rings (new rings, or original
wedding rings) or a reference to rings in the ceremony. There are several
different symbolic acts that can be interchanged, if desired. Following is a
ring exchange and reference. Both can (or will be) be worded differently
depending on how (if) you wish to commemorate the rings during the
ceremony. See other ceremonies for alternate ring wording.
Adora and Arnold, On your wedding day you exchanged rings as a symbol
of the never-ending circle that symbolizes the eternal quality of God,
unending strength, and unending love!.
May you always wear your rings as a reminder of your wedding vows to
each other, and your commitment to continue to live in unity, love and
happiness. (If not re-exchanging rings, skip to reference.)To remind you
of that commitment made on your wedding day, you will now renew your
pledge.
Arnold, please place your gift of a ring on Adoras hand with the words,
With this ring I renew my pledge of love and commitment
Adora, please place your gift of a ring on Arnolds hand with the words,
With this ring I renew my pledge of love and commitment
Reference

God bless these rings and the two who exchanged them in love on their
wedding day. Keep Adora and Arnold safe in the circle of Your protection
and love.
READING AND BLESSING OF COUPLES
Marriage is a commitment to learning to care for one another in mutually
fulfilling ways. It is not an act but a life-long relationship always in the
making.
Marriage deepens and enriches every facet of life.
Happiness is fuller, memories are fresher, commitment is stronger, even
anger is felt more strongly, and passes away more quickly.
Marriage understands and forgives the mistakes life is unable to avoid. It
encourages and nurtures new life, new experiences, new ways of
expressing a love that is deeper than life.
When two people pledge their love and care for each other in marriage,
they create a spirit unique unto themselves which binds them closer than
any spoken or written words.
Marriage is a promise made in the hearts of two people who love each
other and the potential of marriage requires a lifetime to fulfill.
OPTIONAL SECTIONS: Some couples include one or both, some none, of
the following sections.
Adora and Arnold have expressed to me how blessed they have been
to enjoy ___ years of marriage. Their fondest wish is that all of the married
couples here today, each of you very special friends or relatives, be (a part
of) (included in) this ceremony celebrating love and marriage. We would
like all married couples to please rise and stand alongside your
spouse...

At this time, we offer a special blessing upon all married couples

celebrating with Arnold and Adora here today.
May they be blessed with the guidance, strength and direction to make
their relationship grow and blossom in the years ahead. May their home be
blessed with joy and happiness, and may they strive together to make their
hopes and dreams come true.
Most of all, we ask that all couples be blessed by the love and support
of family and friends as they continue life together as husband and wife.
And, from this day forth, may their worries be few, may their joys be many,
and may their love grow more abundantly with each passing day. Amen.
Optional involvement of children: (In place of, or in addition to the section
above, some couples update their marriage renewal by including their
children in the ceremony. That can be done, when desired, in many ways,
from simply having the children stand with the parents during the
ceremony, to including/mentioning the children in the ceremony. Again,
many choices and variations are possible. One of many is below:
One of the great blessings of marriage is the joy and responsibility of
raising a family. Adora and Arnold have truly been blessed to be the
parents of _______Christian Angelo, Michael Vincent and Adrian______
As Adora and Arnold renew their vows of marriage today, they also renew
their commitment to be loving and caring parents to ___ Christian Angelo,
Michael Vincent and Adrian _, recognizing with gratefulness the happiness
and fulfillment that Christian Angelo, Michael Vincent and Adrian (has)
brought to their marriage and family life.

PRONOUNCEMENT
Adora and Arnold, today you have renewed the promises and vows you
made to each other on your wedding day. You have symbolized the

renewal of the marriage union by the joining of hands, the taking of vows,
and by exchanging of rings
It is with pleasure that I conclude the ceremony of renewing the vows of
marriage that joined you and forever binds you as husband and wife.
Please celebrate this renewal of vows with a sign of affection. You may
kiss!