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Laura
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Anniversary/wedding Celebration after Elopement

Laura, on November 21, 2018 at 1:43 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 4
Hi y’all! My husband and I got married in March of this year, we eloped at a courthouse due to his upcoming deployment and other military-related reasons. I’ve been trying to plan a reception with our friends and family however his multiple deployments within the next year have made that impossible. We’ve finally settled on March 2020 on our two year anniversary. All our family and friends know we are already married, there’s no lying or deception. We just simply want to celebrate our marriage with our loved ones. So I’m asking how to technically word our invitations and everything that will go along with the vow renewal/marital celebration. We are planning on having a ceremony where we recite our own vows (since we didn’t do this at the courthouse) and then a reception with dinner and dancing! I’m just looking for some advice/etiquette on how to go about this since it’s very non traditional.

Thanks in advance!

4 Comments

Latest activity by Rachel, on November 21, 2018 at 7:58 PM
  • Claudia
    Savvy April 2019
    Claudia ·
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    Hi Laura! I’m on the same boat, I haven’t ordered my invites just yet, but I was thinking of just using the same wording from a vowel renewal inviteSmiley smile

    I know a lot of people that turn their vowel renewal into a wedding type event. So instead of reception just say use Vowel Renewal. Hope that helps! Congratulations on tour marriage! Best wishes
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  • Summerbride77
    VIP July 2019
    Summerbride77 ·
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    Hi Laura! Like Claudia said you could use the same wording a vow renewal, you could also use "A celebration of marriage"

    I found some more ideas here: https://www.brides.com/story/how-to-word-invitations-to-second-wedding-reception

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  • Tina
    Super August 2019
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    "I do part two." And l would have a full on wedding except for the before stuff like bridal showers and rehearsal dinners. Best wishes!
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  • Rachel
    Dedicated August 2019
    Rachel ·
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    I’m in a similar situation! It’s tough to find the right wording to fit etiquette, but I’ve seen this one before and I think we will use a variation of it.

    The honor of your presence is joyfully requested
    At the vow reaffirmation ceremony of:

    Name
    &
    Name

    (Date & Time)
    (Venue Info)

    Merriment to follow
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