Invitation wording

You had a proper wedding ceremony. Asking people to shell out $$$ to come watch you renew your vows seems like overkill to me.

As long as you are not hiding the fact that you are married this is fine. You should call it a "celebration of marriage" on the invitations and not a wedding.

Not many people are willing to go to destination non-weddings, so I would recommend you look into having an at home celebration now to commemorate your nuptials.

If you are doing the ceremony over again, this is worded as a reaffirmation or vow renewal.

The honor of your presence

Is requested at the reaffirmation of the

wedding vows of

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Pulte

on Sunday, August fifth

two thousand eighteen

at four in the afternoon

Church of Latter Day Saints

900 Biscayne Road

Newland, Ohio

Lotta judgement already.

If no one knows you're married, word everything like a regular wedding. That is your prerogative.

If people do, then goskell's wording would be fine.

It's really up to you.

This is a very hot topic here, but I'm firmly in the 'do what you want' camp on this one. It's your business and yours alone.

We are in the same boat minus the whole destination thing. Ours said "(our names) request the honor of your presence for the celebration of their marriage"

I don't even go to destination weddings, let alone vow renewals. I would seriously consider doing a celebration of marriage locally.

I would say it's a vow renewal. Please don't lie.

Wow, guys. It's not a "sham" to have a more formal ceremony and celebration a while after the actual marriage. People have all sorts of reasons for doing this (sickness, military service, even financial reasons...) Stop being so judgmental just because OP's wedding is a bit non-traditional.

OP, I would echo Celia's advice. And do what makes you happy or what makes sense to you. Wording like a normal wedding invitation is fine, wording like a "celebration of marriage" or vow renewal is fine.

Ignore all the judgmental people who think weddings can only be one way.

I think its fine if you want to celebrate your marriage with those you are close to after you are already legally married. I would think of it as a vacation with an additional focus. If my sister were to do this, I would definitely go. If it were anyone else, I would consider how close we were to them and our financial situation to travel.

Mr. and Mrs. _____

Invite you to celebrate their marriage

by joining them in __________.

Sorry for the late reply I appreciate everyone for taking the time and share their opinion and advice which I respect and we legally married at the courthouse just to skip paperwork hassle in a foreign country so that it will be less complicated and we send out our invitation to friends and family as our official wedding date got married in the Bahamas in front of close family and friends.