Was it a big affair? A few family and friends? Best man, bridesmaids? Thinking of doing it. Not sure how much of an effort the wife will expect!

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  2. Everyone I know who has done it has just had it be a small thing for them and their spouse, as it’s more of a private thing to confirm continued commitment than a wedding which is more of a celebration of a family union.

  3. Could look at something up in Scotland with a humanist celebrant and maybe pay for a photographer to get some nice pics up a mountain or something. Not something I’ve done for myself, but doesn’t have to cost the earth and keeps it intimate.

  4. My grandparents did it for their 50th anniversary in 2016. They just had a small church ceremony with close family and a few friends.

    There was no best man or bridesmaids. It was just more of a blessing and a nice day for them to celebrate their anniversary

  5. You could pay some young lady to stand at the back and shout objections as you’re giving your vow. That’ll certainly make an impression on the wife.

  6. The wife and I renewed our vows after 10 years and we hired Athelhampton House in Dorset, got some family together and the celebrant was our daughter who was 9 at the time and it was awesome, she was amazing. 😀

    It was just a nice way to commemorate 10 years (we are now at 15!), get some family together and have a nice meal for a day.

    It was far less stressful than our actual wedding because A, it wasn’t a legal ceremony so there was no pressure on anyone, B. We were 10 years older and wiser and less bothered by formal functions and C. It was really just for fun and , like our actual wedding, humanist and not religious at all.

    We hired a photographer etc like a wedding, had a fancy meal like a wedding and we all dressed up nicely like a wedding (albeit in a less traditional way).

    I would recommend it. 😀

  7. I read the first word of this as ‘breaking’ and thought it was a shitpost lol

  8. Been married 20 years but never felt the need to renew/retake the commitment. Marriages don’t expire over time, so I don’t see the point, personally.

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