A joyous occassion

[user1471464167]

On Sat the youngest of our 4 adopted sons renewed his wedding vows in front of about 70 adults and 25 children .he had got married in his wives home country in Dec. It was an eclectic mixture of people there to celebrate and encourage them in their love for one another. There were his friends from school uni,work and sport ( he has competed at international level in his chosen disability sport) there were his godparents and some of our friends and of course our siblings . There was also his half sibling who remained in foster care and her family ,a half sibling who grew up within the birth family. A birth grandmother,2 birth uncles and 6 birth cousins and their children and a birth aunt and her family. We shared food from the country our D I L comes from ,then had the service and then tea and eng cakes before the youngest headed off to the pub. When our sons birth mother died when he was in his teens we made the decision to take him to her funeral and met many of her relatives . A few years later he got back in touch with his birth father and met him 2/3 times a year til he died . Our son wanted all those who were important to him at the blessing. We welcomed the 29 adults from his birth family and shared stories of his life and their memories of his early childhood ( he joined our family aged 6) there was real joy that he has found true love and was doing well in his job, enabling young people with disabilities to access sport . His birth aunt emailed me to thank me for including them in the day and for "providing the stability and love that has enabled R to thrive and become the amazing young man he is' When we adopted our younger 2 sons it was with contact with their older sister over the years we have developed good relationships with many of his birth relatives. It 'felt right' that we were all there celebrating together

[Ted27]

Sounds amazing @user1471464167

How wonderful that both families can come together like this and share a special moment in his life

[Leobynature]

Beautiful!

[Beautifulvue]

this is beautiful. thanks so much for sharing

[Jellycatspyjamas]

How wonderful he was able to have all the people who matter to him there for his special day. It sounds incredibly joyous.

[MrsMatty]

That’s beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing xx

[BrontëParsonage]

@user1471464167 that is wonderful and epitomises the true meaning of ‘family’, in all its shapes and sizes. I have two non-birth related children and the elder, who has a severe physical disability, plus neurodevelopmental disorders, has no contact with her birth family as none was ever set up, but the younger has regular, ongoing contact with her birth mother. AD2 tried her hand at cross country recently and, despite never having run a race before, was the first girl across the line. AD2 remembered her birth mum talking during one of our meet-ups about having been a good runner while at school and she is thrilled to think that she has most probably inherited this seemingly natural ability.

[TayceOnToast]

Love this, thank you for sharing xx

[Remy7]

Thank you for sharing this it is so good to read. Sounds like a wonderful day x

[gabsdot45]

That's beautiful. Thank you for sharing and best of luck to your son and his bride