Wedding vow renewal

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We married 12 years ago and have a happy, strong marriage with no infidelity.

Before we were married we jokingly said we would renew every ten years. Covid stopped anything happening at 10 years.

Africa is our happy place, lucky enough to go annually on safari. We are due to go soon for my 50th and husbands 60th and casually said we could renew our vows in the African bush, just the two of us. Nothing booked but the idea is snow balling.

It had not crossed my mind before but the general assumption seems to be that a renewal means someone has been unfaithful or the marriage has hit the rocks. Is this really what people think? but on a more positive note has anyone renewed their vows abroad, in particular in South Africa.

To me it's a sign that the couple have grown and changed, but their love for each other is still there. They are reaffirming their commitment to each other even though they have most likely changed and been through some tough times.

I think it's nice and I would happily celebrate friends and family doing this.

@PaintedEgg I agree with you. We were high school sweethearts, we are completely different people now, I like the idea of reaffirming them at this stage of our lives (privately), nothing more innocuous than that, people are just different, thank god, life would be boring otherwise 🤷‍♀️

I can see these renewals becoming more popular as presumably over the past couple of years a lot of people got married with some level of covid restrictions in place

so I can see the same people throwing a renewal parties to have that wedding of their dreams experience they didnt get