Parents don't understand vow renewal ceremony

I am not sure how to deal with my mom (actually my step mom). I gave my Dad a picture of him walking me down the aisle at my wedding for Father's Day. She looked at the picture and said something to the effect of "you already had a wedding why do you need another one?" My wedding day was not my.... [Read more]

Vow renewal with a Jewish Ceremony

Hello! My husband and I have been married for 10 years and want very badly to have a renewal ceremony. I understand the reasons for etiquette, but have a few questions about adding a Jewish ceremony. My husband is Jewish and I am in the final phases of my conversion. According to Jewish.... [Read more]

Another ceremony other than vow renewal

Like many people we have been caught in the unfortunate bind of being from different countries and having to deal with visas restrictions. We made the hard decision to have a registry service in my husband's home country with only his father and two of my friends present as my parents couldn't.... [Read more]

I don't want to renew vows. I just want a wedding ceremony

I am already married but i did not have a ceremony. I am out of the country and when i return to the us I would like to have a ceremony. Is this concidered wrong? Can I wear a dress and have a wedding party, invite friends, and have a reception? This is what i want since I did not have.... [Read more]

Open Church Ceremony Invitation

First of all, thank you for this website. I would be lost without it!

I have searched the forums and discovered that having an open church ceremony is appropriate with a private family and close friends dinner afterwards. The dinner will be at a separate location, and we will have an hors.... [Read more]