Vow renewal ceremony St. Petersburg Florida Archives

Tracy contacted me in March about planning a wedding anniversary vow renewal ceremony for her parents. Her parents would be celebrating their 50^th year wedding anniversary in September. She wanted the vow renewal ceremony on July 18 since all the family members could be together on vacation in St. Petersburg Florida. I was excited to work with her to create this special ceremony for her parents and their family. I put a package together which included ceremony officiant, arbor, and music for the ceremony.

The ceremony was this past Saturday on the beach at The Thunderbird Resort in St Petersburg. Jim & Ann (parents) have four children and six grandchildren. All of them were present for the ceremony. A mid afternoon thunderstorm brought some concern about the weather so as soon my husband, George Sr, & I arrived the family members all wanted to help us out and get started with the setup and proceed with the ceremony. The Granddaughter helped me with decorating the arbor and building an aisle runner with purple petals, while others helped carry things out. It ended up being a gorgeous evening. The storm passed and the beach was less populated. The sun came out and we had a beautiful vow renewal ceremony on St Petersburg beach.

Family gathered happily at Jim and Ann’s 50 year wedding anniversary vow renewal St Petersburg Florida

Jim & Ann were married 50 years ago on September 21st in Wisconsin. All the family members are from Wisconsin. Jim & Ann and others now live in Florida. Ann wore a beautiful white wedding gown and grandchildren threw flower petals as she walked down the aisle. She requested The Wedding Song by Mary Macgregor to be played as she walked down the aisle. As I performed the ceremony and looked into their eyes I could see them reflecting on their marriage journey. Over 50 years and the love still showed through in their eyes. When it came to the ring exchange, Jim surprised his bride with a beautiful ring. Ann was tearful. I had them take a moment to hug and play part of a song Ann wanted in the ceremony, “The Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Middler.

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After the ceremony the family gathered together and asked me to take a few photos for them. They all helped once again with taking things down and bringing things back to the car. They were so thankful. The daughter said, “I’m just so glad I found you. You’ve been so wonderful. Can’t thank you enough.”

Me with the lovely Jim and Ann at their 50 year wedding anniversary vow renewal St Petersburg Florida

Kevin wanted to surprise his wife with a vow renewal ceremony while they were vacationing in St Petersburg, Florida. They were celebrating 5 years of marriage. In corresponding with Kevin, I could see this was to be a very special and meaningful ceremony. They were married 5 years ago in the Bahamas. His wife Lisa’s parents nor his were at their wedding. Her parents were going to be with them in St Petersburg. He wanted to have a vow renewal ceremony in St. Petersburg for Lisa, but also to share the celebration with her parents and a few friends.

Kevin wanted the rose petal heart in the sand, as well as, a sand ceremony. He wanted to have pink, blue and white sand. The colors of the sand were very important to him. He wanted pink to represent their beautiful daughter Kaitlyn, who is 10 months old. Kevin and Lisa had difficulty in conceiving a child. In 2012 they had a son but he passed away before being taken home from the hospital. He was still in their hearts, and Kevin wanted the light blue to represent him. The white sand was for Kevin and Lisa.

George Sr. took photos. The ceremony was taking place at sunset. As Lisa, Kevin and Kaitlyn walked out on the beach Kevin saw us, and turned to his wife got down on one knee and proposed again to her. She had no idea what was going on.

Photos by George Sr.

Her parents and a few friends were walking not to far behind and came to join the ceremony. This was such a meaningful ceremony for Kevin, Lisa, and guests. I could see the tears in their eyes as the vows were being renewed. They held their daughter throughout the ceremony, and she was just a peach!!! So happy and cute.

Photos by George Sr.

After ceremony photos were taken and we had them sign a souvenir vow renewal certificate.

Photos by George Sr.

They would be staying in St. Petersburg for another five days before returning to their home in Illinois. Such a beautiful couple and family it was such a pleasure to perform their vow renewal ceremony in St. Petersburg.