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HE ASKED, AND SHE SAID "YES", AGAIN . . .
Whether in time you have been married 6 months or 60
years, a renewal of vows is a ceremony re-declaring the
love and commitment you made on your wedding day and is
usually celebrated on an anniversary.
A renewal is also a celebration to mark the deep love
that married couples still feel for one another and wish
to renew and celebrate the success of their lives and
marriage on their anniversary.
Sometimes people who have been through a crisis in
their
marriage and wish to enter a new phase with the
commitment of renewal celebrate a renewal of vows.
The ceremony is very personal can revive memories,
people, places children also marking the changes that
have taken place and to honour and acknowledge the
involvement of new people, children and the relationship
in which their lives have since taken them.
A renewal ceremony is many ways is similar to a
wedding
ceremony however there is no legal paperwork. After an
interview, we compose an appropriate ceremony that is
personal and reflects the path your lives have taken you
upon. The ceremony also involves a choice of music,
poetry and readings appropriate for the occasion. The
ceremony is created from your past, present and future,
renewing the vows you exchanged on your wedding day and
pledges for the future.
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“I love you not only
for what you made
of
yourself,
but for what you are making of me”
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A signed and witnessed certificate are also completed at
the ceremony and presented to the couple as a reminder
of this special occasion.
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“You’ve been a special gift
since
the day that you arrived,
bringing so much happiness and
filling hearts with pride.
Tiny fingers and tiny toes, cute
little smile and a little button
nose. Your child is someone you will
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The birth of a new born child is
celebrated with a name giving ceremony,
where he/she is welcomed into the community
and into the community of his/her family and
friends. It is an important ceremony for the
family and friends that are involved even if
the infant doesn’t quite understand at the
time. They are wonderful and joyous
occasions to celebrate the birth of your
child and acknowledge their safe arrival
into the world.
It is a time when family and friends pledge
their love, support, guidance and help to
the child and the parents enriching
relationships and experiences.
The ceremony gives formal recognition to the
role of parents, brother/sisters,
grandparent, great-grandparents, aunts,
uncles, cousins. Guardian, mentors or
godparents are chosen for the child by the
parents and although this is no form a legal
guardianship, parents choose people for
these roles with the knowledge that they
will share in the responsibility, care and
guidance of this child.
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After we speak with parents, we compose a
ceremony incorporating your suggestion,
ideas and wishes. We compose a personal
ceremony with your pledges, requests and
wishes for the child, a reflection of the
individual and the family.
We also proved certificates for the child,
grandparents, great-grandparents and
guardians. The details are also lodged in a
Name giving Register and signatures of the
parent, guardians and myself are
acknowledged and kept forever in the
register.
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Marriage is chosen by some as a way of
defining their relationship but, for many
reasons, some people may not legally marry.
There is no legal requirements involved in a
commitment ceremony and these celebrations
are considered by people who are a couple
who wish to make the commitment to love each
other for life but for reasons are unable to
enter into a legal marriage.
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Although a commitment is not a legal ceremony, it is
considered a joyous and important occasion. It is a true
uniting of two partners who are in love. We compose a
ceremony that is personal for the couple and works in a
similar fashion to a legal wedding ceremony.
We also provide a certificate to be signed at the
ceremony by both partners, two witnesses and myself as a
keepsake of your special day.
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