Civil Wedding Vows

When is the usual time when couples renew their Wedding Vows?

I was just watching a movie where this couple did their wedding vow renewal at 42 years and I was wondering..is there like a precedent for when the vow renewal usually happens or is it basically up to each couple? Like I know there is a "Diamond" Anniversary, "Paper" Anniversary, things like that. Is there something like that for vow renewals? Thanks in advance! :)

Public Comments

1. usually at 25 and 50. Sometimes people renew their vows because they separated and made up so they want to refresh it all so to speak.
2. Some say 10 years Some say 20 years or later.. It really depends on the individual couple, what kind of trials they've experienced and what they want. When they feel it is the right time, they should. My husband and I did not have the wedding we wanted at all when we got married a couple years ago, and most of our family wasn't speaking to each other at the time. We never got wedding pictures and it was a big let down so we are considering renewing on our 5 year.
3. I personally would only think it necessary to renew my marriage vows if they had been broken. What other reason would there be to renew them.
4. There's no set year when couples renew their vows. Some never do. It's up to the couple if and when they do. For my parents 40th anniversary, we threw them a big surprise party and invited the original wedding party and a friend of theirs who happens to be a minister. They renewed their vows in front of about 50 family and friends.
5. I've heard it all. usually 20, 25, 40, and 50 are the popular ones. I know for some couples they like to renew their vow's after they have gone through a rough patch that almost caused the to separate. It depends on each couple really.
6. When the shi*t has hit the fan more than a few times in your married life and you are still there together. If you survive this, then renew your vows. You owe each other....
7. Nobody I have ever known has ever done a vow renewal. I had never heard of it until I saw Carly and Jax do it on General Hospital because they were going to break up and they decided to commemorate their decision not to divorce, or something. Then I came here and found out it's apparently relatively common. It's still not something every couple even does though, so there are definitely no rules. It's just generally not done early in the marriage. I would personally be embarrassed to think anybody thought my vows NEEDED renewing. When you marry someone you are making a lifetime commitment, not signing a lease.
8. Renewing vows is a novelty. So there is no tradition to it (yet). I would not renew my vows. I vowed once till death do us part and I meant it. Thus those vows hold a lifetime. But to each their own. I can understand it if the couple has been through a very rough time, overcoming infidelity (thus nullifying the previous vows). Or something like that
9. There are no rules or regulations concerning "renewing your wedding vows." I know of a couple who do it every year (they go on a mini vacation every year in the fall to a different city/state) . . I know of couples who do it every five years . . and I know of couples who have done it once on their 25th wedding anniversary. It's your decision. Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant