My husband and I have been married for 5 years. He is currently serving in Iraq and when he comes home we want to renew our vows with a military touch. Any suggestions? I am really trying hard to make this extra special to show him how much I appreciate the sacrifices that he is making for me and our daughters. thanks
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Hello proudarmywife!
Thank you for the great question and the sacrifices your family makes for our country each and every day. Military weddings are a great way to show pride in the demanding yet rewarding career our significant others choose for themselves. It will truly add that personal touch you and your husband are looking during your vow renewal ceremony.
The military ceremony is different from other weddings/ceremonies in the following ways:
-Military weddings are formal in attire. Your husband, bridal party and guests who are entitled to do so may wear full dress uniform.
-Other attendants who are not military members wear civilian formal attire.
-Men in uniform do not wear boutonnieres.
-The American flag and the standard of your husband's unit should be displayed.
-During the recessional, the bride and groom--if the groom is a commissioned officer--pass under an arch of drawn swords or sabers that is formed outside the ceremony site (church, chapel, etc.)
-At the reception, the cake is cut using the groom's sword or saber.
These are the main ingredients of a military wedding. However, feel free to add other touches that speak to the tastes and commitment you and your husband have made to one another. Have a beautiful ceremony!
Meesha Tameesha DeSangles
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Jun 22, 2004, 10:09 AM
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Thank you so much! We are definately going to make is special. I want to show him how much I love and appreciate the things he has done! thanks for the great info!
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I would like to join Tameesha in thanking you and your family for your commitment to defending our country as well as congratulating you on five happpy years of marriage.
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Jun 27, 2005, 10:25 PM
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Hello Proud Army Wife:
I am a proud marine wife who's husband also served in Iraq and is probably going over for his second tour of duty in September of this year. Thankfully he was home to celebrate our fourth wedding anniversary last week and we have decided to renew our vows next year. I also would like military touches to be a part of our ceremony and I have no clue were to begin. Our family is a blended family. I have three children from a previous marriage and he has one and we all live aboard a Marine Corp base. Military life requires much sacrifice for all involved and I just want you to know that there are people out there who understand what you have been through.
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My husband and I are getting ready to renew our vows this Sunday. He is in the Army and stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. We have been married for 6 + years now but we got married by the JP in TN. No one was present at the time but us and we want our family to witness the occasion so we are doing it all over again. My husband has already been to Iraq for 15 months last year but he is getting ready to do his second tuor in Oct of this year. We now have three young children to help us out with the ceremony. I just wanted to say hey, good luck and your not the only military iwfe going though all this. If is exciting but majorly stressful.
Congrads to you and yours,
God bless your soldier & your re-marriage.
Kimberly Foreman - US Army Wife TN
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Thank you for posting such a kind message, Kim!
Please thank your husband for defending us and may God provide you with strength and guidance until he returns back home.
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