When Marty and I arrived at Julie and Gene's beautiful home in Raleigh on December 27th, (they changed the renewal ceremony to the day before their wedding anniversary because they had an opportunity to go to the Outer Banks for a few days beginning on the 28th) it was still gorgeously decked out for Christmas.
The delight of their lives is their 10 year old daughter, Sophia. And they also have a sweet doggie, Reggie--a family of four all represented with stockings!
Gene was in the kitchen looking like a gourmet chef which he denied he was although they have owned and operated an Italian restaurant in Texas, among their many other adventures.
The day was sunny and very pleasant temperature-wise so we decided to go outside to the backyard area.
This wire snowman made a good witness for the ceremony so we decided to stand near him.
And so we began with words on love and marriage in which they believe.
It was so obvious that their love for each other has endured and become deeper and richer through the years.
Sophia joined us and to avoid little "gifts" from Reggie deposited in the grass, she stood on the stone wall. That was perfect because some words in the ceremony were for her too!
I wrote their ceremony guided by my intuition of what I thought they would like and reflected their marriage. They previewed it and said it was perfect. So, it was a joy to deliver!
Speaking of love as Sophia and Reggie look on!
They read vows from my book to each other.
Then they had some special words to say to each other.
The symbolic exchange of rings....
The pronouncement of re-commitment!
Sealed with a kiss!
And so it is for another year! I hope to be doing another vow renewal ceremony for you next year, Gene and Julie! We can break a glass for the occasion this time! Thank you for calling on me to be of service to you. You are a fabulous couple and although I am not up early and commuting to work mornings to tune into your show these days, I hope to see you around Raleigh for other occasions!
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