We Had our 25th Anniversary Vow Renewal!

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I have been remiss in updating you about our vow renewal, but I wanted to have pictures to go with my update. Both Michael and I wanted to stay in the moment, so neither of us took pictures. I asked Melissa (our 19yo) to take pictures, but she had friends there she hadn't seen in a while and was busy doing kid things. SOOOOO I don't have many pictures yet, but I do have some I can share.

I didn't wind up finding a dress that was fancier than a Church dress, but not as fancy as a Mother of the Bride type dress, but I think the dress I found was perfect for how the day turned out. I did not lose weight before the day, so I was pretty self-conscious about the fact that I had packed on some pounds.
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Michael didn't plan ahead and found that his nice pants were a little too snug to wear that morning, so he had to wear his winter slacks that were a size larger. He was so cute - he made sure his tie matched my dress.

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Out of the 25 people we invited, they all came! I was surprised that my nephews came to the church as they don't really want anything to do with religion. The sister who did the flower arrangements for the flowers was there and she was so happy for us - she came up afterwards and took a picture with us and the flowers. We had two of these vases.

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The renewal was within the Mass. They called us up and gave an intro, then we exchanged vows again, and then the church prayed over us. This priest is crazy about 6 ft social distancing still...so he was not right next to us like it would have been.

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The cake cutting. On our original wedding day, Mike did a Jack Nicholas imitation, and he did it again. LOL

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We had a reception at Buca di Beppo, and then went back to Michael's father's house for the cake and champagne.

Pictures in next post.
 
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Thanks so much for sharing Susie! I love your dress, your shoes, the flowers, the cake, everything! I love that everyone showed up for you too. Beautiful occasion.
 
What a lovely celebration - and you look beautiful! I love your dress and those gold heels! Congrats on 25 years.
 
Congratulations Susie! You look so beautiful and your cake turned out beautiful as well! So glad you had a wonderful celebration and Happy 25th Anniversary!
 
Congratulations Susie! Such a special occasion!! Everything looks wonderful!
 
Oh my gosh YAY! I've been waiting to see fun pictures of your vow renewal. You look gorgeous! I adore your fun gold shoes and that red dress is the perfect color on you! I love seeing the cake too! Those two pictures of then and now with the Jack Nicholas pose are the best! :rofl I'm so glad you had a nice day and everything turned out great! :agree
 
Thank you for sharing the photos -- how fun to see! Congratulations! You looked amazing and what a beautiful event!
 
O, you look so gorgeous! I love your cake, I love your dress, I love your shoes! Looks like a really great day.
 
Congratulations, Susie and Mike!!! LOVE your wonderful pictures and I'm so happy that your celebration was so perfect!!:bk:bk
 
Wow, Suzie - love everything. You look fabulous, that smile, dress and heels are amazing. Love the sweetness captured between you and the hubster and the awesome family pics. So happy you shared this all with us as well.
 
Thank you for all the lovely comments!! It was a wonderful day and now to scrap it!!
 
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