Vow Renewal Invitation Wording: Ideas and Examples

All marriages have their ups and downs, and need sustained effort to stay healthy. Renewing your vows is one of the grander things you can do to keep your love going strong. A vow renewal ceremony is a reaffirmation of your commitment to your partner, and a reminder of all the reasons you got married in the first place.

One of the great things about a vow renewal ceremony is that you can skip a lot of the usual formal wedding etiquette. While vow renewals can take just about any form you like, they’re typically casual and intimate.

Whereas you might have sprung for fancy invites for your wedding, you might be more inclined to go the do-it-yourself route for the vow renewal. The only hitch is, you have to come up with the invite wording yourself.

Don’t worry – you don’t have to do it all on your own. This article will help you with some general guidelines, along with specific examples of vow renewal invitation wording that you can use.

Note: Vow renewals are usually organized by the couple, but may also be organized and/or hosted by the children of the couple, or by close friends. The tips and examples in this guide are mostly geared toward the vow-renewing couple, but are easily adapted to other situations as well.

Vow Renewal Invite Tips

Here’s some general advice on crafting a vow renewal invitation.

1. Get nostalgic. A vow renewal is all about rekindling those old feelings, so hearkening back to the early days of the marriage is appropriate. There are at least a couple of ways to do this. One is by adopting the style of a formal wedding invitation (even if the event itself is casual). The other is to include an old wedding photo of the couple.

2. Mention the anniversary. Vow renewals often happen on the couple’s wedding anniversary. Generally, the vow renewal should be the main focus of the invitation, but the anniversary should be mentioned as well – especially if it’s one of the biggies.

What if you’re renewing your vows in private or in an exotic location, and you just want to invite people to a reception? In that case, you can adapt the wording ideas from this article.

Formal/Straightforward

There are a couple of reasons to go with formal wording for the invite: 1) you’ve opted for a more formal event, or 2) you want the nostalgic feeling of a “real” wedding invitation. Either way, here are some wording ideas.

Casual & Fun

Here are couple of lighthearted options for a vow renewal invite, including some whimsical and funny wording ideas.

Big Anniversary

A big wedding anniversary (25th, 50th, etc.) is often an occasion for renewing vows. Most of the sample wording in this article can be tweaked for this purpose, but here’s a specific example.

Save the Date

Save the Date cards aren’t typically necessary for a vow renewal ceremony. That is, unless it’s a destination vow renewal, or the date falls close to a major holiday. In these cases, advanced notice is required. Here’s an example of “Save the Date” wording for a marriage vow renewal.

“No Gifts” Wording

A vow renewal generally doesn’t involve gifts. Because some invitees may be unclear on this point, you may want to include some wording such as the following.

More Vow Renewal Phrases

Finally, here’s a list of miscellaneous phrases to consider for a vow renewal ceremony invitation. When deciding on wording for your invite, use these to mix-and-match to your satisfaction.

Bridal showers aren’t usually in the offing for vow renewals, but if you are planning one, check out this list of cute cake sayings.

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Mat Jobe

Mat Jobe has written for print and online publications for over 25 years. In that time, he's worked as a journalist, blogger, and technical writer, and even had a brief stint as a video game writer. He founded AllWording.com in 2014.

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