Ceremony

So it would be a vow renewal rather than a wedding. You can do the same things for a vow renewal as you would a wedding, but you wouldn't need an ordained officiant since you are already legally married. You would also want to be honest with your guests that you are already legally married otherwise your guests could feel like you lied to them.

You have a vow renewal. You do not call it a wedding because your guests will be offended. Just have a friend perform the ceremony. Be honest with guests that you are already married.

That would be a vow renewal. Is there a reason you can't move in together without being married? I'm assuming religion?

As others have said, it’s a vow renewal, a celebration of your marriage! Super exciting & it’s basically anything your wedding vision was. Be honest with your guests & let them know. If you already have everything for your place & didn’t take a honeymoon after your wedding, you can do a honeymoon fund. That’s what my fiancé & I are doing- we own our home & don’t need more things in it.

View Quoted Comment It’s important to our grandparents (who we highly respect and love) that we are married before we live together - yes religion! We want to do right by them 😊

You can have a wedding celebration or reception a year away. Or a blessing of the wedding if you want to incorporate your faith into it. You just have basically whatever kind of wedding you want, without the vows.


But it wouldn't be a wedding ceremony because you're already married.

View Quoted Comment It's also possible that it's not culturally acceptable for this person--that is the case with my dad's culture, not really tied to religion