the original wedding certificate, a photograph of their first home, family snapshots and scrapbooks, a photo montage of the couple and all their family members, their original wedding album, plus a sentimental item or two unique to their life together, such as a cradle he may have made by hand for their first baby, etc.
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A very simple way to handle the vows in a reaffirmation ceremony is for the minister to read the actual vows that were made at the couple's wedding ceremony, then ask the couple if they do freely reaffirm those vows right at that moment. The minister may ask, after reading their original vows:
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 | | "Remembering these vows, made so many years ago on ________________ 19____, do you now reaffirm these vows and your love for each other?"
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| | The couple answers: "I do."
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However, for those couples who would like to personalize their reaffirmation vows, this chapter offers many touching choices.
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| | "I thank God, our Father, for bringing us together to love and care for each other. Every year, as we have walked through our days together, whether joyous or difficult, I thanked God to have you by my side. You have always been there for me, ______________, filled with love, understanding and encouragement, freely offering a smile and a hug. Today, as we reaffirm our wedding vows, I commit my life to you anew and I vow to be a loving, true and faithful husband as long as we both shall live."
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