Marriage vows are the most long-term promises we ever make – to love and care for someone else for the rest of our lives! They are a commitment to put someone else’s interests as equal to our own, and they involve setting aside our own short-term ‘wants’ for long-term stability and satisfaction.
They are life changing – and have a huge impact on
the way our lives work out. For those that make them they are ‘the BIG
Promise’.
Every year more than a quarter of a million couples across the UK signify their
commitment to each other by getting married – they make, explicitly or
implicitly, promises to each other that form the bedrock on which successful
marriages are built.
In
2014 we plan that on 8th Feb, at 5,15pm, every couple in the UK will have the
opportunity to re-affirm their Big promises to each other, and St Paul’s will
be one venue. We plan to draw attention to the BIG Promise by coordinating
those venues that wish to, in setting a new Guinness World Record for couples
reaffirming their vows.
Couples
taking part locally will have to arrive at St Paul’s well in advance of the act
of renewal of commitment, say 4.0 p.m. to allow time to register. People will
need some ID and their marriage certificate. The event will be videoed as a
record that it happened.
After
the ceremony, we hope to have champagne and cake.
That’s
what the BIG Promise is all about – celebrating, supporting, strengthening
couples across the nation! Do join us.
