All our vow renewals had something individual that we loved about them. We renewed our vows on the beach in Hawaii and in New Mexico we said our vows at the Roswell UFO Museum.
After New York, we said our wedding vows in Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Maine. In each state, before we took a picture, we faced each other and said those vows. I had one dress that I paid $350 for. I altered it to take the train off because it needed to be clean and not drag on the ground. I wore that dress, the same shoes and the same red or blue jewellery each time.
Michigan was the sixth state we planned to visit and we decided to say our vows there in a little town called Hell. I had seen the town on TV years before and it seemed like a fun place to go to, with a fun name. As the date of the trip neared, Bucky asked me if I'd like to get married in Hell for real. I said yes! Our marriage certificate says:"After all, a marriage that starts in Hell has nowhere to go but up.
All our vow renewals had something individual that we loved about them. We did something a little different for each one to make it amazing. When we said our vows in Maine, we had wanted to photograph our wedding vows during a blizzard at a lighthouse. We went in the morning at 9.30am, the snow was coming in and there were 35 p/hr winds and a temperature of 9 degrees. When we got home, we had 32 inches of snow on the ground. That was a memorable wedding.
It gives me goosebumps and brings tears to my eyes when I think about what people we met along the way said to us. When people saw us they would say:""What's the occasion? Are you getting married or is it an anniversary?" We would tell them that we were travelling to each state and renewing our wedding vows there. People loved it and told us it was a wonderful idea. They were amazed. When we had finished all 50 states we were kind of sad that it was over, we wanted to do more.