Wedding march

good luck to them!

I think all of us that are married, should do the right thing, and go down there now and see if its not to late to stop him.

Traditional Japanese wedding ceremonies are so beautiful.

It looks like a beautiful event. I wonder if my wife would consider renewing our vows in Japan? Is it acceptable in Japan to do that?

All the best to the couple

Is it acceptable in Japan to do that?

Probably, but most Japanese couples would look at you despairingly and wonder why...

The bridegroom looks like a foreigner.

It looks like a beautiful event. I wonder if my wife would consider renewing our vows in Japan? Is it acceptable in Japan to do that?

We are thinking the same thing. We will have been married 10 years next year. Its been wonderful. Its also been absolutely shit at times(!) but we are still together and still stronger than ever. I think that is something worth celebrating.

Get in touch with the Japan aisaika (愛妻家) organisation. They are the ones who organise the cabbage patch shout-outs and things in Gunma. They have one coming up at the end of January in Hibiya park. That is the "Japanese" way to do things. My friend on FB works with them and I told him recently about the trend in the west to renew vows. He thought that was fantastic. Mail me on FB if you want more info.

As for whether it is acceptable to renew your vows here - quite honestly if you are prepared to rent the church, pay the fake minister and probably not charge your friends too much for entrance, you can pretty much do anything you want!

on topic - I heard those kimono are something like 12 layers and it takes 3 of you to get the bride dressed! There is definitely something hauntingly beautiful about it though.

At our blessing ceremony in the UK my husband wore Hakama and I wore a traditional white western dress. We exchanged vows in English (him) and Japanese (me). We gave the British guests chopsticks, and the Japanese guests English tea as presents. We put little phrase cards on the tables so people could wander around after dinner (once they were half-cut!) practicing their Japanese with the Japanese guests (yielding some hilarious results and a couple of hook-ups!) It was a fabulous day and the mix of cultures and styles went down really well. I only wish I could have drunk more champagne (was 15 weeks pregnant with our honeymoon baby!!!)

cha-ching someone just married into money.

Best of luck.

The walk into Meiji Shrine is cool (literally on a hot, humid Tokyo summer day) and something I've done many times over the years. But this Gaijn/Japanese Shinto ceremony is the first I've ever seen.

Lunch box gets my thumbs up

Of course these "weddings" have absolutely no real meaning, they are just theatre...like so much here. Most likely, the couple actually got married at a city office some time ago (perhaps without even going there, just by posting off the forms).

He looks clever, smart...young...

bride looks very sweet ..

after 5 years, they won't be grinning

My friend on FB works with them and I told him recently about the trend in the west to renew vows. He thought that was fantastic. Mail me on FB if you want more info.

Done that. I hope this is not an imposition. Despite what some people seem to feel, westerners wanting to experience some part of a county's rites and culture, is not some sort of vampirism, but a genuine interest.

Wow everyone must do something different like this in their wedding so that it become memorable for all.