Getting remarried... to my husband.

My husband is converting back to Catholicism after a long time outside the church. Because our wedding was held outside the church's authority (is that really the right word I'm going for? maybe just outside the church?), we need to hold a convalidation ceremony to have our marriage recognized as a Sacrament and for Vin to be able to take communion.

I have a lot of confusion about the process having never been a part of any formal church, much less the Catholic one, but Vin's priest has been very good in explaining not only the process but the "whys". Thankfully, my continued path outside any church will not be an issue at all. I fully support Vin's journey to what is best for his life and he supports mine- I'd hate for rules and regulations to throw a monkey wrench in either of our needs.

But back to my reason for posting- we need to have a convalidation ceremony. In effect, it's like a whole new wedding. Since we've been married for quite some time and been through so much together, we'd often talked about a future renewal of vows. Seems to me that this goes one step better!

We need to keep it a small affair as we simply cannot handle the expense of a full wedding guest list. Just family really (our immediate family combined is over 20 people- lots of siblings and children). But we want to actually enjoy it as more than just a quick church mass- we want a reception too. So here we are looking at caterers, locations, cakes, etc. This is just so weird. And I love it!

I'm typically so far from girly, but I will admit to some excitement over dress, ceremony, reception and finally, after 13 years of marriage, the chance for a real honeymoon. We've been trying to go to Italy for over a year now as a delayed honeymoon. Now we can work hard to make it a real one!

I'm a bit stressed over it all but I love how my husband is the one looking at all the reception stuff before I am. He's such a romantic!