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Ken surprised me with a traditional northern Thai wedding to renew our wedding vows of 16 years . A truly romantic experience! These weddings are known throughout Thailand as the most romantic and spiritual weddings in Thailand, having an exotic and romantic flair to them... So us! I was so surprised that Ken came up with this all on his own with the Traditional Thai formal ware that was just beautiful and so romantic, it was like stepping back in time...Our wedding attire dates back 500 years in tradition....I was impressed and it felt like I had dressed like this before, it felt very familiar, must have the Guru do a past life regression on us because that was really familiar...Ken looked like a prince and I felt like a princess....you know what's really funny is that ken had this planned before our trip and he kept it a secret, it must have been killing him...lol

This Thai wedding was a unique way to experience the beauty and generosity of the culture of Northern Thailand and its people - a truly unique way to experience our renewal of our vows .

All of Thailand has their version of the marriage ceremony where you truly do 'tie the knot'. It is a deeply spiritual ceremony for Buddhist and non Buddhists alike. If you choose to legally register your marriage locally it is easy with their help, it is also a legally accepted marriage in most all countries.

We enjoyed the romance and spiritual experience together of our Thai wedding, starting a unique new life together as a happily renewed married couple.

This is the most lavish Thai Buddhist wedding for the truly romantic like Ken and I. I was treated to a "Spa treatment" or traditional "Thai massage" the day before the wedding. They also arranged for a manicure and pedicure for Ken and I and hair dresser services for on the wedding day for me. They provided traditional Thai wedding attire for Ken and I and Thai jewelry for me along with a lavish head peice.OMG!!!

The wedding day started with morning offerings to the monks. We were escorted to the morning market to select foods and flowers for the monks. We received a formal monks blessing at a temple by highly revered monks. The merit making of offering monks food in the morning, birds and fish to release at the temple which is said to encourage good luck in the couple’s future.

Ceremony, Buddhist weddings in Thailand after the knot tying ceremony, we started for the evening wedding feast which had included a selection of Traditional Thai ethnic dances preformed by a local Thai dance troupe. We both partook in setting off Traditional Fire balloons "KomLoi" to remove bad luck The evening was capped off with a professional Thai fireworks display! This was as romantic as when we first got married in Hawaii in 1995, just the two of us and God as our witness...it's all good!

On your first morning as married couple, they suppled us a very simple breakfast including a great selection of tropical fruits and epicurean delights, or what ever you prefer for breakfast. We received Thai massages in the morning on the private balcony of their teak hideaway. How romantic is that...hope you enjoy the pictures of us. life is good!

In ancient times a wedding chamber ceremony followed the party, when a married elderly couple would prepare the wedding bed and place on it a plate with offerings of food symbolizing fertility, while other token symbols of good luck and prosperity were placed in the room. Meanwhile a silver and a golden barrier were created outside the room by the guests, through which the couple passed before proceeding to the wedding chamber, where they were advised by their elders of their future responsibilities, and had their union blessed. The guests then retire leaving the couple alone.

Our Vows

I, Donna, take you, Ken to be my beloved partner, 
to journey together in love and joy throughout this lifetime. 
I promise to love you tenderly 
and to care for you both with kindness and compassion. 
I will encourage and support you on your spiritual path 
and in the manifestation of your life's work. 
I will be your fortress in the storms of life, 
protecting, sheltering and comforting you. 
I will listen with my heart and keep it open to you always. 
I hold the intention to live daily 
my highest truth and integrity. 
I will bask in the goodness of your heart 
and give you the joy of mine all the rest of my days.
and so be it...


Please click on the link above and view all our pictures...29 of them give them time to load as they are spectacular if I may say so myself...as you can see we're feeling much better now...Donna