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Anne Marie left her body on August 5, 2022.

To honor Anne Marie’s memory she requested
you go to your local shelter and adopt a dog or cat.

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2014 Valentine’s Day
Free Marriage Vow Renewal Ceremony

A Hundred Couples Say I Do Again

A hundred couples renewed their wedding vows Friday at the 12th annual
Celebration of Love ceremony held at Trunk Bay on St. John.
A Hundred Couples Say I Do Again
BY LYNDA LOHR — FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Linda and Allen Strahl of Greenfield, Ind. Married for nearly 47 years, Linda and Allen Strahl of Greenfield, Ind., celebrated their long-lasting love Friday along with 99 other couples by renewing their wedding vows at the 12th annual Celebration of Love ceremony held at Trunk Bay on St. John.

“She’s very forgiving,” Allen Strahl said when asked their secret to a long marriage.

The couple, who are vacationing on St. John at a Peter Bay villa, is married longer than any of the others who renewed their vows. There were several who came close, however.

Phil and Florence Ernzen of Plymouth, Mich., tied the knot 45 years ago. “We’re in love,” Phil Ernzen said. Read more…

Daily News Article on annual Celebration of Love
Couples renew their vows at Trunk Bay
Saturday, February 15, 2014

A 100 Couples renewed their marriage vows Friday during the 12th Annual Marriage Vow renewal ceremony at Trunk Bay, St. John. The ceremony was officiated by the Rev Anne Marie Porter. “My intention is to give married couples an opportunity to honor each other and begin their marriage anew.” said Porter, who has renewed the vows of over 1,100 couples in the last 12 years.

2014 Celebration Of Love above photos by Albion Sewer

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