Celebration
A Vow Renewal at Sea
A quiet ceremony at anchor, the children watching, the captain officiating if you want him to.
A vow renewal is, in our experience, more moving than most weddings — there are fewer guests, fewer obligations, and twenty or twenty-five years of life between the first ceremony and this one. The setting matters more, not less. A yacht at anchor in the lee of Es Vedrà, just the two of you and the children (or grandchildren), the captain officiating in a brief blue ceremony, is the format that has stuck.
The office handles a renewal almost identically to a small wedding charter, with one important difference: the planning is conducted entirely between us and the partner organising the surprise. The renewed couple, on a vow renewal, is almost always the focus of a gift — not the planners.
The office handles
Quietly,
in the background.
- 01A simple ceremony script the captain reads (or your own chosen person)
- 02Two simple posies for the couple, by the same Ibiza florist we use for weddings
- 03A small wedding-band string quartet if you'd like one — three songs only
- 04A photographer for the ceremony plus ninety minutes after — gone before dinner
- 05A celebration dinner with the courses each of you most loved at the original wedding
- 06Discreet logistics — no guests need know it's a renewal until they're already on board
The shape of the day
Sample timeline.
16:00
Embarkation
Family welcomed onto the boat in the marina.
17:00
Anchor at Es Vedrà
Boat settles; the deck is set for the ceremony.
17:30
The ceremony
Brief, blue, often very quiet. Captain reads three sentences.
18:00
Champagne on the bow
Photographs taken; the trio plays its three songs.
19:30
Celebration dinner
Five courses, the wedding menu reprised.
23:30
Return to marina
Drivers waiting on the pontoon.
Suggested yachts
Built for this kind of day.
35.0 mFriendship
115ft Benetti — the flagship of the fleet. Refit in 2019, full-beam master suite, four further guest cabins, and a sundeck built for shaded dining at twelve. A crew of six runs the boat as a household: chef, two stewards, captain, two engineers. Built for weeks aboard, not days.
31.0 mDark Knight
102ft Leopard with twin MTUs, 26 knots flat. Built for owners who'd rather arrive than cruise — Formentera in forty minutes, Mallorca before lunch. Twelve guests across five staterooms; a crew of four who've been aboard since the 2023 refit.
31.0 mLa Romana
Sister hull to Dark Knight, refit 2024. Same Leopard 102 chassis, same twin MTUs — finished in warm teak and cream. Flybridge jacuzzi, foredeck sun pads, a tender lift that handles 4.2m. Quieter at speed than the original.
30.2 mLady KC
99ft Maiora with zero-speed stabilisers — comfortable at anchor in any swell. Flybridge jacuzzi, sun beds, sound system, and a full provisioning package included: seabob, jet ski, paddleboards, drinks. The reliable choice for guests who value stillness over speed.
Begin A Vow Renewal at Sea
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Questions we hear
Most-asked.
Is the captain legally able to marry us again?+
A vow renewal is symbolic — it isn't a legal ceremony, so the captain (or anyone you choose) can officiate. We work with a celebrant in Ibiza Town if you want a more formal hand.
How many guests typically attend a vow renewal?+
Most we plan have 4–12 guests — the immediate family. Larger renewals (20+) are unusual but we have done them; the script and the boat both scale.
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