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Hundreds of couples renew vows on Siesta Key

The 25th annual "Say I Do Again" event brought couples to Siesta Key to reaffirm their comitment.


  • By Anna Brugmann
  • | 7:26 p.m. February 14, 2017
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On Feb. 14, 385 couples were going to Siesta Key. They were going to get married — again. 

The Honorable Debra Johnes Riva presided over the 25th annual "Say I Do Again" event at the Siesta Key Beach Pavilion.  

Johnes Riva said she spent much of her career in family law, so she was responsible for quite a few divorces. 

"I feel the need to balance out all those disunions," Johnes Riva said. 

People crowded under the main pavilion and spilled out onto the sand dunes to renew their vows. As the sun set, Johnes Riva finished reading the vows, and hundreds of couples were married — again. 

Beverly and Patrick Lyons
Beverly and Patrick Lyons
Brian and Jill Walker
Brian and Jill Walker
Dottie and Dennis Steizner
Dottie and Dennis Steizner
Tom Rippey, Pat Mullen, Ed Baker, Shirley Baker, Marsha Bergeron and Peter Bergeron, Jerry Rydell and Donna Rydell.
Tom Rippey, Pat Mullen, Ed Baker, Shirley Baker, Marsha Bergeron and Peter Bergeron, Jerry Rydell and Donna Rydell.
Jeff and Leslie Steiner and Greg and Patti Stratos
Jeff and Leslie Steiner and Greg and Patti Stratos
Daniel N. Childs, Daniel K. Childs, LaTyoya Price-Childs and Kevin Childs
Daniel N. Childs, Daniel K. Childs, LaTyoya Price-Childs and Kevin Childs
Jack and Dee Buckingham
Jack and Dee Buckingham
Mike and Jody Berkowitz
Mike and Jody Berkowitz
Carlos and Lupe Garcia
Carlos and Lupe Garcia
Michael and Barbary Hoff were recognized as the couple married the longest. They will be married 71 years in March.
Michael and Barbary Hoff were recognized as the couple married the longest. They will be married 71 years in March.
Greg and Patti Stratos
Greg and Patti Stratos
Robert and Evelyne Spoons
Robert and Evelyne Spoons
Greg and Patti Stratos
Greg and Patti Stratos

 

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