On May 30, 1958, Aunty Bubby and Reg were married.
In 2018, Aunty Bubby was adamant about renewing their vows. So, when Uncle Reg thought he was going to renew his driver’s licence on Saturday 2nd June, he was surprised to find himself walking down the aisle again surrounded by 200 close friends and
The Ratana Apostle, Pahu August officiated the wedding. All the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were nicely dressed and the weather cleared and showed some blue sky for the ceremony.
One older Aunty present, had to ask if the reason they were getting married again; was it because they had become divorced? It took some talking to convince her that they were still married.
At the end of the ceremony, there were quite a few speakers who were impressed with the day and we can assume that Reg and Bubby have started a trend – this won’t be the last renewal of vows we’ll see!
The Reception was held at the Citizens Club which was a wonderful occasion for those who would normally be doing the catering and organisation back at the marae; so it was very relaxing and a chance to enjoy the whole occasion by everybody. It was only on the way home that Reg realised, he still didn’t have his driver’s licence saying, “And I didn’t see any traffic cops either”!
By John Ohia
