Heritage Hill Senior Community in Weatherly was decorated with strings of lights and tables littered with centerpieces and bouquets of flowers Thursday afternoon.

At approximately 2 p.m., 11 area couples, five of whom reside at Heritage Hill, renewed their wedding vows.The seated crowd hummed a wedding march as the brides accompanied their grooms through a lighted archway.Brides grasped their counterpart's hand or clung to their arm as the ceremony opened."Usually what ends up happening is the spouses give a speech that they want you to rehearse to say to them. Well that didn't happen, so I'm going to improvise," began Magisterial District Judge Joseph D. Homanko Sr."What I want each and every one to do is look at their significant other as I do the ceremony, and then I'm going to pause, and I'm going to let each and every one say something to each other that they want to say that's very special and very dear to each other."And so they did.Twenty-two seniors from all walks of life spoke the sacred words "I do" once again to their spouse and were reminded of how meaningful their marriages were, are, and will continue to be."It's wonderful to see couples who are still in love and still want to say I do again," said Lisa Marie Halecky, marketing admissions director at Heritage Hill. "So we decided to put this together and it's very special to make a lot of people happy."The event was complete with a toast of champagne and cutting of cake. One miniature cake for each pair. After the group toast, each couple individually approached a table to cut their tiered cake.Heritage Hill mailed invitations to area couples, which attracted Linda Hascher of Summit Hill, who has been married 41 years."I love going to this stuff. Anywhere there's a party," said Hascher.Hascher's fun-loving, laid-back attitude is reflected in her advice to tandems everywhere."You've just got to respect each other and love each other and do things together and it works out."Louise and Stanley Zuber, who will reach 56 years together in August, were present as well, although the trip almost didn't happen."I wasn't sure I wanted to come," said Stanley. "I would probably rather be out in the woods or somewhere roaming around rather than doing this."But I came because that was the right thing to do. And I'm glad I did it.""Being married is long," said Louise. "And I think the younger generation should be aware that you are going to have ups and downs and you will have problems. And you have to work them out, stand your ground and you will be married a long time."Stanley has some specific advice for those involved in marriage."They should pay attention to seven words. 'I love you,' 'I'm sorry' and 'Yes dear.' Seven words. It works. It worked for 56 years."