Description
The SDI Underwater Wedding Renewal of Vows is a unique specialty course designed to prepare divers for the logistical, safety, and technical challenges of conducting a ceremony beneath the waves. While it is an officially recognized SDI specialty, it is often categorized as an “unlisted” or niche program primarily offered by specific training centers, such as Spartan SCUBA.
Course Overview
The primary goal of this specialty is to ensure that a celebratory event does not compromise diver safety. It focuses on the coordination required to manage participants, equipment, and ceremonial elements in an aquatic environment.
- Cost: includes time with instructor; 2 in water dives; registration and certification upon successful completion. Does not include equipment rentals.
- Target Audience: Divers planning an underwater wedding or vow renewal, as well as those wishing to assist in or officiate such ceremonies.
- Prerequisites:
- SDI Open Water SCUBA Diver or equivalent
- 18 years or older

What You Will Learn
The course provides practical training in the following areas:
- Event Planning: Coordinating with a dive team, videographers, and guests while managing the limitations of underwater communication.
- Buoyancy & Stability: Techniques for maintaining steady positioning during the ceremony, especially when wearing ceremonial attire or handling props.
- Safety Management: Procedures for managing air consumption and buddy awareness during a high-distraction event.
- Equipment Considerations: Handling non-standard items (like slates for vows or rings) and ensuring they do not interfere with essential dive gear.
Certification Benefits:
- New and Unique Certification: Once certified, you’ll be only one of a few select people EVER to achieve the Underwater Wedding Renewal of Vows certification
- Continuing Education: This specialty counts toward the SDI Advanced Diver Development Program and the SDI Master Scuba Diver rating.
- Specialized Skill Set: Participants gain the confidence to execute a complex underwater event safely and memorably.





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