Advice accepted

Next Summer, my husband and I will be celebrating out 50th Wedding Anniversary.  If it is God's Will we still be alive.  

Although he was not Catholic when we married in Church 50 years ago, so we did not have a Mass, just a simple ceremony.  He is Catholic today!

We would like to renew our wedding vows at a Mass next Summer.

So my questions are:  
I have never been to such celebration before. Is it proper to wear white, or is it better to wear a different color?  
We want this to be a private affair, the Mass, just our family, small wedding renew.  If others just come that is okay too.  We just don’t want a big production, and get lost in the religious aspect.  

Is it okay to have my granddaughters escort me down the aisle? Do I even walk down the aisle; what is proper?  I was thinking if my granddaughters 6 of them can escort/ walk with me, they can wear their graduation dresses, all are different but modest, prom like dresses.  (Graduated from the Mount) within the last few years.  

I was thinking of having the younger ones accompany me instead of the older granddaughters, also 6 of them, (still in school),  but one of them is novus ordo and won’t be able to receive Holy Communion, which might cause hurt feelings within that family.
 
Any other ideas would be appreciated.  

Thanks so much, you don't know how I appreciate this.  Especially about the color white.  

I have a whole year to plan but since I have not had a Mass at my original wedding I am really excited about this.  

I think its unsuitable to wear white at a vow renewal, as its a symbol of  virginity.  It was customary for the father to walk the bride down the aisle to give her away.  Since you are already married wouldn't it make more sense for you and your husband to walk down the aisle together.

To make the event special, I would choose some less-symbolic areas. For example, choose flowers of some significance -- perhaps mimicing those from your wedding -- to decorate the altar.

My aunt/uncle invited back those of their original wedding party and had them sit at the head table at the reception, but they were not involved during Mass in any way.

Also, do have your grandsons serve Mass or any singers in your family assist with the hymns.

If you'd like to be escorted in by someone, I would have them do so just before Mass. As treadingwater said, you're not being "given away" again, so it would be more equivalent to the seating of mothers before a wedding. (I think this is what my aunt/uncle did -- she was escorted in by one of her sons (as her grandkids are mostly female and the only boy was already assisting with music) with her husband following just behind. They did this just before Mass began.)

Just my 2 cents ... I'm sure others have more and better ideas. : )

White as the bridal color was not common at all until 1840 when Queen Victoria wore it so she could incorporate some lace she owned.

Traditionally, wedding dresses were very bold colors and the only rule (aside from modesty of course) was that you wear the most expensive dress befitting your level in life.  The poor would usually wear their best Mass dress and the rich would wear furs and velvet, etc.

The color choice is entirely up to you and you should not worry about wearing white if you want to because it has no relevance in a Catholic wedding.  It does not symbolize virginity - it symbolizes people following the fashion of Queen Victoria the protestant false-queen of England in the 1800s.

In fact, blue is traditionally the color of purity - not white and the white gown is only symbolic as a baptismal gown in the Church.