Wedding Rites: The Complete Guide to Traditional Vows, Music, Ceremonies, Blessings, and Interfaith ServicesMany engaged couples, no matter what their personal style, find themselves turning back to tradition for their wedding ceremony. Is there a way to follow tradition and still carve your own wedding path? Yes, there is -- with this unique book in hand. Michael Foley presents meaningful wedding traditions so old that they're practically new again. Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Jewish wedding traditions fill this comprehensive guidebook, the only one of its kind. From music and flowers to vows and ceremonies to blessings, Foley's Wedding Rites contains a vast assortment of rich traditions very usable in weddings today. Best of all, it's easy to reference and easy to use This book is an indispensable resource for couples, wedding planners, ministers, and all who love the beauty of tradition. Wedding Rites offers:
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Contents
Having a Traditional Wedding | 1 |
Betrothals and Banns | 7 |
The Reading of the Banns | 20 |
Advice | 22 |
A Selection of French Medieval Vows | 36 |
A Selection of Vows from the Renaissance and Beyond | 65 |
Advice | 73 |
Blessings | 105 |
Postnuptials | 127 |
Putting It All Together | 145 |
Appendixes | 175 |
The Language of Flowers and Color | 181 |
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