Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding
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Conari Press
(1 Dec 2002)
Author:
Daphne Rose Kingma
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UPC: 654241008617
Paperback, ISBN 1573248614
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 of 5
(19 Reviews)
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| Customer Rating: 5 out of 5 |
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More than words can say … Kingma is king of vows!
I plan to elope and have never wanted to say the standard religious vows from my Roman Catholic childhood. Kingma is a master of words. Capturing love is not easy. Saying the most with the least is the magic. Bring illumination into your personal ceremony with Daphne’s wisdom. Better yet, consider having her as your marriage officiant.
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| Customer Rating: 3 out of 5 |
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Okay, depending on what you want
Most of this book was irrelevant for what I wanted. I was looking for a source for religiously-oriented vows, prayers, and blessings which I could use to create an ecumenical wedding service. This book DOES have a section of such things –and I did find it useful for comparison purposes– but the main emphasis is on contemporary vows, addresses, etc., most of which seemed just too fluffy for me. If you do want very emotionally-laden, “unique to you” and non-traditional wedding, go for this. If you seriously want to compare weddings from different Judeo-Christian traditions, I highly recommend _Weddings: A Complete Guide to All Religious and Interfaith Marriage Services_ instead.
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| Customer Rating: 4 out of 5 |
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A great tool for getting ideas for your ceremony
My partner and I combed through this book learning the history and meaning of different kinds of ceremonies which really helped us as we wrote our own. I am not a specifically religious person so it was helpful learning the background behind the different parts of traditional ceremonies (invocation, vows, etc) as well as seeing how different folks (pagan, recovery) have created their own ceremonies. I actually found these sections a bit cheesy, but it was still a useful book in all.
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