Complete Book of Wedding Vows [Paperback]

Diane Warner (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Career Pr Inc (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 156414237X
• ISBN-13: 978-1564142375
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #363,449 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #25 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Weddings > Ceremony

More About the Author

Diane Warner is the best-selling author of 23 books, including Diane Warner's Contemporary Guide to Wedding Etiquette, Complete Book of Wedding Vows, Big Wedding on a Small Budget, Complete Book of Wedding Toasts, and Diane Warner's Big Book of Parties. She lives with her author-husband in Tucson, Arizona.

Customer Reviews

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82 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Totally useless book other than being Screamingly Funny!, March 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Complete Book of Wedding Vows (Paperback)

I purchased this book without thumbing through it, because it was referenced on an Internet wedding site. Bad move. I cannot fathom anyone having a successful marriage who started out with the attitudes expressed in these vows. The traditional vows were beyond weird, the way they were stuck in the book haphazardly out of context; the nontraditional vows were not just sappy, but scary. They are designed for people who believe that the individual ceases to exist, once married, and one of them sounds like a stalker wrote it ("You cannot escape my love...If you try to hide, I will follow you..."). The worst section of all was designed for second marriages. I cannot believe that people would really pour out their brokenness and anguish over their past, at the altar on their wedding day. I feel compelled to warn couples who are approaching marriage for the first time: Stay away from anything that dishonors who you are as individual persons. Bring your whole self to your new mate and be joyous! (And find another book, please).

40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars not terribly useful, October 4, 2000

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Lindsey Noble (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Book of Wedding Vows (Paperback)

I found this book syrupy and narrow-viewed; some of the vows were just bizarre and histrionic. It was also dominantly Christian, which was not what I was looking for. I was disappointed. If you want a truly interesting and varied book of wedding vow suggestions, try "Alternative Weddings: An Essential Guide to Creating Your Own Ceremony". It's a lot more genuine and offers a much wider range of ideas.

Alternative Weddings: An Essential Guide for Creating Your Own Ceremony

26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Compare first, August 12, 2001

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Suzette Aimes - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Book of Wedding Vows (Paperback)

I compared a few wedding vow books and although I thank all the authors for their efforts, the one I found the most useful, comprehensive, progressive in thinking, and with a generous mix of both spiritual and secular vows is "With These Words...I Thee Wed". Guess that's why it's been around the longest.