Inviting God to Your Wedding: and Keeping God in Your Marriage [Hardcover]

Martha Williamson (Author), Jon Anderson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 9, 2000

"God is the silent partner in all great enterprises."
-- Abraham Lincoln
"In the months before our wedding, I searched the shelves of my favorite bookstores for a wedding book that I never found: A book that would celebrate my joy and acknowledge my fears. A book that would be a silent friend that wouldn't overwhelm me with week-by-week checklists and endless pictures of table settings. . . . I knew that before I began organizing the most important event of my life, I needed to organize my heart."

Inviting God to Your Wedding is not just about planning for an event. It's about preparing for a miracle. Written with honesty, wisdom, and humor by Touched By An Angel Executive Producer Martha Williamson, with a special chapter for men by her husband and Co-Executive Producer Jon Andersen, this inspiring book is a "wedding handbook" for your spirit and your soul.

Funny, thought-provoking, and thoroughly useful, it is filled with ideas, suggestions, and commonsense advice that focus on the most important aspect of every wedding: the coming together of a man and a woman "in the sight of God." From wedding showers to the wedding night, this personal workbook will help create a three-way partnership with God from the start, one that will sustain couples in times of crisis as well as triumph and joy.
        
Inviting God to Your Wedding will become an encouraging handbook of comfort, and celebration in the weeks and months before your wedding, and a treasured book of memories throughout your marriage.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Martha Williamson, the executive producer of the hit television series Touched by an Angel, found herself in a spiritual dilemma when she began planning her wedding. Although she saw numerous books that told her how much money to spend and how many guests to invite and offered mind-boggling check lists, she could not find a book that talked about how to create a wedding that celebrated the union before God. What soon became clear to Williamson is that she wasn't interested in elaborate theme weddings, staged performances, or even tasteful displays of wealth. She wanted to create a wedding that invited God's presence. "Because when God is there suddenly all your priorities are in order," she writes.

This is indeed an excellent resource for getting prenuptial priorities straight. Chapters include "The Myth of the Dream Wedding" and "I Don't Want a Religious Wedding," where Williamson explains that God can be present even without a religious structure. In "Dousing Old Flames and Severing Soul Ties," Williamson discusses letting go of those deep ties to old lovers in order to be fully present with your new beloved. These are the kind of warm and honest discussions we might have with our dearest, wisest aunts. Fortunately, Williamson is here to hold the hand of every bride who is looking for more than prom-glitz and theme galas and is instead seeking a more authentic and sacred union. --Gail Hudson

Review

"Inviting God to Your Wedding" is part wedding guidebook andpart diary of Williamson's own personal journey to create a sacred wedding before God. In fact, the book begins with a chapter on Williamson's own wedding, revealing her private struggles revelations. She describes herself and Anderson as "two damaged souls" when they met: He was burdened by a failed marriage and she was wounded from a demoralizing relationship. They both agreed there was much healing and soul searching to do before they could truly be united in a sacred bond. (Beliefnet, July 2000) -- From Beliefnet

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Crown; 1 edition (May 9, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0609606387
• ISBN-13: 978-0609606384
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 1.2 x 8.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #685,230 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for wimps, June 11, 2000

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This review is from: Inviting God to Your Wedding: and Keeping God in Your Marriage (Hardcover)

This is the book I've spent months looking for: One that offers support, help, ideas and comfort to a bride and groom who are really seeking God. There are a few books written on "spiritual weddings" but none that are so straight-forward, honest and challenging. It's not about how to plan a ceremony that gives people warm-fuzzies. Instead, the author presents us with a loving, all-powerful, miracle-working God and stresses the importance of preparing the heart and soul for marriage, not just the guest-list, the gown and all the details (though she gives good advice on these subjects too.) Asking God to prepare you for marriage and having the courage to truly ask for His presence at your wedding and in your life is not a task for wimps, but the rewards are immeasurable.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "must read" if you are about to walk down the aisle, November 25, 2001

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This review is from: Inviting God to Your Wedding: and Keeping God in Your Marriage (Hardcover)

I would tell any bride to dump the wedding guides and read this book instead. It is more spiritual than religious and you will find yourself more cleansed and prepared for the big day and especially the days to follow. Martha includes inspirational stories and quotes and this book is a very easy read. There were so many wonderful words of wisdom and ideas to ponder over that I had to read it twice. Finally, I would like to say that my wedding day was beyond what I ever could have created because I invited God to be there. It is a simple act but I would have never thought of it had it not been for this book. It was a day I will never forget and it was even more wonderful because I was truly ready, spiritually and emotionally. This will be a well deserved retreat in the midst of the decisions and planning.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spiritual Workout, May 25, 2000

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This review is from: Inviting God to Your Wedding: and Keeping God in Your Marriage (Hardcover)

For those of you who want to be spiritually prepared for marriage... this book is for you. The planning and preparation of marriage/wedding can take us away from diety. This book helps you focus on God and ensure that God will be attending your wedding. For my fiance and myself this book has been a Godsend. It allowed us to talk about difficult things in a loving and Godly way. Hurray for this book...