The Perfect Stranger's Guide to Wedding Ceremonies: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People's Religious Ceremonies [Paperback]

Stuart M. Matlins (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2000

Wedding day jitters aren’t reserved for brides and grooms!

A wedding is a joyous event—but you can feel awkward while everyone else is enjoying the wedding if you’re unfamiliar with the religious tradition and customs involved. You want to be sure that you know how to behave and what to expect. There’s no need to enter an unfamiliar atmosphere unprepared, wondering:

What will happen? What should I wear? How long will it last? Is it okay to take pictures? Will there be a reception?

Should I bring a gift? When is it okay to leave?

The Perfect Stranger’s Guide to Wedding Ceremonies helps to answer these questions and many more, telling you everything you need to know to avoid embarrassment, relax, and have a good time.

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The handbook to proper behavior at weddings of almost any religion or denomination

Despite the joy of the celebration, attending a wedding can be a tense, uncomfortable experience for guests who are not familiar with the religious tradition and customs involved. And in today’s diverse North American society, we are often invited—through family, friends, or business contacts—to religious ceremonies or services that are not of our own religious tradition or faith. If you don’t know what’s going to happen and what you should do, it’s easy to spend more time worrying about how to behave than enjoying the occasion: What will happen? What do I wear? What should I avoid doing, wearing, saying? (What if I can’t attend—should I send a gift?) How long will it last? Can I take pictures? When is it okay to leave? Will there be a reception? What will it be like?

These are just a few of the basic, very practical questions answered in this unique etiquette guide covering all the major (and many minor) denominations and religions found in North America—from Buddhist to Catholic, from Jewish to Methodist—making it the essential wedding-goer’s companion.

About the Author

Stuart M. Matlins is publisher and editor-in-chief of SkyLight Paths Publishing and co-editor of How to Be a Perfect Stranger: A Guide to Etiquette in Other People’s Religious Ceremonies

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893361195
• ISBN-13: 978-1893361195
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,987,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)