Promises to Keep : Crafting Your Wedding Ceremony (Rites to Remember Series) [Paperback]

Ann Keeler Evans (Author)

Book Description

Series: Rites to Remember Series | Publication Date: January 5, 2001

The reason for the whole day is the CEREMONY! So how do you write a GREAT CEREMONY? This unique guide gives you a format for any type of ceremony. It has worksheets to help you think through your words, then it helps you write your vows and promises to say what you really mean. It suggests where to include heart-felt rituals, when to use music or dance. It shows how to enlist your community's support of your marriage, and has a worksheet for your parents. It helps you anticipate problems and shows you how to defuse them. It suggests ways to include your children. INCLUDES CEREMONIES FOR Traditional and Non-Traditional Weddings, Second Marriages, Handfastings, Committment Ceremonies for Lesbians and Gays, and Renewals of Vows.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you want a meaningful, personalized wedding, this book will help you create that." -- Dianne Breivis, Wedding Consultant

"This book shows how to create a commitment ceremony reflecting the values of a new age." -- Patricia Monaghan, Author of Meditation: The Complete Guide

About the Author

Ann Keeler Evans, M.Div, has been personalizing wedding ceremonies since 1987. A graduate of Union Theological Seminary in new York, she is an ordained minister and a thealogian. She works in the San Francisco Bay Area, specializing in creating ecumenical/interfaith weddings and commitment ceremonies for couples who want their weddings to reflect who they are and the couple they plan to be.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Emerald Earth Pub (January 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0966371534
• ISBN-13: 978-0966371536
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #502,802 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Weddings > Ceremony

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful--a must for anyone getting married!!!!, June 13, 2002

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Robyn Kapp (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promises to Keep : Crafting Your Wedding Ceremony (Rites to Remember Series) (Paperback)

I must have purchased at least three books before I found Ann's and none of them came even close to helping us create a very personal wedding. I would recommend this to anyone who, like me, wants a unique and special wedding. After reading this book (which is eloquently written but also very easy to read) we realized how important it was to have a ceremony that reflected exactly how we feel. And now that we have done just that, we also realize that we created a solid foundation of words that represent our commitment--we will always have those words to look back on.
Also, working through her worksheet in the back was a kind of positive and reaffirming endeavor that made us reflect on why and how we got to the point of marriage.
Thanks Ann!!

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must be read by anyone getting married!, January 14, 2002

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Angela Walters (Raleigh, NC, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promises to Keep : Crafting Your Wedding Ceremony (Rites to Remember Series) (Paperback)

My mother recommended this book for my fiance and me, and it was the best thing she could have done for us. So many people (including us, until we read this book) get lost in all of the trivialized rituals and plans of the upcoming wedding, and unfortunately lose focus on what is really key - the vows you will be exchanging to each other, the words you say to the public to pledge your undying love for another, the true meaning of sharing a life with someone you love forever. Ann Evans brings you back to the reality of the fundamentals, and she addresses such important issues that are often overlooked in a wedding ceremony because of rote ritual....You MUST read this book if you're getting married, or even considering getting married!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful--a must for anyone getting married!!!!, June 13, 2002

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Robyn Kapp (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Promises to Keep : Crafting Your Wedding Ceremony (Rites to Remember Series) (Paperback)

I must have purchased at least three books before I found Ann's and none of them came even close to helping us create a very personal wedding. I would recommend this to anyone who, like me, wants a unique and special wedding. After reading this book (which is eloquently written but also very easy to read) we realized how important it was to have a ceremony that reflected exactly how we feel. And now that we have done just that, we also realize that we created a solid foundation of words that represent our commitment--we will always have those words to look back on.
Also, working through her worksheet in the back was a kind of positive and reaffirming endeavor that made us reflect on why and how we got to the point of marriage.
Thanks Ann!!