A Wedding Ceremony To Remember: Perfect Words for the Perfect Wedding [Paperback]

Marty Younkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1, 2003

This is the second edition of the best selling book which now includes 9 complete up-to-date ceremonies for today's modern bride. There is no other book like it in that you can choose a ceremony "as it is written" or you can use the worksheets in the back of the book to mix and match elements from each of the different ceremonies to make it more personal. You can even add personal information from other resources. There are also additional Wedding Vows, Ring Exchange Vows, Readings, Prayers and/or Blessings, and Wedding Traditions from which to choose.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Regardless of your background, heritage, or religious affiliation, this book is designed to help you choose the "perfect words for your unique ceremony". Since you design the ceremony, you know exactly what is going to be said, and because it is in a manual/workbook format, it is easy to read and easy to use. Personalized ceremony and rehearsal worksheets are included to help you custom design your wedding ceremony. Diagrams and illustrations showing the different entrance, exit and altar variations are included also to help you choose the right formation for your particular setting. Finally, a wedding ceremony order of service takes you step by step from the entrance (processional) to the exit (recessional). The author has provided you with the "best of the best" of vows, readings, prayers and blessings, traditions, etc. rather than overwhelm you with volumes of material to read through. This book is, therefore, concise and practical, yet still allows for originality and creativity.

From the Author

Over the last 30 years of officiating weddings, I have learned that the wedding day is the most important day in the life of any couple. It should be a day to remember and cherish forever. The purpose of this book, therefore, is to help you give careful thought to the words you want spoken at your wedding. All too often, the words that are shared during the ceremony are not unique to the couple nor are they personalized to recognize their special relationship. Most ceremonies are "repeat performances" of other wedding ceremonies. Every couple deserves a ceremony that reflects their journey of love that has brought them to this moment of commitment. This book will help you to be as traditional or as creative as you want to be. You choose everything else for your wedding; now you can choose the "perfect words for the perfect wedding" so that you will have a Wedding Ceremony To Remember. Go ahead . . . Make your day! Create your own unique, complete ceremony from start to finish. It's as easy as saying . . . "I do."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 143 pages
• Publisher: Brown Books (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 096687451X
• ISBN-13: 978-0966874518
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wedding Ceremony to Remember, October 9, 2003

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This review is from: A Wedding Ceremony To Remember: Perfect Words for the Perfect Wedding (Paperback)

What a gem! I bought this book for my daughter who simply wanted a Justice of the Peace to perform a civil ceremony. That also was my choice 25 years ago and it was the most generic, impersonal blah ceremony I had ever heard. I was heartbroken and didn't want my daughter to make the same mistake. The civil ceremony in this book is eloquent, warm and personable, especially the wedding vows. With this, my daughter still can get her non-religious civil ceremony performed by the J.P., but this way she gets to pick out the words and tell him what to say! Maybe my husband and I will even use the vow renewal ceremony for our 25th anniversary this year. What a great book!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY COUPLE PLANNING A WEDDING - ANY TYPE O, April 27, 2005

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I just purchased this book and I was very surprised at everything it had!!! This is definitely a must have for every engaged couple, and something that should be available at stores with wedding registry¹s. I bought the book because I was looking for specific information on Hispanic wedding traditions and how to incorporate them into a non-hispanic wedding. I never expected step by step directions with full detailed verbiage! Plus, I only found out this weekend that my fiancée wants to write our own vows ­ or take a spin off of traditional ones. Initially I was a bit nervous about writing our own vows, but again, thanks to your book, we will be able to say exactly what we want using the samples you provided as templates. I was also very happy to see the order of events listed for almost everything that occurs in a wedding! I had no clue how I was going to set up the wedding programs before I received this book. Now, I have everything I need to get my programs printed and to give to the pastor performing the ceremony to have the wedding of my dreams! I never dreamed this book would be so detailed and so versatile. I just want to say this excellent book for every type of wedding!!! This is going to be a definite 'engagement gift' I will purchase for all future bridal couples I know!!! I can not express how happy I am that I purchased this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique approach to planning ceremony from start to finish., February 28, 2003

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This review is from: A Wedding Ceremony To Remember: Perfect Words for the Perfect Wedding (Paperback)

In writing my own wedding ceremony, I've borrowed countless books from the library and have done extensive internet research. Whereas many of the available resources focus solely on words used for the vows, readings, and ring exchange, this workbook covers the entire ceremony from start to finish, including the sometimes overlooked parts of the ceremony such as welcome and introduction, declaration of intent/consent, the meaning of the rings, and wedding blessings. The author provides entire ceremony scripts for seven different types of situations: both traditional and contemporary religious ceremonies, a civil ceremony, a "short and sweet" service, and finally, ceremonies for both second marriages and marriages with children involved. If you would prefer to create your own ceremony by mixing and matching, there are chapters on readings, wedding vows, ring exchange vows, and prayers and blessings; another chapter offers descriptions of several wedding traditions as well as other special touches to make your wedding unique.

One note of caution about this book: the author states that he has written this book using "the best of the best" words for weddings, but this means that the selection of choices is somewhat limited. Unlike some other ceremony planning books (such as The Knot Guide to Vows), you will not find page after page of suggestions for readings, vows, etc. In addition, the book does not address the topic of music, and it fails to include explanations of cultural traditions such as breaking the glass and jumping the broom. Despite these cautions, however, this is a useful book, particularly for those just beginning to determine the format for their wedding.