Appropriate for either traditional or informal, sacred or secular wedding ceremonies, a collection of writings on love and commitment includes psalms, poems, and prose, including Native American love songs, African prayers, Buddhist homilies, and works by Plato, Donne, Emily Dickinson, Shakespeare, and others. Reprint.
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Munro here gathers appropriate prose, poetry, songs, and prayers from various religions and nationalities. With wedding season rapidly approaching, this is bound to be popular.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for finding readings for a special ceremony!,
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This review is from: Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage (Paperback)
I really enjoyed all the readings this book included. It has religious and non religious readings. It includes sonnets, love poems and passages from the Bible. If you want some alternative selections for your ceremony, I definately recommend this book. Whether you are Jewish, Christian or Atheist this book really has something for everyone. Some of the readings they include in this book would be great to be recited at the reception, or be placed in your wedding program or invitation. I would recommend reading this book from cover to cover so that yu don't miss any of the special passages that you may want to incorporate!
37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best by far,
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This review is from: Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage (Paperback)
I'm giving this a low score because the cover claims that the selections are specifically for wedding readings, both traditional and informal. I agree with another reviewer: the few excerpts I liked and could use in a ceremony all appeared in other collections. I'd recommend this only to someone who is reading about love and marriage for a peek into other times and traditions...not to gather readings for a ceremony. The texts were certainly interesting and educational, but most are only appropriate for self-conciously nontraditional events, very brave readers, and highly literate guests. Lots of archaic langauge and rather overwrought expressions of love. I'm planning a small, casual wedding and many of the guests are writers also. I'd be embarassed to have most of these readings presented, so I'm returning my copy. If you're researching wedding rituals or are looking for quotes for an article on commitment through the ages, this might be good for you. If you're a busy-wedding-planning bride looking for some readings that will engage but not challenge your guests, I'd recommend looking at other guides.
25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage (Paperback)
An excellent collection of readings from great literature, and various cultures and religions. With so many good selections and such variety, the book nears a one-stop shopping resource for readings. Makes you want to have more than one ceremony! The author provides some subtle suggestion/guidance by grouping readings according to themes and speakers.
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The country of marriage, in Wendell Berry's lovely phrase, lies well beyond careless happiness, on the other side of but never out of reach of the valley of delight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eternal space, soul loveth, thou art fair Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wedding Readings, The Country of Marriage, New English Bible, The Miracle of the Body, Eternal Vows, King James Version, Wendell Berry, Suggested Readings, Louise Bogan, Wallace Stevens, Annabel Lee, The Processional Begins, Young Poet, Holy Matrimony, The Country of Manage, Wild Nights New!
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The country of marriage, in Wendell Berry's lovely phrase, lies well beyond careless happiness, on the other side of but never out of reach of the valley of delight. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eternal space, soul loveth, thou art fair Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Wedding Readings, The Country of Marriage, New English Bible, The Miracle of the Body, Eternal Vows, King James Version, Wendell Berry, Suggested Readings, Louise Bogan, Wallace Stevens, Annabel Lee, The Processional Begins, Young Poet, Holy Matrimony, The Country of Manage, Wild Nights New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Country of Marriage: Poems by Wendell Berry on 4 pages
- Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke on page 21, page 56, and page 242
- The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics) by Peter Matthiessen on page 77, page 240, and Back Matter
- Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning on page 110, page 239, and page 241
- Chamber Music by James Joyce on page 24, page 239, and Back Matter
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- Joining Hands and Hearts: Interfaith, Intercultural Wedding Celebrations--A Practical Guide for Couples by Susanna Stefanachi Macomb on 4 pages
- Diane Warner's Complete Book of Wedding Vows: Hundreds of Ways to Say "I Do" (Hal Leonard Wedding Essentials) by Diane Warner in Back Matter
- The Sacred Bedroom: Creating Your Personal Sanctuary by Jon Robertson in Back Matter
- Bride's Book of Etiquette by Bride's Magazine Editors in Back Matter
- The Essential Guide to Lesbian and Gay Weddings by Tess Ayers in Back Matter
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