The Wedding Vows from Conversations with God: with Nancy Fleming-Walsch [Hardcover]

Neale Donald Walsch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1, 2000

Honoring the spiritual nature of all beings; this is the essence of the wedding vows from Conversations with God. Thus, these are not simply vows, but something more: an outward manifestation of our deepest inner truth.

These vows were spoken by Neale Donald Walsch and Nancy Flemming-Walsch at their own marriage, and are featured in Book 3 of the Conversations with God series. As Neale writes, "We wanted a ceremony that spoke the truth of our hearts, and that allowed us to make promises that we knew we could keep."

So, here they are, from Neale and Nancy to you, for use in your own ceremony. Included are wonderful commentaries on love and relationships by Gerald Jampolsky and his wife, Diane Cirincione, and by Marianne Williamson. Also included are meaningful insights on union from the Conversations with God series.

May your marriage be blessed.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Mixed in with the New Agey pap ("In truth, we are all married. To everyone. We are all one") are a few good solid suggestions for married folks. The Walsches' friends Diana Cirincione and Dr. Gerald Jampolsky of the Center for Attitudinal Healing, explain that they end meditation time every morning by imagining "our bodies turning into light and sending love." But they suggest that the success of their marriage is based on "taking responsibility for our own happiness and resisting the temptation to blame the other person when something goes wrong," "letting go of trying to control the other person," and several other sound (if vague) principles.

Apart from these brief remarks, there is nothing in "The Wedding Vows" that will sustain a couple through even the first disagreement. (Beliefnet, July 2000) -- From Beliefnet

This beautiful little book is an outgrowth from Conversations with God, Book 3. Recommended. -- Spiritual Frontiers Journal, Vol.32, Fall/Winter 2000

Product Details

• Hardcover: 68 pages
• Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing (May 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571741615
• ISBN-13: 978-1571741615
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 4.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,821 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #21 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Weddings > Ceremony

More About the Author

Neale Donald Walsch devotes his time to sharing the messages of his books through writing, lecturing, and facilitating spiritual renewal retreats. The creator of the School of the New Spirituality and founder of The Group of 1000, a nonprofit organization supporting global spiritual awakening, he lives in Ashland, Oregon, and may be contacted through www.nealedonaldwalsch.com.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those guys at Beliefnet should know better, October 30, 2000

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Michael Scully (*) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wedding Vows from Conversations with God: with Nancy Fleming-Walsch (Hardcover)

Honestly. Could we be more judgmental? But then, they are *the* "premier multifaith and independent source for spirituality, religion, and morality on the Web." Or so they claim. Whatever. If that's true, then You'd think they'd be careful not to let themselves be overcome with self-righteousness. The evidence would suggest that they're full of themselves. Anyway, the source of my spirituality is in myself, not some website.

Anyway, the wedding vows presented here are the ones also given in book 3 of Conversations With God, along, presumably, with other ceremonial suggestions. I haven't bought this particular volume, so the five stars are for the vows themselves. And I had to say something in response to the condescending garbage spewed by the no-name know-it-all at Beliefnet.

"Apart from these brief remarks, there is nothing in "The Wedding Vows" that will sustain a couple through even the first disagreement." As if traditional wedding vows do that? This claim is just silly. The only thing that will sustain a couple through the first disagreement is a clear vision of why they are together. And the purpose of wedding vows or wedding statements is to express that vision. And, presumably, a married couple will have had their first disagreement LONG before the wedding. Hello? Maybe the folks at Beliefnet are just confused. If you were thinking of buying this book, don't be shamed by that so-called "review."

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wowed our guests, June 15, 2001

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MacLabDoug (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wedding Vows from Conversations with God: with Nancy Fleming-Walsch (Hardcover)

I'm a huge fan of the CWG books, so when my wife and I got married recently, I knew I wanted to incorporate a lot of the CWG insights into our wedding. These vows (which we altered a bit to suit us) are amazingly powerful. Throughout our wedding reception the one thing our guests kept commenting on were the vows, about how good they were. People wanted to know where we got them. (These weren't just polite conversational questions, either. Our family and friends were really wanted to know where we got them.) I wish I could have taken credit for writing them, but that credit will have to go to Neale. Use these vows in their entirety, or use them as a starting point. Either way, there's lots of good stuff in there.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars These vows made the perfect wedding!, July 26, 2001

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D. Krovitz - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Wedding Vows from Conversations with God: with Nancy Fleming-Walsch (Hardcover)

I had the privilege of seeing a copy of "The Wedding Vows from CWG" at the time of deciding vows for my own wedding. The minister who was going to preform our ceremony had two versions of vows that she used before, one for a wedding and one for a commitment ceremony. Neither one seemed to be complete, so we gave her our copy of "Wedding Vows from CWG" and used that. The words in this book were EXACTLY what we were looking for. With a few minor changes, we had the perfect vows that expressed exactly what we wanted. Our commitement ceremony was the most beautiful "wedding" and this book was a tremendous help in writing the vows. It is not intended to be a self-help book about staying together. It is a book about VOWS that you make to your partner for a "wedding," as the title suggests.