"Alternative" wedding ceremonies are quickly becoming the norm in the United States as ethnic cultures merge and people willingly embrace love where they find it. Couples planning an interfaith, interethnic, or interracial marriage often encounter difficulty identifying the right rituals and language for their ceremony or struggle to appease their parents or relatives. This book will help couples learn more about each other's faiths and family mindset, freeing them to create a wedding that truly blesses their married life.
Reverend Brockway explains her motivation to write this text: "This book was a very personal mission for me. As an interfaith minister, I deal with so many diverse couples, from so many different backgrounds, but the common denominator with all couples boils down to love. So the book focuses on celebrating the love between the couple as the most important part of the ceremony, and weaves in honoring family, cultures, and traditions in a way that is personally meaningful to the couple."
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"You have found the love of your life and now it's time for the wedding. As you plan this sacred ceremony be sure to read Your Interfaith Wedding by Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway. Her wisdom, and years of expertise as a wedding officiant specializing in interdenominational weddings, will provide you with the words, prayers, and rituals that will honor the Bride, the Groom, and both families."
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Arielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret
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Book Description
Despite the challenges involved, interfaith marriages are now common. It is estimated that 28-33 million Americans are currently in interfaith relationships, while a recent survey shows that over 25 percent of Americans have abandoned or switched from their original faith. How is it possible to have a wedding ceremony that is meaningful for both parties and their families?
Rev. Laurie Sue Brockway is a leading interfaith and non-denominational wedding officiant. In addition to her expertise in creating personalized interfaith, multicultural and non-denominational weddings, she is widely recognized as a wedding stress expert who helps couples and families have a calmer wedding planning experience.
She is author of 14 books. In her newest book, "YOUR INTERFAITH WEDDING: A Guide to Blending Faiths, Cultures, and Personal Values into One Beautiful Wedding Ceremony" (Praeger), she helps couples navigate through the experience of blending their lives and families in a meaningful ceremony.
She is also author of "WEDDING GODDESS: A Divine Guide to Transforming Wedding Stress to Wedding Bliss" (Perigee/Penguin Books), in which she shares her sage insights on to prepare for marriage and plan a wedding without the typical wedding stress.
As a contemporary clergy person, Rev. Laurie Sue specializes in creative and loving ceremonies, serving brides and grooms of all backgrounds, cultures and religions. New York Magazine's "New York Weddings" lists her as one of the city's top officiants and The New York Press selected her as "Best in New York." Joan Hamburg recommends Rev. Laurie Sue in her book, "City Weddings."
Her wedding ministry is built on her well-established expertise in relationships developed in her 20 years as a journalist, prior to becoming ordained. She currently serves as a love and weddings columnist for Wedlok.com and The Three Tomatoes. And she is a relationship editor for Everyday Health.
She has been interviewed about weddings and marriage by The New York Times, Newsweek, USA TODAY, Associated Press, Modern Bride, Bridal Guide, The Bridal Book, Wedding Dresses Magazine, New York Magazine, NY Daily News, Newsday, Inside Edition, WE Network, WB11, Eyewitness News, Fox 5, and others.
Rev. Laurie Sue helped establish, and co-led, the NYC branch of The Bridal Survival Club. She is also founder of The Annual Blessing of the Brides and Grooms in Central Park, which she co-officiates each year with her husband, Rev. Vic. Fuhrman.
As a woman who is Jewish married to man who is Catholic, this book has been a Godsend. Too often interfaith couples are ridiculed or made to choose one faith or the other. Brockway's book seamlessly works with all religions and cultures to create a ceremony to embrace each spouse's individual faiths or traditions. I was able to incorporate many of her suggestions to take the stress and potential conflict out of my special day. Brockway should be able to claim the title of expert in this area. I have since loaned my book to several friends who also have benefited from her knowledge. After persusing my copy, they purchased their own. Whether you are a Mormon marrying a Lutheran, an African Amercian marrying an Asian, or any "non-traditional" couple in love, this is the book for you.
Your Interfaith Wedding is readable, interesting, and loaded with profound advice. For any couple about to embark on an interfaith union, this is the book for you. Step by step, Rev. Brockway tells you what you need to know and how to blend different faith traditions into a wonderful ceremony that is all-embracing and satisfying to the couple and family members alike. This book is a treasure!
Getting married is stressful enough, but when you combine that with marrying someone of a diferent faith the stress levels soar! Reverend Brockway's book helps you get thru this trying time with love, intellegence and a sense of humor. Way to go Reverend! My best friend is getting married to a wonderful man of a different religion as well next year and I have already bought her this book. I know that it will help her more than words can say.
