Words for Your Wedding: The Wedding Service Book (Paperback)

~ David Glusker (Author) "the spoken ceremony of a wedding is a central rite in the life of a man and a woman..." (more)
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For vows that couples will never forget, this do-it-yourself guide is the reference book on the words spoken at a wedding. Includes Protestant, Roman Catholic, Ecumenical, Jewish, and civil ceremony traditions.

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For vows that couples will never forget, this do-it-yourself guide is the reference book on the words spoken at a wedding. Includes Protestant, Roman Catholic, Ecumenical, Jewish, and civil ceremony traditions.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: HarperOne; 1 edition (April 23, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060631317
• ISBN-13: 978-0060631314
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #609,290 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must have resource!, July 29, 2000

By	LeeAnn Fitzgerald (Harleysville, PA USA) - See all my reviews

I could not put this book down! It is the easiest, step-by-step guide that I have come across while planning my wedding. It doesn't tell you "you can do something like this, and here's another general idea" It says "you need a blessing for your rings...here are 5 ways to say it...pick one!" I loved it and would highly recommend it to the stressed and weary bride-to-be!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Get this one if you're just starting to plan the ceremony, January 29, 2003

By A Customer

I bought this because we have been desperately searching for a single passage of intro text at the beginning of our ceremony. We already have everything else set. However, while this book had a lot of interesting wordings for a lot of different religions, it was nothing like we were looking for. It was similar to the corresponding chapter in "The Everything Wedding Book." (Check it out, if you haven't -- LOTS more good info for the entire planning process!)

This book might be a very good resource for vow readings, though, esp. if the bride and groom are of different faiths.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Words for your Wedding, August 8, 2004

By	Jane Austin "rosebel" (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

We have used this book for some years now to assist the couples we marry in sorting their vows. Of the several books we have for this purpose, as Officiants of Christian marriages, this book has been the most helpful - for us & the couples as they choose their special words. Rather than choosing all the words a particular denomination uses, the couples have taken words from the different ones to say what best expresses them. We recommend it.