Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding Planner [Paperback]

Harriette Cole (Author)

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Review

This gorgeous book is not merely a wedding guide, but a celebration of African-American culture. -- Billboard magazine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

A best-selling, comprehensive, colorfully illustrated guide written by the fashion editor of Essence magazine covers all aspects of planning a wedding, showing how to incorporate black traditions in the celebration and featuring a resource guide.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Holt Paperbacks (November 15, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0805021426
• ISBN-13: 978-0805021424
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,809,860 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate source for African-American wedding planning., November 12, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding Planner (Paperback)

When my fiance and I began talking about our wedding, we both wanted to incorporate a traditional ritual commemorating our african-american heritage. We had both heard about the "Jumping the Broom" ritual, but neither of us had ever witnessed it or read any information (other than Alex Haley's "Roots") I found this book at a black memorabilia shop. It was marvelous, not only for the information of the ritual, but also as a wedding planner and marriage preparation guide. I highly recommend this book as REQUIRED reading for any African-American couple contemplating marriage.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Historical, May 18, 2000

By	Ms. M. L. Williams "marciawilliams2" (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding Planner (Paperback)

This book had lovely pictures and the text on African American History was interesting, but what it lacked was information on how to actually plan a ceremony. When and how do you jump the broom, what words can you use, what are your guest doing while you jump the broom. It left me still searching for information. Hopefully the follow up is better.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Afrocentric wedding book., August 13, 1997

By	R. Byrd "byrdie" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Jumping the Broom: The African-American Wedding Planner (Hardcover)

This book calls itself a wedding planner, but I don't recall too many sections that actually required the reader to ponder what they wanted, or for actually getting organized within certain sections.

What this book suceeded at is suggested by it's title: I really wanted to use a broom in our wedding ceremony by the time I'd finished this book.

Sadly, not much else in the book suited me. It assumes a wedding where everyone involved is black, where there's a close community full of older friend and relatives, and where Afrocentric items are readily available or where you're willing to do mail-order and thus not get to bargain-hunt.

For me, this book was only good for inspiration which, while nice, is less than what the title prepared me for.