Practically Perfect Wedding And Commitment Ceremonies: Your Guide To Finding The Right Words (Paperback)

~ Angel Stork "You are about to give yourself completely to the journey of a living union..." (more)
Key Phrases: The Art of Marriage, Special Address, Apache Wedding Blessing (more...)

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Product Description

Imagine the Perfect Wedding or Commitment Ceremony. Yours.

Your Perfect ceremony perfectly reflects your style, your beliefs and the spirit of your love. Will you tie the knot in a church, or a backyard, ballroom, hotel suite, garden, mountain-top, beach, or cruise ship? Will you make your pledges or renew your vows before a priest, minister, rabbi, shaman, or other officiator?

Where will you find the perfect words and rites to express your feelings and perspectives on marriage, love and matters of spirit?

Practically Perfect Wedding and Commitment Ceremonies is the result of nearly twenty years officiating ceremonies, teaching relationship and communication skills and training other ministers. This is not another wedding etiquette book—Practically Perfect is a source and guidebook to help a couple write their own ceremony or to create a meaningful, personalized ceremony from a compendium of non-traditional, life-affirming statements, pledges, prayers, rituals and blessings.

Provocative questions and relevant insights on spirituality and relationship will guide you to:
• Define style and clarify values.
• Create a common vision for celebrating relationship.
• Make informed decisions about the size and scope of the ceremony.
• Understand the structure and intention of each part of a ceremony.
• Know and find the ‘right words’ for the perfect expression of love.

Create your ceremony from the inside out, while exploring key elements for successful negotiating, ceremony planning and brainstorming ideas, complete sample ceremonies, parts of ceremonies, poems, special readings and rituals. There are tips from couples and ministers on writing, organizing a rehearsal, timing events, handling the family, and avoiding conflicts, as well as personal insights, quotations and illustrative anecdotes.

Practically Perfect is an indispensable planning tool for any couple preparing for marriage, honoring their commitment, renewing vows or changing their agreements, with valuable information for ministers and other officiators, too.

About the Author

Angel Stork is part of a growing field of Officiators and Ministers who provide a wide range of spiritual services and care to people living and celebrating outside mainstream religions. Angel is a teaching minister of the Church of Natural Grace, a spiritual community practicing meditation, healing and intuition development in San Francisco.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Heliographica Press (September 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933037342
• ISBN-13: 978-1933037349
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,603,528 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Practically Perfect Guide!, November 20, 2004

By	Bruce (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This book is great.

If you're planning a wedding this book is a must-buy. There are chapters on defining your spiritual values, planning the ceremony, working with the wedding party, and a section with many sample ceremonies.

A lot of your questions will be answered by reading this book. If you're nervous about the ceremony, or any aspect of the wedding, the information contained here will help.

5.0 out of 5 stars Practically Perect Wedding and Commitment Ceremonies, April 7, 2009

By	D. Specht "Adventure Dog" (Ashland, Oregon) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought 2 copies, 1 for us (the couple) and 1 for our officiant.
My partner and I are finding lots of useful suggestions and ideas that we will utilize in our personalized ceremony. We all feel that this is the BEST book on this subject available!!!

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice guide for preparing a ceremony., January 9, 2007

By	Gladys M. Weydert "WeddingRev" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a pleasant book, but it is more of a guide for ceremony preparation, with good structure and nice ideas, but a small selection of elements and readings. It is enjoyable and easy reading. Together with another "heftier" ceremony book, such as Judith Johnson's The Wedding Ceremony Planner, or Diane Warner's Complete Book of Wedding Vows or another such book, it's be enough for an engaged couple to plan their ceremony. It will be staying on my shelf.