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Title: Into The Garden: A Wedding Anthology : Poetry and Prose on Love and Marriage by Robert Hass ISBN: 0-06-092469-1 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 18 May, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.23 (13 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: great, truly *original* wedding readings!
Comment: If I ever hear "Love is patient, love is kind" or "Let me not to a marriage of true minds admit impediments" read at a wedding again, it'll be far too soon. The sentiments are nice, but those texts are so incredibly cliche for weddings! Luckily, this book exists to save you from tired & trite wedding readings. "Into the Garden" has tons of non-religious poetry & prose on the subject of marriage & love, & even 1 or 2 unique biblical passages. This is the single best wedding-related book I've bought -- it really helped make our ceremony unique & meaningful to us (& not like those cookie-cutter ceremonies put together by bored ministers)!
Rating: 5
Summary: Old, new and borrowed (not much blue)
Comment: This is a fantastic collection of both sacred and secular poems: old (Shakespeare, Donne, Herbert), new (Frost, Larkin, Plath and Stevens) and contemporary (Olds, Milosz, Atwood, Bly). I bought it looking for an intelligently selected group of works, and I certainly found that. What I didn't expect to get in the bargain was an interesting introductory essay on the form and function of marriage in history, and a broad selection of ceremonies, tucked away at the back. In addition to Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and even Zen ceremonies, there was the aptly if somewhat puzzlingly titled, "Non-Theistic Judeo/Christian" ceremony. My fiancee and I had been wondering how to have a ceremony that was formal and traditional, without being either clinical (a civil ceremony) or inappropriate for two agnostics (a religious one). The "Non-theistic" ceremony is adapted from The Book of Common Prayer, but does not refer directly to God or the Church: it's just perfect for us. In summary, a thoughtfully-selected group of poems and ceremonies we'll be glad to have on our shelf, even after all the cake is eaten.
Rating: 5
Summary: an excellent and varied collection, not Christian centric
Comment: This is the most useful book I found among many I looked at for writing our ceremony, which will incorporate buddhist and taoist ideas and language. The only readings collection I've found so far that goes beyond the Judeo-Christian/Western emphasis to incorporate Islamic, Buddhist writers and some poets beyond the usual suspects. The anthology features both long and short readings and sample ceremonies from a variety of traditions. I found it indispensible.
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Title: Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage by Eleanor C. Munro ISBN: 0140088792 Publisher: Penguin Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Wedding Ceremony To Remember: Perfect Words for the Perfect Wedding by Marty Younkin ISBN: 096687451X Publisher: Brown Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding by Daphne Rose Kingma ISBN: 1573248614 Publisher: Conari Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions : Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, and Toasts by CARLEY RONEY, THE KNOT ISBN: 0767902483 Publisher: Broadway Pub. Date: 26 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Words for Your Wedding : The Wedding Service Book by David Glusker ISBN: 0060631317 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 23 April, 1986 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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