Product Description
The reason for the whole day is the CEREMONY! So how do you write a GREAT CEREMONY? This unique guide gives you a format for any type of ceremony. It has worksheets to help you think through your words, then it helps you write your vows and promises to say what you really mean. It suggests where to include heart-felt rituals, when to use music or dance. It shows how to enlist your community’s support of your marriage, and has a worksheet for your parents. It helps you anticipate problems and shows you how to defuse them. It suggests ways to include your children. INCLUDES CEREMONIES FOR Traditional and Non-Traditional Weddings, Second Marriages, Handfastings, Committment Ceremonies for Lesbians and Gays, and Renewals of Vows.
Promises to Keep : Crafting Your Wedding Ceremony
I was disappointed in this book, as I did not understand from the reviews that this book had such a New Age kind of slant. It talks of inviting “Spirit”, not The Holy Spirit or God or Father or even The Spirit. It spends a lot of time on relationships that “other’s might not approve of” – lesbian/gay relationships or previous spouses or children. This would be helpful to those who need it, but it’s another part of the book (very slim) to skim if not. It does have a few pages of slightly interesting stuff for what you want your minister/officient to say; and it does ask a few pages of somewhat interesting questions to help write your vows. But none of it is very original or different, other than it’s PC correct point of view, and the book itself wasn’t but a few chapters long. If you like Kahlil Gibran, and want your wedding ceremony and vows to reflect this kind of view – you will probably like this book. If you want something that has a more Judeo/Christian base – you will want to look elsewhere. Out of all the wedding books to choose from – and the limited amount of money to spend – I felt this book to be very slim physically and substantively.
Rating: 2 / 5
I did not find this book very helpful compared to a other books available on the subject….found it to be poorly written. Was laced with to many of the authors ideas on religious views….
Rating: 2 / 5
This book wasn’t as helpful as I hoped it would be. I ordered two books to plan my ceremony (the other was “The Wedding Ceremony Planner”)and I barely opened this book. It is short and doesn’t provide enough examples.
Rating: 2 / 5
I ordered the book ‘Promises to Keep’, and the book arrived on time and in great condition. So I consider this a promise kept!
Rating: 5 / 5
I wasn’t too sure about this book when I ordered it, but I was very pleased with it when it arrived at my home. I only recently became ordained, and I perform wedding services for many different faiths. This little book was great in explaining all the different components, what order things go in, and had great samples to read through. I would highly recommend this book to anyone that is crafting their own ceremony or for newly ordained people that need a good guide to help get started.
Rating: 5 / 5