Sacred Threshold: Rituals and Readings for a Wedding with Spirit |
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Gertrud Mueller Nelson, Christopher Witt
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Pages: 304 (Paperback)
ISBN: 0385485395
Pub: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Pub date: 1998-04-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 350231
Reader Reviews:
Too American! (8/8 people found this helpful)
I bought this book hoping that it would do 'exactly what is says on the tin'. Well, sorry to say but it didn't. It's not that it's bad - it raises a lot of very valid points and is well set out & easy to read, i think that the main problem is that I'm having a civil marriage and, as anyone in my position will by now have realised, there is to be no mention of religion in a civil ceremony. While this book does not try to convert you, 90% of it has religious connetations, which is obviously alright for an American wedding, but not a whole lot of use here (unless of course you're getting married in a church, in which case go for it - it's just what you're looking for!)
An invaluable resource for anyone's wedding ceremony (6/6 people found this helpful)
This is the most useful book I have come across - and I've read a lot! It explains the origins of wedding customs and how you could think about using (or changing) these to suit your individual style. It is extremely thought provoking, and challenges you to think about what your marriage means to you, how you want it to continue and how you can reflect this in your ceremony. The book also provides many suggestions on how to make your wedding a spiritual experience for everyone, and how to draw family and other guests into the ceremony. Sacred Threshold is not just about your wedding - it is about your marriage, and covers subjects that you will still be thinking about long after the ceremony is over. It will help you to design a moving, meaningful and very personal ceremony. My advice? Buy it!
A completely different perspective on weddings! (3/4 people found this helpful)
The authors bring the meaning back into the wedding planning process. After you read a few wedding books, you think that all weddings are A, B or C and "everyone" has X, Y, or Z. You and everyone else in the country are all doing the same thing because you're getting the same advice! And that advice has nothing to do with why you're getting married and who you are and everything to do with one day, which just has to be the biggest, the best, the most elegant, according to every bridal planner. Out of all the many wedding books out there, very few are actually useful and almost none deal with the reality of planning a wedding. This one is and does. I read it, my fiance read it, our mothers read it- our moms had to have their own copies because they kept referring to it! It goes way beyond the typical advice on sit-down versus buffet receptions and picking a photographer. The authors explain different ceremonies, vows and traditions. They discuss children at and in the wedding, how your reception should be viewed as what it truly is, a party for your guests, not an overblown affair to impress people, and they give examples of real weddings they've been to. Also, this book is for both the bride and groom and their families. It helped us pick our readings and vows, and gave us some great ideas. But most of, it was a book I could relate to. The authors make it clear that no matter how religious or non religious, how formal or informal, your wedding can be a reflection of your relationship and personalities without sacrificing tradition or having to adhere strictly to customs that are meaningless to you. They show how a wedding can be the wonderful celebration it should be. I highly recommend this book to all engaged couples, and I am giving it to all my engaged friends!
Detailing the positive, spiritual encounter of marriage (1/1 people found this helpful)
We received this book as a shower/engagement gift about ten months before the wedding. The book takes the wedding novice through the ceremony, and describes the various traditions behind the different aspects of the ceremony. It blends multiple religions, and offers an excellent selection of readings from the New Jerusalem translation. We relied heavily on this book when planning the wedding ceremony, and picking our readings. It's truly a beautiful book, designed to help incorporate the spiritual aspect of a wedding --- without too much reference to any specific God or diety. An excellent gift for any newly engaged couple!
Excellent fresh new perspectives on preparing for a wedding (1/1 people found this helpful)
This book was an increadible relief to read before diving head first into the chaos of planning a wedding. It had many excellent perspectives on how to personalize your wedding and ceremony so that your wedding day really has meaning for you and your future spouse without having to spend a lot of money. Also, there are several sections that descrbe the origins of some of todays typical wedding customs, which was helpful for my spouse and I to decide wich traditions to include. It is a clear and wonderfully written book. I highly recommend reading it to anyone who is planning a wedding.
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