In Wedding Vow Writing, Alycia offers a ten-step process for anyone who is entertaining the idea of writing original wedding vows that won't bore people... and might even make them cry. Her humor, personal vow writing experience, and insight as a professional writer turns a potentially stressful and tedious process into a fun, painless and engaging one. Wedding Vow Writing takes the pressure off for those who want to write their own vows and either feel overwhelmed by wedding plans, scared of the prospect or don't know where to start.
A companion to the popular website APracticalWedding.com and A Practical Wedding Planner, A Practical Wedding helps you sort through the basics to create the wedding you want -- without going broke or crazy in the process. After all, what really matters on your wedding day is not so much how it looked as how it felt. In this refreshing guide, expert Meg Keene shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship. You'll discover: The real purpose of engagement (hint: it's not just about the planning) How to pinpoint what matters most to you and your partner DIY-ing your wedding: brilliant or crazy? How to communicate decisions to your family Why that color-coded spreadsheet is actually worth it Wedding Zen can be yours. Meg walks you through everything from choosing a venue to writing vows, complete with stories and advice from women who have been in the trenches: the Team Practical brides. So here's to the joyful wedding, the sensible wedding, the unbelievably fun wedding! A Practical Wedding is your complete guide to getting married with grace.
Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials . . . so she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle. In this updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings humorously recounts the story of the original offbeat wedding-hers-and shares anecdotes and advice from dozens of other nontraditional couples. She also includes a chapter on budget weddings in today's weak economy, along with sidebars, tips, tricks, and planner encouragement to help you figure out your special day. What results is a combination of hilarious wedding stories and tons of helpful how-tos-a perfect mash-up of memoir and handbook. At once practical and enjoyable, Offbeat Bride validates choosing the funky, different, and offbeat over the traditional, and leads couples through the planning process-from unique ideas on how to announce their engagement all the way to answering the question, "So, how's married life?" Stallings is the ultimate guide to the alternative wedding of your dreams, and with Offbeat Bride, she brings you a book that serves both as an encouragement and celebration of aisles less traveled.
Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage. We hear plenty about whether or not to get married, but much less about what it takes to stay married. Clichés around marriage—eternal bliss, domestic harmony, soul mates—leave out the real stuff. After marriage you may still want to sleep with other people. Sometimes your partner will bore the hell out of you. And when stuck paying for your spouse’s mistakes, you might miss being single. In Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, Ada Calhoun presents an unflinching but also loving portrait of her own marriage, opening a long-overdue conversation about the institution as it truly is: not the happy ending of a love story or a relic doomed by high divorce rates, but the beginning of a challenging new chapter of which “the first twenty years are the hardest.” Calhoun’s funny, poignant personal essays explore the bedrooms of modern coupledom for a nuanced discussion of infidelity, existential anxiety, and the many other obstacles to staying together. Both realistic and openhearted, Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give offers a refreshing new way to think about marriage as a brave, tough, creative decision to stay with another person for the rest of your life. “What a burden,” Calhoun calls marriage, “and what a gift.”
Writing personalized wedding vows is a wonderful way to make the big day that much more special. Packed with ideas, insights, and inspiration, this completely revised third edition helps you declare your love in a uniquely personal way. This book features information on how to develop meaningful, personal wedding vows, incorporate a favorite song or poem, get family members involved, include children, and more! For extra fun, this book also includes celebrity wedding vows and great love lines from the movies. This is the only book you need to create the perfect statement for their new life with their partners.This edition includes completely new material on: ethnic vow traditions from around the world, vows incorporating holidays and nature, and vows for same-sex ceremonies.
Newly updated for a new audience of independent, out-of-the-bridal-box thinkers, Offbeat Bride is today's go-to source of support for couples who dare to walk off the beaten aisle Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted by -- and horribly distanced from -- the nuances of traditional nuptials. So, she chose the aisle less-traveled for her own wedding day. In this newly updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings humorously recounts the story of the original offbeat wedding -- hers -- and shares anecdotes and advice from dozens of other nontraditional couples. She provides plenty of insider tips for avoiding extra costs and cumbersome obligations, along with a clever planner to help you create your own special day. Both practical and enjoyable, Offbeat Bride validates choosing the funky, different, and offbeat over the traditional, and leads couples through the planning process--from unique ideas on how to announce the engagement all the way to answering the question, "So, how's married life?" Stallings is the ultimate guide to the alternative wedding of your dreams, encouraging every bride and groom to create their own distinctive celebrations of partnership and love.
An Insanity-Free Wedding: It Can Happen! Getting engaged is exhilarating...until it sets in that a wedding costs three times what you thought, and takes five to ten times the effort it reasonably should. And then there are the expectations: from calligraphy invitations to satin chair-covers, all those things that Must Be Done or everyone will be Horribly Offended. Or will they? A Practical Wedding helps you create the wedding you want-without going broke or crazy in the process. After all, what really matters on your wedding day, what you'll remember 'til you're old and gray, is not so much how it looked as how it felt. In this refreshing guide, expert Meg Keene shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship. You'll discover: The real purpose of engagement (hint: it's not just about the planning) How to pinpoint what matters most to you and your partner DIY-ing your wedding: brilliant or crazy? Affording a wedding without having to cut your guest list How to communicate decisions with your family Why that color-coded spreadsheet is actually worth it Wedding Zen can be yours. Meg walks you through everything from choosing a venue to writing vows, complete with stories and advice from women who have been in the trenches, the Team Practical brides. So here's to the joyful wedding, the sensible wedding, the unbelievably fun wedding! A Practical Wedding is your complete guide to getting married with grace.
The ultimate wedding vow book, including the traditional wedding vows, plus a wide variety of beautiful and very creative alternatives. Featuring religious and completely secular examples too. Even 10 worksheet guides to write custom wedding vows, easily. - Religious Vows - Civil Ceremony Vows - Renewal Vows - Re-Marriage Vows - Inter-faith Vows - Vows from Movies and TV - Funny Vows - Vows from Classic Poetry - and many more Plus stress-free walk-throughs, to write your very own!
A Simple Formula for Writing Elegant Wedding Vows Are you getting married soon? Do you want to write your own wedding vows? "How To Write Wedding Vows: A Wedding Vow Workbook" may be just the book you have been looking for. Even if you have never been a writer or you do not have the "poetic gene," you can write wedding vows that will make your fiancé's heart feel truly loved and valued on your wedding day. "The 30 Minute Wedding Vow Template" in chapter 11 is worth the price of the book. Even if you have plenty of time before your ceremony, this special template which was designed especially for this book is a good way to begin writing your own vows. It makes it almost as simple as fill in the blank, only much more elegant. Dr. Kelly Carr is a pastor and wedding officiant that has performed more than 500 weddings and wedding renewal ceremonies. He has worked with hundreds of couples on their wedding vows. Now he has put his materials together in book form so that they will help hundreds more. Dr. Carr is a licensed and ordained minister and his basic vows are from a Christian tradition. He shows you how to adapt the most common wedding vows and ring vows into personalized and customized vows or how to start from scratch and write your own personal vows. The book begins by asking the simple question of whether or not a couple really wants to write their own vows. Is it necessary to write your own vows to make the ceremony unique? Chapter two gets right into the heart of the matter offering 10 tips for writing your own customized wedding vows or ring vows. Dr. Carr also discusses the option of making a personal statement instead of customized wedding vows. The book includes some resources, such as quotes about love and marriage, and a list of more than 150 romantic words that will assist the bride or groom who is trying to write their own vows. There is a chapter that includes some real examples of self-written wedding vows and ring vows. One chapter discusses the origin of the basic traditional wedding vows that have been used for the past 500 years in the English language. There is writing space included in the book to make your own personal notes so that you can use the book as a workbook for writing your own wedding vows. Table of Contents Preface 1. Really Want To Write Your Own Vows? 2. Ten Tips For Writing Memorable Vows 3. Wedding Vows Or A Personal Statement? 4. Classic Wedding Vows And Ring Vows 5. Fifty Quotes Of Love 6. Fifty Quotes Of Marriage 7. A List Of Most Romantic Words 8. Examples Of Personalized Vows 9. The Origin Of Traditional Wedding Vows 10. Seven Creative Writing Tips 11. The 30 Minute Wedding Vow Template ABOUT THE AUTHOR Write Your Vows Here Sources Consulted Contact Information Whether you are a couple planning to get married soon, or a wedding officiant who is often asked to help a couple write their own vows, "How To Write Wedding Vows" is a worthwhile investment. Writing your own vows does not have to be difficult. A good coach can make it both easier and better. Let Dr. Carr help you write your own wedding vows that will be both beautiful on your wedding day and memorable for a lifetime.
