Your interfaith wedding : a guide to blending faiths, cultures, and personal values into one beautiful wedding ceremony /

Despite the challenges involved, interfaith marriages are now common. It is estimated that 28-33 million Americans are currently in interfaith relationships, while a recent survey shows that over 25 percent of Americans have abandoned or switched from their original faith. How is it possible to have...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brockway, Laurie Sue
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Praeger, 2010.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Quiz: are you ready for an interfaith marriage?
  • Clearing the path to the altar
  • You can express your love in a sacred ceremony that includes everyone
  • Facing your fears : talking it through together
  • Winning over mom and dad : family issues
  • How to put together your ceremony
  • Deciding on the kind of ceremony you want
  • Finding the right officiant
  • What are the elements of the wedding ceremony?
  • Choosing meaningful wedding vows
  • Wedding blessings, prayers and readings
  • Selecting rituals and customs
  • How to include family, friends and children
  • Celebrating your love story
  • Seal your relationship in a love contract
  • Resources I: a multifaith view of weddings
  • Jewish
  • Muslim
  • Hindu
  • Buddhist
  • Catholic
  • Christian
  • Greek orthodox
  • Sikh
  • Wiccan
  • Unitarian Universalist
  • Resources II: ceremonies to inspire you
  • More Christian than Jewish : Cournety and Ray
  • More Jewish than Christian : Jodi and Dennis
  • Mystical Catholic, multicultural, Costa Rican : Annie and Arturo
  • Catholic, Mormon : Suzanne and Jake
  • Buddhist, Sri Lankan and Christian : Rebecca and Nuwan
  • Celtic/Scottish : Elle and Eddie
  • Nondenominational Filipino : Robert and Michelle
  • Hindu Jewish : Karen and Kumar
  • Nondenominational Chinese : Betty and David
  • Japanese and Christian : Kiko and Yoshi
  • African American, Christian, European : Nikki and Artur
  • Pagan and non denominational : Amy and Jay
  • Non denominational vow renewal : Zak and Terry
  • Highly personalized : Claudine and Michael
  • Parting words : acknowledging my sources of inspiration.