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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Santa Barbara, Calif. :
Praeger,
2010.
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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.