Words for the wedding Creative ideas for personalize your vows, toasts, invitations and more
Book - 2011
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- Published
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New York :
Perigee Book
2011.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- Revised and updated
- Physical Description
- xvi, 282 pages ; 21 cm
- ISBN
- 9780399537042
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. Poetry, prose, quips and quotes relating to weddings, marriage, romantic partnership and love.
- 1. To Have and To Hold
- Comfort
- Commitment
- Communication
- Conviction
- Courtship
- Devotion
- Faith
- Family and Home
- Fate
- Follow Your Heart, Not Your Head
- Happiness, Joy and Laughter
- Intimacy
- Love
- Marriage Itself
- Partnership, Friendship and Companionship
- Passion
- Sex
- Soul Mates ...
- ... But We're Still Individuals
- Vows And Blessings
- Wedding Day
- Words About Husbands
- Words About Wives
- 2. For Better or For Worse
- Beautiful in Your Eyes
- Because of You, Life is Better
- Compromise and Tolerance
- Constancy
- Etiquette and Fashion
- Fighting
- Hardship
- Holding it Together
- Maturity
- Myths and Folklore
- Power
- Surprise
- 3. For Richer or For Poorer
- Values ...
- ... and Lack Thereof
- Sharing the Love
- Sharing the Wealth
- Success
- 4. In Sickness and In Health
- Healthy Habits
- Love Helps you Grow
- Love in a Time of Sickness
- Love Sets You Free
- 5. Till Death Do You Part
- Forever Love
- It's Better When You're Older ...
- ...Or Not
- Love Keeps You Young
- Part 2. How to Say It
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes to customize your wedding.
- 6. Make Your Wedding Website Sing ... or Rhyme
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes to personalize your wedding website, share information with style and create excitement and community around your big day.
- 7. Personalize Your Invitations and Pre-Wedding Parties 225
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes on your save-the-date cards, invitations, wedding shower, bachelor/ bachelorette parties and rehearsal dinner.
- 8. Customize Your Ceremony
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes to help you walk down the aisle in your personal style.
- 9. Rock Your Reception Your Way
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes during toasts and throughout your post-nuptial party. Includes creative cross-cultural traditions and do-it-yourself ideas.
- 10. Tailor Your Second Wedding or Vow Renewal to Fit You
- How to use poetry, prose, quips and quotes to make your remarriage or vow renewal speak about you.
- 11. You Can Put Poetry There?! Extra Touches and DIY Details
- Creative, do-it-yourself ways to incorporate language, from the moment you announce your pending wedding until you drive off for your honeymoon. Includes wedding favors, thank-you notes and do-it-yourself ideas for specific wedding themes.
- After Words
- Permission Credits