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Your Interfaith Wedding Also by Laurie Sue Brockway Wedding Goddess The Goddess Pages Pet Prayers and Blessings Your Interfaith Wedding A Guide to Blending Faiths, Cultures, and Personal Values into One Beautiful Wedding Ceremony Laurie Sue Brockway Copyright 2010 by Laurie Sue Brockway All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Brockway, Laurie Sue. Your interfaith wedding : a guide to blending faiths, cultures, and personal values into one beautiful wedding ceremony / Laurie Sue Brockway. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-37801-0 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-37802-7 (ebook) 1. Interfaith marriage services. 2. Interfaith marriage. 3. Weddings—Planning. I. Title. HQ1031.B79 2010 395.2'2—dc22 2010021208 ISBN: 978-0-313-37801-0 EISBN: 978-0-313-37802-7 14 13 12 11 10 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Praeger An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America To the wonderful couples who have allowed me the special honor of being a part of their weddings. They have shown me time and again that even the most unique and diverse blended families can find a common bond when love is present. And to Ray Summer, who left us too soon. This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments xi Preface xi Introduction: The Prevalence of Mixed Marriages xv Quiz: Are You Ready for an Interfaith Marriage? xix PART ONE CLEARING THE PATH TO THE ALTAR 1 You Can Express Your Love in a Sacred Ceremony That Includes Everyone 3 2 Facing Your Fears: Talking It Through Together 11 3 Winning Over Mom and Dad: Family Issues 19 PART TWO HOW TO PUT TOGETHER YOUR CEREMONY 4 Deciding on the Kind of Ceremony You Want 31 5 Finding the Right Officiant 37 6 What Are the Elements of the Wedding Ceremony? 41 7 Choosing Meaningful Wedding Vows 47 8 Wedding Blessings, Prayers, and Readings 59 9 Selecting Rituals and Customs 73 viii Contents 10 How to Include Family, Friends, and Children in Your Ceremony 87 11 Celebrating Your Love Story 101 12 Seal Your Relationship in a Love Contract 119 PART THREE R ESOURCES I: A MULTIFAITH VIEW OF WEDDINGS The Jewish Wedding 129 The Muslim Wedding 131 The Hindu Wedding 133 The Buddhist Wedding 135 The Catholic Wedding 137 The Christian Wedding 139 The Greek Orthodox Wedding 141 The Sikh Wedding 143 The Wiccan Wedding 145 The Unitarian Universalist Wedding 147 PART FOUR RESOURCES II: CEREMONIES TO INSPIRE YOU More Christian than Jewish: Courtney and Ray 151 More Jewish than Christian: Jodi and Dennis 159 Mystical Catholic, Multicultural, Costa Rican: Annie and Arturo 167 Catholic, Mormon: Suzanne and Jake 177 Buddhist, Sri Lankan, Christian: Rachel and Sanith 185 Celtic/Scottish: Elle and Eddie 193 Nondenominational Filipino: Robert and Michelle 201 Hindu, Jewish: Shari and Sanjai 207 Nondenominational Chinese: Betty and David 215 Japanese, Christian: Kiko and Yoshi 221 Pagan, Nondenominational: Amy and Joe 227 Contents ix Nondenominational Vow Renewal: Zak and Terry 237 Highly Personalized: Claudine and Michael 243 PART FIVE P ARTING WORDS 255 Notes 261 Bibliography 273 Index 27
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