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The Wedding Ceremony Planner: Everything You Need for the Perfect Do-It-Yourself Wedding Ceremony
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Product Description "Erased any jitters I had and replaced them with the perfect plan...I will recommend it to both officiants and couples alike."―customer review The only guide you need to a plan a meaningful, personal ceremony for your wedding day! In the chaos of planning a wedding, it can be hard to visualize how your ceremony will go. Do you want something traditional or completely unique? Will you be married by a religious leader or by a close friend or relative? Especially if you want to design a personalized ceremony, you and your officiant will need help. For engaged couples and officiants of all levels of experience, The Wedding Ceremony Planner offers a wealth of information to help you decide which rituals are meaningful to you without forgetting any of the details. Inside, you'll find: 10 complete sample ceremonies options for ceremony elements often-overlooked logistics tips and tricks for the perfect I Do's access to free downloads of samples and templates The Wedding Ceremony Planner is a comprehensive resource for customizing your wedding ceremony, with samples and templates to help you design the perfect, resonant union. Also great for: Engagement gifts Bridal shower gifts Officiant gifts Review "An excellent resource. Not only does she help with contextualization, but she also provides real life examples." - San Francisco Bay Times About the Author Judith Johnson holds a doctorate in social psychology and is an ordained ecumenical minister, honoring all religious and spiritual traditions. She has officiated at hundreds of weddings over the past 14 years. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. WHAT IS A SPIRITUAL WEDDING? When couples come to me to be married, they often describe themselves as spiritual, but not religious. They may indicate that they do not attend religious services of any kind, but consider themselves good, moral people. Most profess a belief in God, though many seek to articulate an image or concept of God that does not match the anthropomorphic God of the Judeo-Christian tradition. These couples are among the ninety-three million Americans (30 percent of us) who self-identify as “Spiritual but Not Religious.” While claiming no specific religion, they typically say they are deeply spiritual. This group has doubled in size in the past decade and, as a result, is changing the face of rituals in America. They are largely responsible for the personalization of wedding ceremonies. While many struggle to put into words what they mean by “God” or “spiritual,” most people agree that there is more to life than meets the eye―that there is a dimension to our being far more essential than our personalities, egos, likes, and dislikes. Some of us call this dimension soul, spirit, or a spark of the divine. Others speak simply of something greater than ourselves―something that unites us all. Some think it is love. Whether theistic or atheistic, most of us sense that there is something profound about life. In twelve-step programs, people refer to their higher power, Buddhists seek Buddha Consciousness, and the Taoists speak of the rhythms and flow of life from which they draw strength and wisdom. In many indigenous cultures, this sense of a spiritual dimension of life is often perceived through nature. When two people who deeply love each other decide to marry, they reach into this essence of their beings in order to create and nurture something greater―their union. In Christianity, Jesus states that he is present when two or more are gathered in his name. This higher union of two beings into one is a universal spiritual concept. The blending together of two people is the mystery of the spiritual union in marriage. At the same time, the two people do not dissolve into one, leaving their separate identities behind. Rather, by giving and receiving their love as they move through their moments, days, months, and years together, they learn to honor and respect their diffe
