It's Your Wedding - Not Theirs
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Reviewers Comments about Your Wedding:
“To build the book, the author polled 55 of the thousands of couples he has married, and included photos from their weddings and words of their experiences. The brief, attractively presented chapters cover all aspects of the wedding ceremony drawn from the author’s experiences.
The book avoids orthodoxy. It is infused with a gentle, wisely compassionate spirituality. The author focuses on the goals and attitudes around marriage. He offers insights into the feelings of those involved—from the mother of the bride to family friends—and suggests how to make the day meaningful and special without pressure.
He offers tips on wedding items like rings, music or catering along with gentle encouragement that these things reflect not so much the ceremony as the marriage. He also offers tips on vital minutiae like legal requirements, photographers, programs and rehearsal, with an eye on perspective. Vows, traditions, toasts, cultural customs are addressed with an eye toward meaning rather than show.
It’s a different take on marriage—from a different kind of priest…eager to help couples put the wedding whirlwind into a balanced, loving perspective. He offers a book that helps couples create a thank you to all the people who taught them how to love.”
Stacy Trevenon:
“The book is nothing short of sensational…the graphics are so very good and the whole presentation so appealing and attractive and supports the message so well.”
Bobbie Frohman: director Alcazar Studios in
“Reflecting on this brilliant and timely guide book for today’s bride, two words leap to mind: reality and courage! It tells the truth about what a wedding—and a marriage—should be all about! And it dares to challenge the all-powerful wedding industry and its Ken and Barbie commercialized approach and, instead, offers practical suggestions to make this celebration of love both personal and spiritual.”
Evelyn Zappia:
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About the Book
The Bridal Biz not only triples the price of wedding services, it literally takes the wedding away from the bride and makes it an impersonal, secular event—that is all they know—and treats your wedding like a Ken and Barbie runway at a fashion show, based on Hollywood movies and silly TV shows.
It’s Your Wedding—Not Theirs is a comprehensive, creative guide to help you plan a distinctively unique, personal and sacred celebration. If you want a Martha Stewart wedding, do not buy this book. With photos and suggestions from 55 brides, this book offers dozens of tips on how to make your celebration a memorable experience, not just an expensive event.
This simple, 65 page guide book will walk you through 40 plus chapters, including your goal, your attitude, your groom, your mother, your focus or theme, your family, your budget, your guest list, your location, your celebrant, your wardrobe, your rings, your vendors, your ceremony, your legal requirements, your program, your rehearsal and dinner, your ceremony and reception, your honeymoon, and your marriage.
With very practical tips on every aspect of your wedding weekend—from welcome to readings and love letters to vows and symbols of unity to cultural customs, favors, toasts and cake—this book shows you how to present yourselves as hosts rather than self-conscious stars and how to move from a costly, cookie cutter party to a sacred, fun, mature, memorable celebration.
About the Author
With a degree and 45 years of experience in marriage and family counseling, and after celebrating over 2000 weddings. Miles O’Brien Riley, Ph.D. is eminently qualified to help today’s brides plan a personal and spiritual wedding.
Father Miles brings to this guidebook doctoral studies in theology (Gregorian University, Rome) and in communication (U.C. Berkeley.) As a media professional for 30 years, he published 13 books, wrote and directed 5 musicals and 10 films, produced and hosted 1500 TV and 4000 radio programs, and received 3 Emmys and 10 Gabriel Awards for outstanding broadcasting. He understands sacred drama.
In addition to his 45 years as a preacher and teacher, spiritual advisor and marriage counselor, Miles has led training seminars and workshops in 46 states in the U.S. and 50 countries worldwide. His most popular topics include:
*Keys to Happiness: Faith, Family and Forgiveness
*Enrich Your Love and Your Life
*Love Heals: creative grieving and dealing with loss
*Tell The Truth With Kindness: the ten essentials of effective communication
*Ethical Leadership: making others great with integrity
*Love, It’s an Inside Job
*Forgiveness is the Gift You Give Yourself
*It’s Your Wedding—Not Theirs: how to personalize and spiritualize your celebration