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Reviews
"Emily
Post, stand aside! The book we've needed for decades shows how
to create a commitment ceremony reflecting the values of a new
age. Comprehensive, accessible, and deeply spiritual."
Patricia Monaghan
Author, Meditation: The Complete Guide and The Goddess Path,
etc.
"If
you're planning a wedding or a commitment ceremony you need this
book! We are a lesbian couple, each turning fifty. We'd been together
twelve years, but had never had a public celebration of our lifetime
commitment to each other. With Ann's guidance we were able to
create a ceremony that really reflected our hopes and aspirations
for our relationship, integrated elements of our commitment to
Zen Buddhist precepts and invited the love and support our very
diverse community of family and friends. It was a perfect ceremony!
We cried, we laughed and we will carry the words we said to each
other in our hearts forever.
"Ann's
book shows you how to celebrate who you are and who you wish to
becomeas a couple. She tells you how to incorporate your own cultural
and religious traditions into a meaningful ritual. She covers
everything from crafting your ceremony, to hiring your officiant,
to including your family and friends in this important celebration.
You will find that this book serves as your anchor, deepening
your commitment to each other, as you prepare to share the rest
of your lives together."
Carroll
Johnson and Dianne Armer
"At
last -- a multi-denominational guide to creating your own ceremony,
easy to use, full of ideas, and open to more than the just the
standard hetero sexual dyads. This book will be used by many to
treasure the bonds of love."
Anodea
Judith, Ph.D. author of Wheels of Life and
Eastern Body, Western Mind
"Warmth,
wit and wisdom are the hallmark of Ann's wedding ceremonies and
she has captured her expertise in her book. Whether clients say,
'We don't know what we want,' or 'We're looking for a really special
ceremony,' I refer them to Ann. Clients show up at rehearsals
relaxed and prepared, because they know what's important and what
happens next. On their wedding day nerves are pushed aside in
the delight to share their ceremony with their communities. If
you want a meaningful, well-balanced, personalized wedding and
you live in the Bay Area, call Ann. Otherwise, this book will
help you create that for yourself. What a gift to couples and
their communities at this very important time in their lives!"
Dianne
Breivis, Wedding Consultant
"This
book is about more than just marriage. It's about love, about
who you are. This book is one of the best guides that I know."
Stanlee
Gatti, Wedding Designer, San Francisco
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