Words for the Wedding : Creating Ideas for Choosing Using Hundreds Quotations to Personalize Your Vows, Toasts, Invitations and More

by Paris, Wendy; Chesler, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780399526527
• ISBN10: 0399526528
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

This unique guide offers creative ideas for choosing and using hundreds of quotations to personalize wedding vows, toasts, invitations, and more. The authors also explain, with examples, how to make a great toast and use the quotes inventively for pre-wedding parties, invitations, receptions, and other events.

Author Biography

Wendy Paris is a freelance writer in New York City. She has written for Bride's, Modern Bride, TheKnot.com, Glamour, Self, and other publications. Andrew Chesler, an artist, is the author of Criminal Quotes. He lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
What to Say
To Have and to Hold
Comfort	p. 3
Commitment	p. 6
Conviction/Devotion	p. 8
Courtship	p. 20
Faith	p. 36
Family	p. 38
Fate	p. 39
Follow Your Heart, Not Your Head	p. 42
Happiness, Joy and Laughter	p. 43
Love	p. 48
Marriage Itself	p. 61
Partnership, Friendship and Companionship	p. 68
Passion	p. 80
Sex	p. 83
Soul Mates/Synergy	p. 89
Vows and Blessings	p. 99
Wedding Day	p. 107
Wives	p. 114
Words about Husbands	p. 120
For Better or for Worse
Compromise, Tolerance...and Lack Thereof	p. 125
Constancy...	p. 131
...and Lack Thereof	p. 135
Etiquette, Fashion and Beauty	p. 136
Fighting	p. 141
Hardship	p. 143
Holding It Together	p. 146
Maturity	p. 148
Myths and Folklore	p. 149
Power	p. 151
Surprise	p. 153
For Richer or for Poorer
Values	p. 155
...and Lack Thereof	p. 158
Sharing the Wealth	p. 159
Success	p. 161
In Sickness and in Health
Healthy Habits	p. 163
Growth	p. 163
Love in a Time of Sickness	p. 167
'Til Death do You Part
Forever Love	p. 169
It's Better When You're Older	p. 183
...Or Not	p. 187
Love Keeps You Young	p. 188
How to Say It
Pre-Wedding Parties	p. 193
Your Ceremony	p. 203
Your Reception	p. 225
Your Second Wedding or Vow Renewal	p. 237
Extra Touches	p. 257
After Words	p. 263
Bibliography	p. 265
People	p. 269
Permission Credits	p. 279
About the Authors	p. 283
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