I just recently got engaged and I am looking forward to our big wedding day. When it comes to weddings, I completely don’t know what I am doing and was looking for some guidance and help.
The book review today is on a book titled “The Wedding Ceremony Planner” by Reverend Judith Johnson, Ph.D., published by Sourcebooks.
Book Synopsis: The most important part of a wedding, the actual ceremony, can often get lost in the planning process amid tulle, icing and guest lists. For couples looking to create a celebration that is true to their spirit, beliefs and traditions comes The Wedding Ceremony Planner by Reverend Judith Johnson. Written by a true wedding expert, ordained ecumenical minister, Reverend Johnson, delivers a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide for planning the perfect, individualized wedding ceremony.
From elegant and personal ceremony text and often overlooked logistics, this is an absolute essential for anyone planning a wedding. The expert guidance ensures that the wedding ceremony is your own, no matter your situation or beliefs. The book includes sample texts and worksheets for ultimate convenience.
About the Author: An interdisciplinary scholar and practitioner, Judith Johnson holds Doctorates in both Social Psychology and Spiritual Science, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She writes a weekly column about spirituality for The Huffington Post. As an ordained ecumenical minister, Judith honors all religious and spiritual traditions. She has officiated at hundreds of weddings over the past 20 years.
My Thoughts: This is a soft-cover 384 page book that was a fairly easy read. There are a total of 8 chapters in this book with chapter 1 being on Creating Your Wedding, Your Way and finishing up with chapter 8 on Checklists & Worksheets. One of the things I found interesting about this book is in chapter 2 where the author talks about Setting the Tone for Your Wedding by considering the couple’s wishes, the guest list, the wedding party, family traditions and how to incorporate all of that into your wedding ceremony. It was very insightful to me since the Big E and I come from entirely 2 diffent types of families.
My favorite chapter in the book was chapter 7 which gives you 10 sample ceremonies and there were a few samples that the Big E and I really liked. Perhaps we will combine a few things together to come up with our own unique ceremony! I want to show my mother the “Renewal of Marriage Vows” section as her and my dad plan on renewing their vows next year.
Overall, the book is a good read for any first-time bride-to-be like myself. I read through the book pretty quickly for the purpose of this review and I am going to re-read it again and this time around…take my time through it. If you are going to be getting married, I recommend this book to you!
Disclaimer: Jenelle has personally reviewed the product listed above. Jenelle has not received any monetary compensation for her review. Jenelle did receive a free product to try out so she could evaluate and use it for her review. Her thoughts & opinions in this review are unbiased & honest and your opinions may differ. Two Classy Chics is not responsible for delivery of any giveaway items won from this blog.
It sounds like a very good book to have in planning your wedding. I like that it has one for renewal of vows.