The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions : Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, Speeches, and Toasts - From the author of The Knot Complete Guide To Weddings In The Real World, a comprehensive guide to choosing the perfect words and music for your wedding. In her third book in The Knot series, Carley Roney has created a complete guide to wedding vows, toasts, and readings that is the perfect resource for wedding couples, bridesmaids, best men, and parents alike. Drawing on wedding traditions and customs from around the world, The Knot Complete Guide To Wedding Vows And Traditions includes real-world information on: Vows, from the traditional "to have and to hold" to creating your own; Rituals from a variety of traditions -- breaking the glass, cutting the cake -- and their history and significance; Toasts, from the classics to advice on writing your own, as well as toasting etiquette and tips on choosing your toastmaster; Readings, spanning various customs and heritages, poetry and prose, plus sources for finding your own selections; and Music -- complete lists of popular options to help you chose the perfect songs from the processional to the last dance.
Words for the Wedding : Creative Ideas for Choosing and Using Hundreds of Quotations to Personalize Your Vows, Toasts, Invitations, and More - Nearly 2.5 million couples will walk down the aisle in 2001 and each couple will want to find the perfect words to make their wedding as eloquent as it is elegant. Fathers and mothers of brides and grooms, bestmen, maids of honor, friends, and family will want to find a creative way to express the sentiments of the day. This book will show them how. With hundreds of classical and contemporary poems, quotes, quips, and blessings to choose from, no one involved in the wedding celebration will be at a loss for words. And, unlike other guides, Words for the Wedding takes readers beyond vows and explains (with examples) not only how to make a great toast but how to use quotes inventively for pre-wedding parties, invitations, receptions, and more! A must-have guide for anyone involved with a wedding.