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Complete Book of Wedding Vows
By Diane Warner
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Copyright 1996 by Diane Warner
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Warner, Diane. Complete book of wedding vows / by Diane Warner. p. cm. Includes index. ISBN 1-56414-237-X (pbk.) 1. Marriage service. I. Title. BL619.M37W37 01996 392'.5dc20 96-13890 CIP
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Dedication
With love to my granddaughter, Renee.
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Acknowledgments
My thanks go to all of those who shared their vows with me for this book, including hundreds of newlyweds and dozens of ministers, priests and rabbis. I would especially like to thank the Reverend Father John Magoulias of the Greek Orthodox Church, Dr. John E. Stensether of the Evangelical Free Church of America and Rabbi Stuart Dauermann of the Ahavat Zion Messianic Synagogue. I would also like to thank my daughter, Lynn Paden, as well as my friend, Helen Christy, who took their valuable time to help me with the monumental task of collecting newlyweds' wedding vows. Extra special thanks go to those couples who not only shared their vows but their love stories, as well: Andrew and Karen Goldberg; Ben and Wendi King; Joel and Colleen Blomenkamp; Joseph and Kathleen McLaughlin; Eric Wood and Kim Gray; Warren and Verna Riopel; Bill and Kathy Moran; Loren and Erma Hosmer; and my son and daughter-in-law, Darren and Lisa Warner.
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Contents
Introduction
11
Chapter 1 Traditional Vows
15
Chapter 2 Nontraditional Vows
37
Chapter 3 Vows for Second Marriages
69
Chapter 4 Vows That Include Children
81
Chapter 5 Reaffirmation Vows
89
Chapter 6 Vows for Older Couples
109
Chapter 7 Vows with Religious Variations
117
Chapter 8 Ring Vows
143
Chapter 9 Vows Inspired by the Classics
163
Epilogue
183
Bibliography
185
Index
187
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Introduction
The essence of every wedding is the recitation of the vows. Without the vows themselves, the wedding day would be nothing more than a big party, a celebration of the couple's love for each other. The bride may be radiant as she glides down the aisle in her expensive designer gown, the massive cathedral may be opulently decorated from floor to rafters and the professional musicians may bring tears to the eyes of your guests. But without the wedding vows, it is all a silly waste of time and money.
Wedding vows have not always been part of the marriage ceremony, however. As we look back into history we find all manner of humorous, peculiar and totally bizarre ways to marry. As far back as the earliest accounts of ancient Greeks, Romans, Jews, Medes and Persians, marriages were arranged as a matter of practicality and common
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sense. The modern concept of romantic love had no part in these marriages, which were arranged for legal, financial and social reasons, and only rarely did the ceremonies have any religious significance. No wonder brides wore heavy veils to hide their faces until after the ceremony!
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