Ceremonies & Celebrations: Vows, Tributes and Readings
By (Author) Dally Messenger
Hachette Australia
Hachette Australia
1st April 2008
Australia
General
Non Fiction
392
Paperback
224
Width 136mm, Height 209mm, Spine 16mm
266g
The authoritative handbook for anyone planning any personal ceremony or celebration. Ceremonies & Celebrations gives details of how to organise a celebration or ceremony, with example ceremonies, a wealth of suggested readings and music, together with checklists and advice on how to write and structure your own ceremonies.
Ceremonies include: * weddings (formal and informal) * commitment to partnerships * renewal of vows * name giving/naming * graduation * coming of age and other birthdays * divorce * stepfamily acceptance * house dedication * 'sorry' ceremony * funerals and memories, and how to prepare a eulogy All of us have the right to choose and organise our own ceremonies according to our beliefs - and this book tells us what we have to do, and when.Dally R Messenger has been a civil celebrant since 1974, and has officiated at many thousands of weddings and other celebrations and ceremonies. He lives in Melbourne.