The Bridal Connection, March 2000, by Leslie Gould
The book compels the reader to reflect, organize and then create a ceremony that is both personal and meaningful.

Book Description
The magic that begins with the writing of your own wedding vows lights the way toward a stronger and happier marriage. If you're a couple who chooses to create all or part of your own ceremony, your wedding celebration will glow with the personal and distinctive warmth of a ceremony that is truly your own. If you thing that the wedding ceremony is more than food, fashion or flowers, then this is the book for you. "Weddings -- The Magic of Creating Your Own Ceremony" guides you step by step increating a wedding that will be inspiring, festive and memorable. Secular or religious, traditional or contemporary, interfaith or cross-cultural, this book helps you achieve the precise tone and style that match your dreams and celebrate the unique couple you are. Henry S. Basayne and Linda R. Janowitz, Ph.D., have expanded their earlier book, "Let Us Make a Wedding," to include a wealth of fresh material, new helpful hints and a wide array of descriptions of personalized weddings. In short, the authors have created a classic to help you make your most special day even more extraordinary.

From the Publisher
Henry Basayne and Linda Janowitz, authors of Let Us Make a Wedding, have expanded their original book to provide a valuable resource for brides, grooms, clergy, members of the wedding party and wedding planners. By including a wealth of fresh material, new helpful hints and a wide range of distinctive wedding elements, the authors have written a classic that will help readers make their most special day even more extraordinary. Praised as "the best book of its kind," Weddings: The Magic of Creating Your Own Ceremony is not about food, fashion or flowers. It is a guide to creating innovative ceremonies. Couples will discover an inspiring array of rites: secular and religious, contemporary and traditional, interfaith and cross-cultural; along with quotes from popular and classical poetry, literature and song -- something for everyone's taste.

About the Author
Henry S. Basayne is a Humanist Counselor in San Francisco who has been performing personalized wedding ceremonies for more than 30 years. Linda R. Janowitz, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and marriage counselor in San Jose, CA. For more than 25 years she has been helping couples create the wedding ceremonies that fit their needs.