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Carry Me Over the Threshold: A Christian Guide to Wedding Traditions

Carry Me Over the Threshold: A Christian Guide to Wedding Traditions


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Create a wedding that reflects your Christian values with this guide to wedding traditions. Do you know where your favorite wedding traditions came from? Do you want to create a wedding that reflects your Christian faith and practice? From "something borrowed, something blue" to white veils and bridal gowns, from orange blossoms to tossing rice at the happy couple, you'll learn about the meaning and historical significance of traditions for before, during, and after the wedding. For every Christian bride who wants to let her light shine, "Carry Me Over the Threshold" will help you create a memorable wedding that reflects your deepest spiritual values.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments 11 Introduction: Let Your Light Shine! 13 Part One Pre-Ceremony Traditions 1. Announcements and Banns 21 2. Bachelor Parties 23 3. Betrothal 25 4. Bridal Attendants 27 5. Bridal Registries 29 6. Bridal Showers 30 7. Bride Price 32 8. Bridesmaids' Tea 33 9. Bundling 34 10. Capturing the Bride 36 11. Counseling 38 12. Dowries 40 13. Engagement Parties 41 14. Engagement Rings 43 15. Flower Girls, Pages, and Ring Bearers 49 16. Invitations 50 contents 17. Location and Time 52 18. Marriage Contracts 56 19. Parents' Dinner 58 20. Promise Rings 59 21. Proposals 60 22. Transportation to the Ceremony 62 23. Trousseaux and Hope Chests 63 Part Two Ceremony Traditions 24. Aisle Runners 66 25. Bridal Accessories 67 26. Bridal Gowns 71 27. Communion 75 28. Electronic Weddings 76 29. Flowers 78 30. Gifts for the Wedding Party 82 31. Groom's Attire 83 32. Jumping the Broom 84 33. Kissing at the Ceremony's End 85 34. Leaving the Ceremony 86 35. Music 89 36. Processionals 91 37. Standing on the Left 93 38. Taking the Husband's Last Name 94 39. Unity Candles 95 40. Vows 98 41. Wedding Bells 102 42. Wedding Rings 103 Part Three Post-Ceremony Traditions 43. Anniversaries 106 44. Bedding 108 45. Cakes 110 46. Carrying the Bride over the Threshold 114 47. Dancing 115 48. Favors 117 49. Honeymoons 118 50. Receiving Line 120 51. Receptions 121 52. Shoes 123 53. Toasts 125 54. Tossing the Garter and Bouquet 127 55. Wedding Gifts 129 Epilogue 131 Selected Bibliography 133 Index 135

About the Author :
Kristina Seleshanko, former adjunct instructor of writing and women's history, is the author of fourteen books, including Victorian and Edwardian Fashions for Women (featured in Martha Stewart Weddings), Victorian Fashions in America, Singing Secrets and others. Kristina also writes articles on a variety of topics for magazines such as Today's Christian Women, Woman's Day, Country Victorian, True West Journal, and Sew News.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780310264767
  • Publisher: Zondervan
  • Publisher Imprint: Zondervan
  • Height: 188 mm
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Christian Guide to Wedding Traditions
  • Width: 132 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0310264766
  • Publisher Date: 26 Dec 2005
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 15 mm
  • Weight: 220 gr


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