Uniquely Yours Resource Materials
Compiled by John P. Wentland
as a service to couples seeking resource material for the wording to uniquely express their love for one another
ON-LINE SEARCHES
Most computer-savvy brides and grooms use their browsers to find sources material for planning their wedding.
Most have said they had texts in mind and worked with those familiar texts. One of the most exhaustive resources is found at e.g., http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-styles.aspx
For those looking for Catholic sources:
http://www.weddingdetails.com/lore/catholic.cfm
http://www.catholicbrides.com/cathinfo_details.php?ID=19
For text selections from alternate sources:
http://www.weddingceremonycenter.com/
Looking for the traditional format of the wording for your wedding invitation?
http://www.regalcards.com/text_layouts.htm
Wondering what music to choose for your ceremony?
While this is an intensely Catholic site, paging down brings you to an extensive listing of selections commonly chosen classical and contemporary church songs for wedding ceremonies:
http://www.theknot.com/co_profileview.htm?profilename=Catholic_Bride&MsdVisit=1
Questions about Anything Relating to Weddings?
An A to Z Listing of Topics Related to Weddings: http://www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com/guide/!index.htm
HARD-COPY SOURCES
In general, most bookstores and libraries have a selection of books that offer everything needed for your ceremony. Among those many couples I know have found these useful:
Non-Church-based Source:
Weddings from the Heart, Daphne Rose Kingma [See section 2 of this binder] or http://books.google.com/books?id=0AQwqDBc2LkC&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:Daphne+inauthor:Rose+inauthor:Kingma&ei=39apSL2lIaWoigH43bX7BA&sig=ACfU3U21t1PXtOQoJMPvYfvtUsaHHwF-ZQ#PPP10,M1
Wedding Readings – Centuries of Writings and Rituals on Love and Marriage, Eleanor Monro
Into the Garden–A Wedding Anthology, Poetry & Prose on Love and Marriage,
Robert Hass & Stephen Mitchell, eds
With These Words. . .I Thee Wed - Contemporary Wedding Vows for Today’s Couples, Barbara Ekloff
Bride’s Little Book of Vows and Rings, Bride Magazine
Words for Your Wedding, David Glusker and Peter Misner
Church-based Sources for Marriage Preparation Dialogue:
Together for Life, Ave Maria Press
Jung Typology Test: A valuable indicator of areas for interpersonal growth. http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
Music:
Most bookstores have a section for CD selection, many of which are good samples for music used at weddings. A source for choosing music appropriate to weddings is:
Wonderful Wedding Songs, Friedman Fairfax
Miscellaneous
Wedding Speeches and Toasts, Angela Lansbury [especially valuable for the first-time Best Man looking for
what a wedding toast should express.]
I’m in the Wedding, Too, Caroline Plasted [a great book for the young flower girl or ring bearer]
Ethnic Weddings
African American Wedding Readings, Tamara Nikrause
Polish Wedding Customs & Traditions, Sophie Hodonowicz Knobb