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Dimitrios Pandakis has vowed that, unlike his older brother, he will never be trapped into marriage. And this millionaire businessman has been so true to his word that—despite his reputation as a heartbreaker—he has yet to take a woman to bed! But now his new secretary is sorely testing his resolve. Alexandra Hamilton, for all her plain-Jane appearance, has somehow worked her way under his skin. And Dimitrios knows only one thing will satisfy him—marriage!

This book offers help and inspiration to couples who desire creative and Christ-honoring wedding vows.

A companion to the popular website APracticalWedding.com and A Practical Wedding Planner, A Practical Wedding helps you sort through the basics to create the wedding you want -- without going broke or crazy in the process. After all, what really matters on your wedding day is not so much how it looked as how it felt. In this refreshing guide, expert Meg Keene shares her secrets to planning a beautiful celebration that reflects your taste and your relationship. You'll discover: The real purpose of engagement (hint: it's not just about the planning) How to pinpoint what matters most to you and your partner DIY-ing your wedding: brilliant or crazy? How to communicate decisions to your family Why that color-coded spreadsheet is actually worth it Wedding Zen can be yours. Meg walks you through everything from choosing a venue to writing vows, complete with stories and advice from women who have been in the trenches: the Team Practical brides. So here's to the joyful wedding, the sensible wedding, the unbelievably fun wedding! A Practical Wedding is your complete guide to getting married with grace.

Say “I do” all over again with significance and style Whether this is your chance to have the wedding you always wanted, you’re celebrating a milestone anniversary, or you simply want to reaffirm your commitment to each other, the renewing of your vows is an important symbolic step in your relationship. Celebrated wedding planner Sharon Naylor helps you make your second time around your best yet. Renewing Your Wedding Vows provides valuable guidance on how to: ?phrase your invitation ?choose appropriate attire and flowers ?incorporate children into the ceremony ?decide about gifts and registries ?write your vows ?plan the logistics of the proceedings ?choose your location: ballroom, beach, your home, and more...

This book is a comprehensive and unique guide on how to write one's own wedding vows. In the U.S. alone, there are over 2.4 million weddings every year -- and no two will be exactly alike. Yet whatever the differences, the exchanging of vows is often the most anticipated and memorable moment in the ceremony. Personalizing one's wedding vows is a growing trend in America, but it can be a very stressful experience. This book will help couples by answering some essential questions in preparing for their ceremony: How much of your religion's traditional vows should you include? Is your favorite poem appropriate for the setting you are in, or should you just memorize a couple of lines? Are you stuck on what to say after "I knew you were the one the moment we met?" Are your favorite Led Zeppelin song lyrics an appropriate expression of how you feel about your fiance? Should you share your vows at the rehearsal?

The bestselling follow-up to Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist. Includes a reader's guide and an excerpt from Pitre's The Case for Jesus. In Jesus the Bridegroom, Brant Pitre once again taps into the wells of Jewish Scripture and tradition, and unlocks the secrets of what is arguably the most well-known symbol of the Christian faith: the cross of Christ. In this thrilling exploration, Pitre shows how the suffering and death of Jesus was far more than a tragic Roman execution. Instead, the Passion of Christ was the fulfillment of ancient Jewish prophecies of a wedding, when the God of the universe would wed himself to humankind in an everlasting nuptial covenant. To be sure, most Christians are familiar with the apostle Paul’s teaching that Christ is the ‘Bridegroom’ and the Church is the ‘Bride’. But what does this really mean? And what would ever possess Paul to compare the death of Christ to the love of a husband for his wife? If you would have been at the Crucifixion, with Jesus hanging there dying, is that how you would have described it? How could a first-century Jew like Paul, who knew how brutal Roman crucifixions were, have ever compared the execution of Jesus to a wedding? And why does he refer to this as the “great mystery” (Ephesians 5:32)? As Pitre shows, the key to unlocking this mystery can be found by going back to Jewish Scripture and tradition and seeing the entire history of salvation, from Mount Sinai to Mount Calvary, as a divine love story between Creator and creature, between God and Israel, between Christ and his bride—a story that comes to its climax on the wood of a Roman cross. In the pages of Jesus the Bridegroom, dozens of familiar passages in the Bible—the Exodus, the Song of Songs, the Wedding at Cana, the Woman at the Well, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and even the Second Coming at the End of Time—are suddenly transformed before our eyes. Indeed, when seen in the light of Jewish Scripture and tradition, the life of Christ is nothing less than the greatest love story ever told.

A Simple Formula for Writing Elegant Wedding Vows Are you getting married soon? Do you want to write your own wedding vows? "How To Write Wedding Vows: A Wedding Vow Workbook" may be just the book you have been looking for. Even if you have never been a writer or you do not have the "poetic gene," you can write wedding vows that will make your fiancé's heart feel truly loved and valued on your wedding day. "The 30 Minute Wedding Vow Template" in chapter 11 is worth the price of the book. Even if you have plenty of time before your ceremony, this special template which was designed especially for this book is a good way to begin writing your own vows. It makes it almost as simple as fill in the blank, only much more elegant. Dr. Kelly Carr is a pastor and wedding officiant that has performed more than 500 weddings and wedding renewal ceremonies. He has worked with hundreds of couples on their wedding vows. Now he has put his materials together in book form so that they will help hundreds more. Dr. Carr is a licensed and ordained minister and his basic vows are from a Christian tradition. He shows you how to adapt the most common wedding vows and ring vows into personalized and customized vows or how to start from scratch and write your own personal vows. The book begins by asking the simple question of whether or not a couple really wants to write their own vows. Is it necessary to write your own vows to make the ceremony unique? Chapter two gets right into the heart of the matter offering 10 tips for writing your own customized wedding vows or ring vows. Dr. Carr also discusses the option of making a personal statement instead of customized wedding vows. The book includes some resources, such as quotes about love and marriage, and a list of more than 150 romantic words that will assist the bride or groom who is trying to write their own vows. There is a chapter that includes some real examples of self-written wedding vows and ring vows. One chapter discusses the origin of the basic traditional wedding vows that have been used for the past 500 years in the English language. There is writing space included in the book to make your own personal notes so that you can use the book as a workbook for writing your own wedding vows. Table of Contents Preface 1. Really Want To Write Your Own Vows? 2. Ten Tips For Writing Memorable Vows 3. Wedding Vows Or A Personal Statement? 4. Classic Wedding Vows And Ring Vows 5. Fifty Quotes Of Love 6. Fifty Quotes Of Marriage 7. A List Of Most Romantic Words 8. Examples Of Personalized Vows 9. The Origin Of Traditional Wedding Vows 10. Seven Creative Writing Tips 11. The 30 Minute Wedding Vow Template ABOUT THE AUTHOR Write Your Vows Here Sources Consulted Contact Information Whether you are a couple planning to get married soon, or a wedding officiant who is often asked to help a couple write their own vows, "How To Write Wedding Vows" is a worthwhile investment. Writing your own vows does not have to be difficult. A good coach can make it both easier and better. Let Dr. Carr help you write your own wedding vows that will be both beautiful on your wedding day and memorable for a lifetime.