Timeless Traditions : A couple's guide to wedding customs around the world - Softcover

Lisl M. Spangenberg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789305194 ISBN 13: 9780789305190

Publisher: Universe, 2001

Synopsis

Timeless Traditions places the world at your feet--or at least within your grasp, which is as it should be for everyone in love.

For engaged couples around the world, this volume is an indispensable, comprehensive guide to the wedding traditions of the major faiths and more than one hundred countries and peoples, spanning the cultures and regions of past and present.
Written by Elegant Bride feature contributor Lisl M. Spangenberg and illustrated with sumptuous two-color illustrations, Timeless Traditions focuses on each step along the path to marriage, from pre-wedding to ceremonial rituals and from celebratory to post-wedding traditions. Within each section, specific customs are described in an A-to-Z format. Traditional dress, food, music, dance, and gifts are all featured, along with vows, readings, and toasts, from Asia to Zimbabwe.
Rediscover time-honored customs and read about practices which, though thousands of years old, may be new to you. Learn why the bride stands to the groom's left, what the Asian tea ceremony involves, how the African custom of loading the bride parallels the bridal shower, and why the brides of so many cultures wear veils. Withins these pages, discover the courtship and wedding rituals that speak to you and help you map out a meaning-filled celebration for your personal romance.
The perfect guide for couples who want to lend the richness and resonance of tradition to their wedding day, Timeless Traditions is also an ideal resource for wedding planners and others involved in the wedding industry.

About this title

About the Author:

Before landing in Los Angeles to work as a freelance writer/producer, Lisl M. Spangenberg traveled the world for a decade, first as a student, then as a travel writer. A long-time contributor to Elegant Bride magazine, Ms. Spangenberg also writes for a variety of national publications, Web sites, and corporate media.

Review:

"Whether you are in the process of planning a wedding or are simply satisfying your curiosity about the custom of marriage, you are about to begin a fascinating journey. As you travel through the pages of this wonderful book, you will discover exotic rituals, familiar observances, and even lighthearted folk customs. . . . This is indeed the most comprehensive collection of customs I have seen."--Linda K. Stansbury, Editor-in-Chief, Elegant Bride

"Not content to merely expand on those traditions with which we are all somewhat familiar, Lisl Spangenberg has delved deeply into the treasure chest of world cultures and come up with a dazzling array of riches. . . . Now you have only to feast your eyes and choose those customs that seem most meaningful to you, that speak to your heart as well as your heritage."--from the foreword, by Beverly Clark
-- Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Universe
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0789305194
• ISBN 13: 9780789305190
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208