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Section: =09 Network Services Section
Date: =09December 10, 1999
Instructions: =09=09The attached is the first in the 1999
=09=09series of new minibibliographies compiled
=09=09=09by the Network Services Section for use by
=09=09network libraries.
=09=09=09If you need extra copies, a limited supply=20
=09=09=09is available from the Network Services
=09=09=09Section.
=09=09=09Please update your minibibliography table of contents=20
=09=09=09by adding the title, date, and number of this
=09=09=09minibibliography.
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Wedding Planning
No. NSS 99-1
December 1999
Introduction
Millions of people get married each year, and usually many
hours go into the planning. Whether the occasion is simple
or elaborate, books may be consulted to provide the guidance
needed to stage a memorable event.
Wedding customs date back to medieval times, and modern-day
couples often include them to add a different and personal
touch to their ceremony. =20
Following is a list of books that are available from NLS
library collections. =20
Bridal Showers: 50 Great Ideas for a Perfect Shower=20
by Sharon Dlugosch and Florence E. Nelson=20
Emphasizes easy-to-organize parties; some can be
incorporated into an office day or completed in one
hour, such as the "no-sweat shower" at the fitness club
or the "college soap opera shower." Gives general
planning information and suggestions for gifts,
invitations, activities, and decorations, along with
more than fifty specific themes. 1984
RC 26807
Dear Abby on Planning Your Wedding
by Abigail Van Buren
The popular advice columnist offers a practical and
entertaining guide for today's bride and groom.=20
Contains basic information and a variety of options
within broad boundaries of good taste, financial
limitations, and sensitivity to the changing family
structure. 1988
RC 29651
The Eternal Bliss Machine: America's Way of Wedding
by Marcia Seligson
A sardonic expos=82 of the American wedding, which the
author regards as an American racket. Seligson
investigates marriage rituals, and she gives her views
on the outlandish extravagances that are an entrenched
and traditional American way of life. 1973
RD 9706=20
Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings
by Judith Martin
Noted etiquette expert's guide to planning a wedding.=20
Miss Manners covers such topics as the engagement, the
invitations, the shower, the reception, menu planning,
videotaping, the presents, communicating thanks, and
even cancelling a wedding. Checklists cite the chief
duties of various wedding party members. 1995
RC 43480
The Wedding Book: Alternative Ways to Celebrate Marriage
by Howard Kirschenbaum and Rockwell Stensrud
Charts the course for those who wish to move away from
traditional ceremonies. Includes descriptions and
texts of actual weddings along with planning
checklists. [1974]
RC 9253 BRA 13431
Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love
and Marriage
by Eleanor C. Munro
A collection of secular and sacred passages suitable
for use in both Christian and Jewish weddings. The
selections, which can be used by the couple and their
families to provide a personal touch to the
celebration, include passages from wedding ceremonies,
poetry, love songs, and classical literature. 1989
RC 33636 BR 8743
Words for Your Wedding: The Wedding Service Book
by David Lowell Glusker and Peter Misner
Helpful for people who wish to play an active role in
creating their own wedding rites, this guidebook
details the elements of the marriage service and
describes a variety of options from which a couple can
choose. Focuses on ceremonies in the Protestant
tradition, but provides special sections on Roman
Catholic, Jewish, and "write-your-own-service"
weddings. 1986
BR 6807
Your Wedding, Your Way: A Guide to Contemporary Wedding
Options
by Carol Newman
Guide to considerations for planning personal weddings
for young people. 1975
BR 3112 =20
Compiled by Joyce Y. Carter
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