Sacred Threshold: Rituals and Readings for a Wedding with Spirit

by Gertrud Mueller Nelson, Christopher Witt

A Wedding with Spirit has been written for the bride and groom who are searching for something more for their wedding. Not more as in bigger, grander, or more lavish, but more as in more meaningful, gracious, and sacred. Ritual and liturgy experts Nelson and Witt have helped hundreds of couples plan their ceremonies, and in these pages they have distilled their years of experience into some basic principles that will help every couple begin their lives together with more than just catering nightmares. A Wedding with Spirit 's five chapters discuss the general principles for creating a wedding with spirit, with guidance on choosing the right place, people, symbols, prayers, format, readings, and music. Sections

A look at the meaning and history behind the familiar wedding traditions.A step-by-step walk through the ceremony itself--the gathering rite, readings, the wedding ritual, and the reception.Practical advice for the rehearsal, instructions for the readers, and models for the printed program.A collection of meditations--preparing for marriage, dealing with doubts, exploring dimensions of marriage in the Bible, and prayer--designed for the ceremony and for the bride and groom to use themselves as they prepare for their wedding. Three model weddings incorporating all the principles of A Wedding with Spirit.

Genres: Nonfiction

304 pages, Paperback

First published March 16, 1998

About the author

Gertrud Mueller Nelson is an author, illustrator, teacher, and speaker. She is especially known for her clip art and her award-winning, bestselling book on ceremony and ritual, To Dance with God. Nelson has designed church furnishings, stained glass, and silver jewelry. She has taught Montessori and has studied art at the Kölnerwerkschulen in Germany and psychology at the C.G. Jung Institute in Switzerland. She is internationally noted as a speaker on ritual, liturgy, family, psychology, and sacred art. Nelson has three children and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[Juanita · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked how the authors reminded me of the sacred in marriage. The day, plans and stuff seem to take first place when planning a wedding. This important book offers another path - of meaning and simplicity. Some great practical ideas too.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Highly recommend for people who are wedding-planning, but also want to be marriage-planning! Good tips on how to incorporate interesting traditions into the ceremony. (Thanks for the great gift, Tammy!!)

[Lorelei · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has a lot of amazing readings and walks you through the ceremony- for any religion

[Chris Poupart]

Sacred Threshold: Rituals and Readings for a Wedding with Spirit by Gertrud Mueller Nelson (1998)