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In addition to the interesting and unusual weddings included, the author gives advice on such subjects as: allowing the photographer to take pictures during the ceremony, determining the best age for children to participate in the procession, deciding what to do when there is a death in the family shortly before the wedding date, and dealing with feuding in-laws.
Anyone who has ever been married in the past, is married now, contemplates marriage in the future, or has ever attended a wedding, will enjoy reading this book.
Author Biography: Naomi Cherny, Justice of the Peace for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is an educator, counselor, Red Cross volunteer, and member of Mensa. She has three children and four grandchildren.
| Introduction | vii | |
| The Beginning, or Trial by Fire | 1 | |
| The Aristocrat | 5 | |
| Blank Paper and Bouncing Checks | 9 | |
| The Bride Wore Burgundy | 11 | |
| Black Is the Color | 13 | |
| Ceremonies I Almost Didn't Perform | 15 | |
| Children | 21 | |
| The Clinging Vine | 23 | |
| Common Law Marriages | 25 | |
| Proxy Marriages | 27 | |
| Citizenship | 29 | |
| Daughters of Jerusalem | 31 | |
| Death | 33 | |
| Dining Out | 35 | |
| The Dirty Divan | 37 | |
| Don't Judge a Book by Its Cover | 39 | |
| Don't They See What They're Getting? | 41 | |
| Dreams and Reality | 45 | |
| The Outdoor Wedding | 47 | |
| Home Weddings | 49 | |
| Directions | 53 | |
| Church Weddings | 57 | |
| Hotels | 59 | |
| Come On to My House | 61 | |
| Halls | 63 | |
| East Is East | 65 | |
| The Facilities | 69 | |
| Fees | 71 | |
| The Feuding In-Laws | 73 | |
| Forbidden Marriages | 77 | |
| The Too Friendly Clergyman | 79 | |
| Friendship | 81 | |
| Fringe Benefits | 83 | |
| Holiday Weddings | 85 | |
| Time Marches On | 89 | |
| It Bothers Me When | 91 | |
| Mandatory Blood Tests | 93 | |
| Marriages Made In Heaven | 95 | |
| Marry In Haste | 97 | |
| Master of Ceremonies | 101 | |
| Music, Music, Music | 103 | |
| Neither Rain nor Snow | 105 | |
| Nightmare Weddings | 109 | |
| One of the Top Ten | 113 | |
| Other Plans | 115 | |
| The Photographer | 117 | |
| The Power of Love | 121 | |
| Renewal of Vows | 123 | |
| Rings | 125 | |
| Seasick On the High Seas | 127 | |
| The Second Time Around | 131 | |
| Separation of Church and State | 133 | |
| Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | 135 | |
| Tears | 137 | |
| Toasts | 139 | |
| Too Much Religion | 141 | |
| Tradition and Religion | 143 | |
| The Case of the Reluctant Bridegroom | 147 | |
| But Not for Love | 149 | |
| Women as Justices | 151 | |
| The Yacht | 153 | |
| Youth and Old Age | 155 | |
| The Yuppie Wedding | 157 | |
| No Food at the Country Club | 159 | |
| Customs and Courtesy | 161 | |
| Conclusion | 163 |
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In addition to the interesting and unusual weddings included, the author gives advice on such subjects as: allowing the photographer to take pictures during the ceremony, determining the best age for children to participate in the procession, deciding what to do when there is a death in the family shortly before the ...