Guide to planning a conemporary Jewish wedding. Browsed for information. ( )

This book "is a minhag book that describes the wide variety of customs and rituals that American Jews are reviving and reinventing to express themselves within a four-thousand year-old tradition" (from the Introduction).

I was lucky enough to have a friend lend me her copy of this book when I got engaged a few months back. She told me that it was super helpful for her when she was planning her wedding, and it might help me too. I've flipped through it a few times, and it's already been really useful in answering questions I have about planning my wedding. It is inclusive, not focusing on one way of doing things (for example, it talks about Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform customs and traditions), which I really appreciated. I also really like the explanations of certain things (like the chuppah, breaking of the glass, etc.) - I plan to use this as a resource for quick descriptions of different components of the wedding when I have to make programs for it, and also to refer family/friends to if they have any questions as we get planning. Overall, definitely a must for anyone planning a Jewish wedding! ( )

Diamant's guide is helpful to Jews by birth and Jews by birth alike in planning a meaningful wedding ceremony. As well she has suggestions for same sex weddings and mixed religion weddings. There is pretty much something for everyone who wants to incorporate Jewish customs into their ceremony in this book. ( )

How to create a wedding that is fully embracing of Jewish tradition and spirit and very modern. ( )