Preparing for a Wedding in the Episcopal Church

Many couples come to an Episcopal Church seeking a place to hold their weddingceremony because they love the setting in our beautiful churches. Many couples seek tobe married in the Episcopal Church because their parents are members and/or it was thechurch of their childhood but have lapsed in attendance. While marriage is a tradition formany rooted in the religious tradition, the church continues to be an agent of the state inperforming the legal components. And some couples are deeply connected to their parishfamily and seek a marriage grounded in the rites of the church. Intended as an accessibleresource, clergy can give the book to couples and use as a preparation tool in planningThe Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage (wedding) in the Episcopal Church.This book will satisfy the request clergy often receive from individuals (as well asnewcomers, unmarried parents, same gender couples, those seeking remarriage) whodesire to be married but don't know what is involved from an Episcopal perspective. Itincludes essays, an outline and explanation of the marriage service, and how couplescan live out the promises they make to one another.