A Bride's Book of Wedding Traditions

by Arlene Stewart

Accompanied by a selection of inspirational readings, a collection of wedding customs and traditions explains how to adapt these timeless, international rituals into meaningful and personalized wedding ceremonies for modern couples. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo.

Genres: Nonfiction

336 pages, Hardcover

First published March 20, 1995

About the author

Arlene Hamilton Stewart frequently writes on lifestyle issues. She is the co-author of the bridal boxed set Victoria: From This Day Forward and Victoria: The Heart of Christmas and is the author of I Call Thee Friend: A Keepsake for My Bridal Attendant. She also created The Jewelry Book and The Lanyard Book. She lives with her daughter in Katonah, New York.

Reviews

[Alyssa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book discussed wedding traditions from the engagement to the honeymoon, from the bridal gown to the seating arrangement at the wedding reception. Full of interesting and curious tidbits and information on the histories of many well- and lesser-known wedding traditions, I found this to be a light and pleasant read (though I am not going to be a bride for a while yet!). I love weddings - they wrap up all of my favorite things (dancing, beautiful gowns, perfect makeup, elegant hairstyles, romance, event planning, flowers, beautiful cakes, etc.) up in one big beautiful day. :)

[Jenna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A fluffy piece on (mostly Western) wedding traditions and ideas for fitting them into a modern wedding. Was probably very helpful before the widespread use of the internet, but mostly just a nice bedtime story of sorts now.

[Alexandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cozy bedtime read! Just a bunch of historical wedding trivia.