The authoritative handbook for anyone planning any personal ceremony or celebration. Ceremonies & Celebrations gives details of how to organise a celebration or ceremony, with example ceremonies, a wealth of suggested readings and music, together with checklists and advice on how to write and structure your own ceremonies. Ceremonies include: * weddings (formal and informal) * commitment to partnerships * renewal of vows * name giving/naming * graduation * coming of age and other birthdays * divorce * stepfamily acceptance * house dedication * 'sorry' ceremony * funerals and memories, and how to prepare a eulogy All of us have the right to choose and organise our own ceremonies according to our beliefs - and this book tells us what we have to do, and when.