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	WeddingGuideUK.com - Quaker Ceremonies
		Quakerism is a term used to describe members of the Religious Society of Friends, the movement started in the middle of the 17th century as a splinter group from the Christian Church.
		A Quaker wishing to be remarried must explain their situation before the members at a monthly meeting, to get permission to re-marry in front of the meeting.
		The exchange of wedding rings is not a formal part of the Quaker marriage ceremony, although some couples like to incorporate it into the service after the vows have been taken.
	www.weddingguideuk.com /articles/ceremonies/quaker.asp (1055 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - Quaker
		Although Quakers throughout most of their history and in most parts of the world today consider Quakerism to be a Christian movement, some Friends (principally in the select Meetings in the United States and the United Kingdom) now consider themselves universalist, agnostic, atheist, pagan, or nontheist, or do not accept any religious label.
		Quakerism is often termed a mystical religion because of its emphasis on the personal experience of God rather than logic and reasoned theology.
		Quakers hold a strong sense of spiritual egalitarianism, including a belief in the spiritual equality of the sexesâ”which was remarkable for the mid-1600s.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=Quaker (6556 words)

	A Little Background on Quaker Weddings
		The roots of Quakerism were planted in the 17th-century, when George Fox, one of the religions founders, became disillusioned with the way in which professing Christians were failing to live up to the standards they preached, and began holding meetings with like-minded individuals.
		Quakers are recognized for their strong sense of duty to the aforementioned goals.
		Quakers were among the most fervent abolitionists before the Civil War, and have always been active in a number of social movements.
	www.seas.upenn.edu /~bracy/quaker/more.html (1172 words)

	Help I'm a wedding guest - Quaker (Religious Society of Friends) ceremony
		In fact, Quakers do not use the words "ceremony" or "memorial." Instead, a service is called a "meeting." At the meeting house, Quakers worship in silent contemplation with punctuations of ministry from the participants as the spirit moves them to speak out loud.
		The meeting resembles a regular Quaker meeting until the point at which the man and woman wishing to marry feel that the moment is appropriate and they stand and declare their intention to marry.
		In the late-1700s, a small group of dissident English Quakers, noted for their trembling and shaking movements when they were moved by the spirit, became known as the Shaking Quakers, hence the name the Shakers.
	www.weddingbells.com /help/guestceremony17.html (605 words)

	Lily's Wedding Consulting Inc.
		The English wedding celebration begins on the way to the ceremony, as young girls scatter flower petals along the path the bride is walking, in hopes of providing a happy path in life.
		Quaker tradition does not include clergy, so the wedding certificate is not only signed by the bride, groom, maid of honor and best man, but.
		The bride in a Quaker wedding ceremony is presented to the groom by herself, for it is believed that she belongs to no one but herself.
	www.weddingplannerforyou.com /world.html (1931 words)

	What's a Quaker Wedding? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Quaker weddings are simple worship services in which the bride and groom announce their decision to become husband and wife in front of God, their family, and their friends.
		Unlike in many other religions, there is no minister leading the Quaker wedding service, and believe it or not, there is no set order of events in the proceedings.
		The Quaker religion is among the simplest of all religions.
	www.math.vt.edu /people/dpotter/quakerwedding.html (288 words)

	WeddingGuideUK.com - Quaker Ceremonies
		Quakerism is a term used to describe members of the Religious Society of Friends, the movement started in the middle of the 17th century as a splinter group from the Christian Church.
		Quakers are traditionally pacifists and are known as conscientious objectors during times of war.
		A Quaker wishing to be remarried must explain their situation before the members at a monthly meeting, to get permission to re-marry in front of the meeting.
	www.weddingguide.co.uk /articles/ceremonies/quaker.asp (1083 words)

	An Introduction to the Religious Society of Friends
		Quakers do not establish ranks of saints or prophets, but they respect those persons in the past and present who seem to have this Christlike ability to express religious thinking and to show others the way in which we should try to live.
		Quakers who kept their ideals intact would then be likely to try to reason with the attackers, to appeal to their better nature (that of God?), to their sense of fairness, to common sense.
		A person who has attended meetings for worship and other Quaker activities, has read in Quaker literature and become informed as to the faith and practice of Friends, and has decided that this is the orientation which he or she seems to hold, is an appropriate person to apply for membership.
	www.quakercapecod.org /quakerintro.htm (9137 words)

	FGC Quaker Library: The Quakers or Our Neighbors The Friends/Worship
		Quakers consider the Bible to be a word of God but consider the Inner Light to be a manifestation of God.
		In all Quaker meetings the members seek decisions not by majority rule but by the "sense of the meeting," which means unity but not necessarily unanimity.
		A Quaker wedding service consists of the bride and groom repeating their marriage vows during a meeting for worship after obtaining the consent of the meeting to the union.
	www.fgcquaker.org /library/welcome/whalen1.html (1773 words)

	Quakers in Britain - Close Relationships
		When a couple wish to marry in the Quaker way, the couple will probably talk to their local overseers (who are responsible for pastoral care) and with other Quakers in their meeting, to help them to prepare for their marriage.
		Traditionally Quakers did not wear wedding rings and rings do not play an official part in the marriage, but nowadays many Quakers do choose to wear rings and it may be at this point that the rings are exchanged.
		Quakers recognise that many people do not live in a married relationship: for example, sons or daughters caring for aged parents, friends who share a home for many years, widows or widowers, divorced or separated people, single parents, and those in homosexual relationships.
	www.quaker.org.uk /Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=90271 (2179 words)

	♥ Which Wedding UK - Michaela and Ruth♥
		We asked the person who dealt with Quaker weddings how we should go about making our commitment to each other official and he set the wheels in motion on what felt like an unstoppable train that continued to gain momentum until 11th May 2002.
		As with any couple being married in a Quaker service, we were offered the help of a support group who would help us with the essential planning (a good idea as this isn't our forte').
		Wedding dresses cost a lot, so we went for flowing organic cotton - Ruth wore a purple and blue tie-dyed skirt and top, I wore brown trousers and an embroidered kaftan and we were both barefoot.
	www.whichwedding.co.uk /types/les_quakerwedding1.htm (1216 words)

	PopPolitics.com - Quaker Weddings
		The roots of Quakerism were planted in the 17th-century, when George Fox, one of the religion’s founders, became disillusioned with the way in which professing Christians were failing to live up to the standards they preached, and began holding meetings with like-minded individuals.
		Quakers are recognized for their strong sense of duty to the aforementioned goals.
		Quakers were among the most fervent abolitionists before the Civil War, and have always been active in a number of social movements.
	www.poppolitics.com /articles/2000-06-19-quaker.shtml (1777 words)

	online faith & practice (quaker book of discipline) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In such cases, and in the solemnization of any other marriage, the pastor or minister is earnestly advised to employ a wedding ceremony in keeping with the ideals of Friends and to impress upon the couple the fact that marriage is a solemn religious engagement.
		It is affectionately advised that moderation be observed in all of the proceedings of the wedding day, including simplicity of dress and surroundings, and that the occasion be characterized by the dignity becoming its serious spiritual purpose.
		To inform themselves of the legal requirements of the state in which the wedding is to take place and to obtain the forms to be used to comply with them.
	worship.quaker.org /qfp/displaypassage.asp?passageid=444 (1052 words)

	Quaker wedding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Quaker weddings are the traditional ceremony of marriage within the Religious Society of Friends.
		At the close of worship all of those present at the meeting are asked to sign the wedding certificate as witnesses that the wedding took place and acknowledging their presence at the service.
		Often these certificates are hung prominently in the homes of the couple throughout their married lives as a reminder of the vows they took, and the people they shared that moment of their lives with.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quaker_wedding (495 words)

	WeddingSetGo.com - Ethnic Weddings
		He was soon to become wed and was taken prisoner by roving sailors and forced into labor in a foreign land.
		There are many dances at an Irish wedding, but one of the more notable is the "janting char" where the groom is carried in a chair to present him to the guests.
		Quaker tradition does not include clergy, so the wedding certificate is only signed by the bride, groom, maid of honor and best man, All the guests, however, promise to help the newlyweds grow as a couple, and all sign as witnesses.
	www.weddingsetgo.com /articles.cfm?articleid=50 (2235 words)

	Quaker Weddings
		Quakers retain their belief in the sanctity and life-long nature of marriage, but recognise that sometimes it may be right to make a new start.
		The first steps in arranging a wedding should be taken at least six weeks in advance of the proposed date and preferably up to three months in advance.
		(f) Public notice of the wedding Meeting will be given at the place at which it is to be held, either at the close of the previous Meeting for Worship in the case of a Meeting House, or by posting a written notice on the door a week beforehand.
	www.qis.net /~daruma/weddings.html (907 words)

	♥ Which Wedding UK - Quaker (Society of Friends) Weddings♥
		Quaker weddings are the simplest of all Christian weddings; they are quite different from most other wedding ceremonies.
		A Quaker marriage is a time for quiet reflection by all present.
		The wedding is extremely simple and free from any lavish ceremonial.
	www.whichwedding.co.uk /types/quaker.htm (144 words)

	Take2 - Quaker Ceremony
		As is the case for Jewish weddings, for historical reasons, the records kept by this religion were considered to be so accurate in 1837 that they were exempt from that condition under the Act of Parliament.
		The weddings do, however, still have to be held inside a building but, if they wished, it may be held at the couples home or similar venue.
		The couple then sign their Wedding Certificate, which is witnessed, often by two parents, and later signed by everyone present - even young children.
	www.take2weddings.com /planning/ceremonies/quaker.asp (359 words)

	Weddings in Bliss! - The Weddings Magazine
		Quakers, also known as the Religious Society of Friends, believe that only God can join two people.
		All present bear witness to the wedding by signing the certificate, which is later framed and hung in a prominent place in the couple’s home.
		Jennifer Chapman was married in a Quaker wedding on September 16, 2000.
	www.blissweddings.com /articles/art057.asp (476 words)

	New Quaker Notebook \| weblog at newquaker.com
		In the Quaker wedding ceremony, two people commit themselves before God; humans are there as witnesses to involve the community in what might otherwise be a totally private occasion.
		The wedding is a ceremony; marriage is a commitment.
		Barbie and Ken can be participants in their wedding, but never in a marriage, no matter how often one pronounces them "married." Fornication, copulation, adultery, casual sex—these too are different from the sexual union of man and woman in a loving, committed relationship.
	newquaker.com /2003_12_28_blogarchive.htm (2799 words)

	UPTEGROVE ARCHIVES - QUAKERS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It appears this was actually Derick's (Dirck's) wedding, and states as follows: "Derijck Isacks, bachelor, a townsman's son born in Kreval (sic.), married Nölcken Vijten, spinster, born in Kempen".
		It was discovered that there had been a Quaker congregation in Krefeld since 1679, and all the witnesses of Dirck's wedding who signed this document belonged to this particular Quaker congregation:
		Dirck, Herman and Abraham's father, Isaac, did not convert to the Quaker faith, as he is noted as being buried of the Reformed Church denomination (d.
	users.bestweb.net /~liese/quaker.htm (326 words)

	-- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		There are two types of Quaker traditions: “programmed” and “unprogrammed.” During unprogrammed worship, Friends sit in silence and, if moved by divine guidance and inspiration, speak to those assembled.
		Worship at a programmed service is usually led by a pastor; at an unprogrammed service, an “elder” usually sits on a bench at the front of the congregation and signals by shaking hands with those near them that the service has ended.
		Quaker worship and ceremonies are usually fairly relaxed, so do not dress to the nines.
	www.beliefnet.com /story/70/story_7048_1.html (394 words)

	Quaker -- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Main Tenets: Quaker beliefs include the emphasis on plain speech and dress; opposition to slavery and war; and the refusal to swear oaths, which Quakers believe undermine the daily mandate for truth-telling.
		Quakers, who often met persecution for their beliefs, have also been champions of religious freedom.
		Organizations: Quaker congregations are called "meetings," which range from structured services led by ministers to open sessions where participants speak when inspired by their own Inner Light.
	www.beliefnet.com /index/index_10122.asp (337 words)

	Crouching Tiger Hidden Beaver
		Due to their varied backgrounds, the simple phrase "attended the wedding" would turn out to be far more than one might expect: there were three ceremonies and two venues, ranging from a Quaker Meeting House in Santa Monica to a working ranch in Malibu.
		In the tradition of the Quakers, it wasn't the officiant marrying the bride and groom for us, but the bride and groom marrying themselves with the guests, and this was reflected in the guests signing the marriage certificate at the end of the ceremony.
		The wedding would be no different, and there was a period of sharing and testimonials where everyone was invited to speak of the newlyweds.
	www.cthb.org /pics/sshwedding (6617 words)

	Happenings in the Klamath Falls Friends Church
		The Quaker Initiative to End Torture-QUIT - A talk was presented by John Calvi on Monday, Feb. 5th, 2007 6:30 - 8 PM.
		Quaker Wedding: On October 29th we celebrated the marriage of Don Bell and Elizabeth Raines.
		It was a traditional Quaker Wedding, very moving and then a potluck graced with music by the Old Time Fiddlers.
	www.kffriends.org /happenings.htm (447 words)

	150 Years of Wedding Dresses
		Another unexpected item was a wedding gown from the 1880s that was the color of dark chocolate -- it is thought to be a combination wedding-and-mourning dress worn by a widow who remarried within a year of her first husband's death, according to Ms.
		The wedding garment exhibit was one element of a three-part event that took place on May 28 and included an afternoon tea in Pomona Hall, the restored 18th-century mansion maintained
		The exhibit of wedding garments from the Society's extensive textile collection covered 150 years of marriage history from 1840 to 1991.
	historiccamdencounty.com /ccnews64.shtml (858 words)

	Sean's Photos :: Wedding
		That is to say, we gathered at the meeting house and meditated for a while; then Monika and I got up and stood before the meeting and recited our oaths to one another and traded wedding rings.
		After this, the marriage certificate was read by our good friend Peggy Duffy to the congregation, after which we signed the certificate and invited our guests to all sign it as well.
		We were very pleased with the wedding; most of our guests did choose to stand up and make a comment or two, and it was very emotional for us.
	www.germane-software.com /~ser/gallery/Wedding (266 words)

	Philadelphia Yearly Meeting - Pamphlets - A Quaker Marriage
		Before this public commitment is made on the day of the wedding, the proposed marriage must have received the approval of the monthly meeting, given after careful consideration by an appointed committee.
		The wedding itself is a meeting for worship, held after the manner of Friends, within which the marriage takes place.
		Many Quaker marriage certificates, handed down from generation to generation, have proved to be valuable historical records.
	www.pym.org /publish/pamphlets/marriage.htm (467 words)

	Marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Linda Segar, clerk of the Santa Monica Meeting, opened the meeting by explaining how a Quaker wedding is conducted: "In a Quaker wedding, a marriage is made not by clergy, but in the presence of God and of friends, and it is through God's grace that the couple is bound together and nurtured.
		One of the people planning the Renewal of Wedding service said that she wants to renew her vows because neither she nor her spouse are the same starry-eyed young people they were when they first made their vows.
		And when we gather for the renewal of wedding vows, let's all of us be present, not only those who have chosen to renew their vows.
	members.aol.com /Krossflame/marriage2.html (5574 words)

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