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“The Heart of Wedding reconnects the marriage ritual to our twenty-first century lives.  Gerald Fierst, celebrant, poet, and storyteller, fills chapter after chapter with examples of ceremonies showing that weddings need not be Victorian relics, but can be filled with a sense of fun and adventure, as well as common sense.  Acknowledging our multi-cultural nation where people of every race, Faith, and heritage meet and marry, this book celebrates the new America, respecting tradition while finding a contemporary voice to say ‘I do.’  Gerry brings to this book the same care, precision and artistry I have seen him bring to all of his projects. By connecting life’s passages with a larger vision of humanity – past, present and future – Gerry shows us a way to celebrate our families and ourselves.”                  --Susan O’Halloran, Director, RaceBridges, Chicago Illinois

Gerald Fierst is a civil celebrant and professional storyteller who performs more than 100 wedding ceremonies and scores of storytelling concerts each year.  He lives with his family in New Jersey, just outside New York City.

— Judith Trotter, Education Manager, Ivy House, London, UK

— Susan O’Halloran, Director, RaceBridges, Chicago Illinois

— Peninnah Schram, storyteller, author, professor of speech & drama, Yeshiva University, NY,NY

— Walter Newkirk, author, MemoraBEALEia: A Private Scrapbook About Edie Beale of Grey Gardens

— Loren Niemi, Storyteller and author, Minneapolis, MN

— Anne-Marie Benjamin, MSW, Portland, Oregon