{"product_id":"after-the-altar-living-the-promises-of-the-wedding-day-9798258988645","title":"After the Altar: Living the Promises of the Wedding Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Jeremy Mark Lane\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christian Living - Love \u0026amp; Marriage\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe wedding day is full of promises. This book is about what it takes to live them.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeremy Mark Lane has performed hundreds of weddings. He knows what the room looks like before the doors open, what it sounds like when a groom sees his bride for the first time, and how the air changes when two people face each other and mean every word they are about to say.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has also thought, at nearly every one of those ceremonies, about what happens after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Altar: Living the Promises of the Wedding Day\u003c\/em\u003e is an invitation to return to the ceremony with the eyes of someone who has been living the marriage, and ask what those moments were actually saying. The processional. The vows. The rings. The witnesses. Each element of a wedding contains a truth about what a lasting marriage requires. Most couples move through those moments with joy and sincerity and very little time to absorb what they mean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book slows that down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStructured around the wedding ceremony itself, each chapter explores: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you carried to the altar and what it means now\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vows you made before you fully understood them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe promises that were never spoken aloud\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to remain yourself while building a life together\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat the marriage others see reveals about the one you are living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe vows you would write today, knowing what you know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach chapter ends with reflection questions, a conversation guide, a weekly practice, and a blessing. This is not homework. These are invitations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAfter the Altar\u003c\/em\u003e is not a crisis intervention. It is not a formula. It is an honest conversation; the kind most couples need and rarely find the time or the language for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by an ordained minister and wedding officiant who has walked with hundreds of couples through the most significant moments of their lives, this book speaks with the warmth and clarity of someone who has been in the room for a lot of marriages, and knows what the lasting ones have in common.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor couples who want to build something stronger.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn invitation to go deeper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47883325964439,"sku":"9798258988645","price":1222.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798258988645.webp?v=1781101155","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/after-the-altar-living-the-promises-of-the-wedding-day-9798258988645","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}