Resources

Tired of Photoshopped bridal magazines? Check out these books, articles, and links for feminist-centered thinking about weddings and marriage. And if you've found a good resource that's not listed, let me know so it can be added.

Books

Here Comes the Bride: Women, Weddings, and the Marriage Mystique
by Jaclyn Geller

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

Here Comes the Bride

Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding
by Cele C. Otnes and Elizabeth H. Pleck

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

Cinderella Dreams: The Allure of the Lavish Wedding

White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture
by Chrys Ingraham

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture

A History of the Wife
by Marilyn Yalom

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

A History of the Wife

The Language of Names: What We Call Ourselves and Why It Matters
by Justin Kaplan and Anne Bernays

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

The Language of Names

"Brideland" by Naomi Wolf, in To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism edited by Rebecca Walker

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

To Be Real

Mrs. Man [out of print but usually available online]
by Una Stannard

> Read the FeministWedding.com review

Mrs Man
Surnames for Women: A Decision-Making Guide
by Susan J. Kupper
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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