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New Book Release & Wedding Slippers
By Cornelia Powell | November 30, 2009
Please SAVE THIS DATE: December 10th — that’s my “Amazon Best Seller” campaign day. (Buy a copy from Amazon that day, you’ll receive free Thank You gifts! Here’s a reminder link.)
With its invitation to “look inside to find yourself,” The Bride’s Ritual Guide is not only an essential gift for brides of all ages, but it is also a pleasure for every woman who loves matters of the heart. (There are probably many women in your world who would love this BOOK!)
So today, to celebrate my new book’s launch, I’m sharing an excerpt here. I chose this part because the message is not just for brides, but for all women — as well as little girls!
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Wedding Slippers
Our fascination with shoes started long before designer labels or television’s “Sex and the City.” Shoes — for obvious reasons — were first created for protective covering but then evolved into status symbols (sometimes rather foreboding ones) as well as objects of beauty and sexual allure.
Shoes have played a key role in wedding history as well. Historians tell us that the symbolism of footwear in connection with luck in marriage dates back to antiquity. An old custom in China, tossing the bride’s red shoes from a roof, ensured the couple’s happiness; the ancient Inca Indians of Peru exchanged sandals to seal the marriage deal.
In many old-world countries, shoes became a harsh symbol of man’s authority over women. But more gentle footwear stories emerge in bridal history: the old custom of a Zuni bride’s fiancé lovingly handcrafting leather wedding boots for her; or generations of mothers, skilled at needlework, ornately embroidering their daughter’s delicate silk wedding slippers; or the Cinderella-like tradition from Northern Italy where all the wedding guests tried on the bride’s shoe.
With so much attention on shoes and their intriguing history, it stands to reason that the symbol for wealth, a coin, was placed in the bride’s shoe — no matter the style of this prized icon. It was originally the custom for the father to place a coin in his daughter’s shoe on her wedding day to symbolize the transfer of her wealth — her dowry — to her husband.
There are many times in history when it may have been hard for a woman to hold on to her sense of self-worth. But just imagine the first bride so confident that on her wedding day, she placed a silver coin in her shoe herself and felt she was standing in her own power and purpose!
Modern brides are blessed with being able to make their own choices on how their life will go. Reinforce those abundant blessings like this:
Look deep into your true desire and find your strength. Trust your spirit and find your purpose. Open up your heart and find your love. Then on your wedding day, you don’t have to “do” anything to express your authentic spirit, just “be” what you’ve found — strong and true and full of love.
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Don’t forget: Save The Date! December 10th is my “Amazon Best Seller Day“….thank you! CP
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