SORCEROR@LL.ARPA (11/07/85)
From: <SORCEROR@LL.ARPA>
Here's a somewhat offbeat story/bibliography request for all of you SF
scholars! We are engaged to be married next spring, and are looking for some
unusual material to use in our ceremony. Since SF is an important element in
both of our personal mythologies, we would really like to incorporate or adapt
some ideas from its culture. Can anyone recommend stories which portray alien
wedding customs and/or notable descriptions of "what marriage means" to either
a society or a couple? References from either science fiction or fantasy are
equally welcome. To consider another avenue, does anyone know of actual wed-
ding ceremonies which have included such material, or ones which were delib-
erately crafted to celebrate speculation and the imagination?
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Please send replies directly to
SORCEROR at LL.ARPA, unless you feel that this query might interest other
Digest readers. Thanks profusely and thanks in advance!
Cheers,
Karl Heinemann (SORCEROR at LL.ARPA)
and Beverly Slayton