“It is not good for man to be alone,”
God said, and he should know:
he made man so.”

- from the poem “Companions”


(This book is an extract of previously published poems and their photos from Wedding Hymne and Poems.)

The First Wedding is part of the Wedding Hymne Series of nature photo Gift Books by Madeleine Mills. In it, Madeleine has collected her poems about the first
Husband and Wife from her book Wedding Hymne and Poems, along with their beautiful nature photo illustrations. These poems reflect on how the reason for marriage remains the same today as it was when God first instituted it in the Garden. This makes a lovely gift for an engagement, wedding, anniversary, parent, or poetry lover.

In “Adam's World” we see what life was like for the man who had everything ... but love. In “Companions” we see that no other love compares to the love between a Husband and Wife.

“Then Came Eve” shows how even a Gardener's humble life of daily chores becomes more beautiful and meaningful with the love of a Wife.

And in “Love Began in a Garden” we revisit the holy joy of that first wedding, and see it echoed down through the centuries in our own wedding ceremonies today.

This book is a Larger Print Edition, adapted from material previously published in the original 7x7 edition of The First Wedding. This Larger Print Edition uses sans serif fonts, size 18 point (except for the page numbers). The text is not justified, paragraphs are spaced instead of indented, and bold is used to emphasize words instead of italics. The main body of the book is black text on white or cream paper.

See her website for more details about the different Blurb book styles (covers and pages) available for her Gift Books.