At one time or another you will need a copy of a birth, marriage, divorce or other certificate. Requirements and fees vary from state to state and from country to country. In this handbook, Kemp provides the tools need to obtain certification of important life events, whether for yourself, for historical verification, or for a genealogical search.

A compulsively readable behind-the-scenes memoir that takes readers inside the weddings section of the New York Times-- the good, bad, and just plain weird-- through the eyes of a young reporter just as she's falling in love herself. "Growing up in the south, where tradition reigns supreme, Cate Doty thought about weddings . . . a lot. She catered for them, she attended many, she imagined her own. So, when she moved to New York City in pursuit of...