{"product_id":"with-this-ring-a-portrait-of-marriage-paperback","title":"With This Ring: A Portrait of Marriage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Motley Kalergis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith This Ring: A Portrait of Marriage - Revised and Updated Second Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e By Mary Motley Kalergis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarriage is where many family stories begin\u003c\/strong\u003e-not with children, but with a choice. A moment, sometimes impulsive or sometimes hard-won, when two people decide to build a life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWith This Ring: A Portrait of Marriage\u003c\/em\u003e, award-winning documentary photographer Mary Motley Kalergis travels into the heart of that choice and beyond, pairing striking black-and-white portraits with unflinching, often tender interviews. Couples from across America share what brought them together, what sustains them, and what nearly broke them-speaking with candor about love, change, resilience, and the daily work of building a shared life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by the Chrysler Museum of Art and now reimagined as the first volume in Kalergis' five-part \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBuilding a Family\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e series, this edition preserves the honesty and intimacy of the original while framing it as the opening chapter in a larger story about birth, motherhood, adoption, and parenting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these pages, you will meet newlyweds, long-married partners, blended families, and couples who have endured illness, tragic loss, and incredible joy. Some stories are raw, others luminous-but all are real. Together, they form a testament to what it means to commit and to remain committed over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about weddings. It's a book about what happens after the vows-when love must grow up, bend, endure, and sometimes reinvent itself. For anyone interested in the human truths behind marriage, these images and voices offer something rare: a clear-eyed, compassionate portrait of the everyday courage it takes to build a life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone curious about the human realities behind the idea of \"happily ever after\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCouples at any stage of their journey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaders drawn to oral history and documentary photography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKeyword: Marriage photography; Documentary photography books; Marriage stories real couples; Oral history of marriage; Black and white portrait photography; Love and commitment stories; Building a family; Anniversary gift book; Real life marriage journeys; Couples photography book\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52645013815603,"sku":"9798999308979","price":66.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/vqm9SYG54L9798999308979.webp?v=1762419253","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/with-this-ring-a-portrait-of-marriage-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}