{"product_id":"with-this-ring-a-portrait-of-marriage-9798999308979","title":"With This Ring: A Portrait of Marriage","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atelerix Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798999308979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.38d","brand":"Mary Motley Kalergis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948798771381,"sku":"9798999308979","price":46.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_c6ce5032-3dfd-4229-b750-ead706027de9.jpg?v=1762272990","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/with-this-ring-a-portrait-of-marriage-9798999308979","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}