Sydell Rabin (Ipswich, MA) has had her articles featured in For the Bride magazine as well as in the English Journal, Educational Viewpoints, and Education Digest. She has her B.S. in education from Temple University and has served as president of The Writing Associates, Inc. She herself was the mother of the groom, an illuminating experience that has helped her explore her own feelings and the cries and whispers of others.