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About the Book
An easy and elegant pocket-sized guide packed with everything a bride needs to plan a wedding–from setting a date to enjoying the big day.
You’re basking in the glow of your recent engagement. But now you actually have to plan the wedding! It can be an overwhelming prospect. Where do you even begin?
This mini-manual will help you not only envision but perfectly execute and enjoy your wedding. Learn how to set a realistic budget, choose a date and ceremony venue, build the guest list, obtain a marriage license, select vendors and attendants, find the right dress, make guests comfortable, handle showers and parties, and decide whether (or how) to write your own vows. Plus: tips on curating various other details of your big day, customizing your traditions, handling delicate situations, and much, much more!
Small enough to keep in a purse or bag, this practical handbook is a useful engagement gift for every newly engaged bride who wants a clear starting point without carrying around a full-sized wedding planner.
Start with the big decisions, work through the details, and keep this little guide close as you plan your way from “Yes!” to “I do.”
You’re basking in the glow of your recent engagement. But now you actually have to plan the wedding! It can be an overwhelming prospect. Where do you even begin?
This mini-manual will help you not only envision but perfectly execute and enjoy your wedding. Learn how to set a realistic budget, choose a date and ceremony venue, build the guest list, obtain a marriage license, select vendors and attendants, find the right dress, make guests comfortable, handle showers and parties, and decide whether (or how) to write your own vows. Plus: tips on curating various other details of your big day, customizing your traditions, handling delicate situations, and much, much more!
Small enough to keep in a purse or bag, this practical handbook is a useful engagement gift for every newly engaged bride who wants a clear starting point without carrying around a full-sized wedding planner.
- Wedding essentials: budget, date, venue, guest list, attendants, vendors, reception planning, vow writing, and other major decisions every bride faces
- Practical advice for navigating family expectations, traditions, guest issues, difficult conversations, and other potentially stressful situations
- Includes concise lists, reminders, and a final quick-reference checklist
- A helpful gift for newly engaged women who want an approachable first guide to wedding planning
Start with the big decisions, work through the details, and keep this little guide close as you plan your way from “Yes!” to “I do.”
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FIRST STUFF FIRST
What to Do Now That You’re Engaged
Six Questions to Ask Your Intended
How to Insure Your Ring and Your Wedding
Picturing Your Wedding
Choosing Your Guests
How to Set a Budget
How to Set the Date
Choosing Your Reception Venue
Choosing Your Ceremony Venue
BIG PICTURE STUFF
How to Pick Your Photographer and Love Your Photos
Hiring a Videographer
How to Pick a Planner
Feeding Your Guests
Stocking the Bar
Dreaming Up Dessert
How to Select Your Soundtrack
Five Questions to Ask Your Officiant
Choosing Your Stylist
Figuring Out the Flowers
Arranging Transportation
How to Select Your Attendants
How to Find the Dress
Regarding Toasts
DETAIL STUFF
How to Handle Showers and Parties
Selecting the Gifts You Give
Dressing Your Wedding Party
How to Accessorize Your Wedding Look
Selecting Your Rings
Gift Registry Tips
Invitations
Choosing Your Traditions
How to Select Readings
How to Write Your Vows—Or Not
Setting the Day-Of Timeline
How to Personalize Your Programs
How to Pick Favors
Picking a Guestbook
Eight Steps to Seating Everyone
How to Make Your Guests Comfortable
How to Obtain a Marriage License
WEDDING (AND BEYOND) STUFF
Nurturing Your Relationship
Rehearsal Essentials
Tipping Your Vendors
How to Postpone or Cancel
Handling Delicate Situations
Difficult Convos Cheat Sheet
Taking a Honeymoon
How to Change Your Name
THE CHECKLIST
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
FIRST STUFF FIRST
What to Do Now That You’re Engaged
Six Questions to Ask Your Intended
How to Insure Your Ring and Your Wedding
Picturing Your Wedding
Choosing Your Guests
How to Set a Budget
How to Set the Date
Choosing Your Reception Venue
Choosing Your Ceremony Venue
BIG PICTURE STUFF
How to Pick Your Photographer and Love Your Photos
Hiring a Videographer
How to Pick a Planner
Feeding Your Guests
Stocking the Bar
Dreaming Up Dessert
How to Select Your Soundtrack
Five Questions to Ask Your Officiant
Choosing Your Stylist
Figuring Out the Flowers
Arranging Transportation
How to Select Your Attendants
How to Find the Dress
Regarding Toasts
DETAIL STUFF
How to Handle Showers and Parties
Selecting the Gifts You Give
Dressing Your Wedding Party
How to Accessorize Your Wedding Look
Selecting Your Rings
Gift Registry Tips
Invitations
Choosing Your Traditions
How to Select Readings
How to Write Your Vows—Or Not
Setting the Day-Of Timeline
How to Personalize Your Programs
How to Pick Favors
Picking a Guestbook
Eight Steps to Seating Everyone
How to Make Your Guests Comfortable
How to Obtain a Marriage License
WEDDING (AND BEYOND) STUFF
Nurturing Your Relationship
Rehearsal Essentials
Tipping Your Vendors
How to Postpone or Cancel
Handling Delicate Situations
Difficult Convos Cheat Sheet
Taking a Honeymoon
How to Change Your Name
THE CHECKLIST
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Product Details
- Publisher: Quirk Books (December 8, 2015)
- Length: 144 pages
- ISBN13: 9781594748332
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Raves and Reviews
“This reference guide is a one-stop-shop for everything you're currently frantically Googling.”—Cosmopolitan
“The perfect engagement present for any couple getting ready to take the plunge.”—Philadelphia Weekly
“A must-have!”—Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight
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