Announcing the wedding bible: the most complete, lively, handholding, step-by-step guide to help every couple have a perfect wedding--no matter their budget, taste, or personalities. More than 2.2 million North American couples tie the knot each year; until now, only a mere fraction could work with celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. But the significant fact is not Ms. Weiss's clientele, but the reason for it: She's so very good at what she does. And now she shares all of her hard-won experience, wisdom, inspiration, and style tips. The Wedding Book covers everything, in a voice filled with understanding: announcing the engagement, and what to do when someone isn't happy about the news; creating a budget; the pros and cons of destination weddings. Drawing up the guest list; planning the ceremony (and how to personalize your vows); menus to inspire; contracts and wedding insurance. Shopping for the dress, six great hairstyles, tuxedo vs. dinner jacket, the etiquette of invitations. Style tips for flowers, the tabletop, linens; a cake that says "you"; the crucial "Sixty Days Until I Do"; rehearsal dinner strategies; plus freezing the cake and preserving the bouquet. Today the average cost of a wedding is $25,000--at $19.95, The Wedding Book is the smartest investment a bride-to-be could make.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
Comprehensive but traditional - you'll need to supplement it if you're going budget or DIY:
I'm glad I bought this book, because it really is COMPREHENSIVE. She details things like what to eat the week before your wedding, what kind of eye shadow works well in different lighting situations, good arm exercises, as well as the normal things about how to word invitations and things like that. In the introduction, she says that what she set out to do was to put all of the information any bride would need in ONE place. I think she does a really great job at that. But if you're having an... more info
Excellent source!:
Gave this book, as a gift, to a friend. My friend and her daughter refer to it as "the Bible of weddings."
Fantastic Book:
I found this book while planning my daughters wedding. The information in it was perfect! I have planned several events over the years, but not a wedding (since my own 27 years ago). Mindy writes in a very easy to read style, and has great suggestions. We put on a very elegant wedding and reception without spending an arm and a leg. So, do not think that the suggestions in her book mean "spend like royalty." I highly recommend this book!
The best wedding book I have ever seen:
This was such a great help for my wedding, I can't tell you how many questions it answered. It is now the first thing I buy when any of my girlfriends gets engaged. Buy this book!
