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Stuff Every Bride Should Know

Part of Stuff You Should Know

Author Michelle Park Lazette

Hardcover

$10.99 US

Quirk Books

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On sale Dec 08, 2015 | 144 Pages | 9781594748332

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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 actually enjoy your wedding, with expert advice on:

How to Set a Budget
Choosing Your Ceremony Venue
How to Obtain a Marriage License
Choosing Your Guests
How to Write Your Vows—Or Not

Plus tips on selecting your vendors, curating the details, customizing your traditions, handling delicate situations, and much, much more!

Michelle Park Lazette is a marketing strategist by day and a novelist with her own independent press, Flying Snake Press, by night and weekend. View titles by Michelle Park Lazette

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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

“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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How to Set a Budget
Choosing Your Ceremony Venue
How to Obtain a Marriage License
Choosing Your Guests
How to Write Your Vows—Or Not