Books, Home & Garden, Weddings, Etiquette

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Peggy Post
Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 5e
by Collins Living (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-12-27)

Kate Chynoweth, Neryl Walker
The Bridesmaid Guide: Etiquette, Parties and Being Fabulous
by Chronicle Books (Paperback)

They don’t call them maids for nothing. Being a fabulous bridesmaid calls for much more than throwing on the dress and throwing back a few drinks. Enter The Bridesmaid Guide—a hip and informative book on being the best best woman a woman can be. With good humor and plenty of tips, author Kate Chynoweth covers everything the bridesmaids and maid of honor need to know. Whether the dilemma is how to throw a perfectly pitched bridal shower, wear the bridesmaid’s dress with panache, wow the crowd with a speech, or support the bride on her big day, here are solutions a-plenty. This illustrated guide is the perfect sourcebook for a girl’s best friend.

Emily Post
Emily Post Weddings
by HarperAudio (Audio Cassette) (Release Date: 1999-01-06)

You are at one of the most joyous milestones in your life. While stress may accompany both the big decisions and the little details, it shouldn't interfere with the sense of adventure and fun as you prepare to celebrate your love and share your joy. - Peggy Post A wedding is a tradition that never goes out of style; but times do change and today's traditional weddings are more complex than ever. Peggy Post, America's etiquette authority, tackles wedding questions both old and new in this indispensable guide to today's weddings. Emily Post's Weddings continues to provide tried and true guidelines for planning (and enjoying!) your wedding'from announcing the engagement to budgeting for the ceremony and reception. Peggy provides expert advice on contemporary issues including multicultural ceremonies, extended families, theme and destination weddings, the revival of old customs, and much more. Full of ideas for adding personal touches to your ceremony, Emily Post's Weddings will help ...

Elise Mac Adam
Something New: Wedding Etiquette for Rule Breakers, Traditionalists, and Everyone in Between
by Simon Spotlight Entertainment (Paperback)

WEDDING MANNERS FOR MODERN TIMES FROM THE ETIQUETTE EXPERT FOR THE POPULAR WEDDING WEBSITE INDIEBRIDEIn Something New, etiquette columnist Elise Mac Adam tackles every wedding question, from the frivolous to the frightful, demonstrating how etiquette is designed to make people feel comfortable and offering a road map for how to behave in any sticky situation...even how to deal with people who, themselves, could use a little remedial etiquette assistance. Mac Adam offers easy cheat sheets for the rules of traditional comportment, elaborates on ways to manipulate or jettison traditions to suit your modern life, and -- using real-life case studies -- shows etiquette at work in practically every nuptial-related circumstance, including: • What do you do if your best man is dog phobic and the ring bearer is your bride's Alaskan malamute?• HOW MANY BRIDAL SHOWERS IS TOO MANY?• HOW DO YOU COMPOSE AN INVITATION THAT MENTIONS ALL OF YOUR PARENTS AND STEPPARENTS?• CAN YOU DECLINE ...

Kim Shaw
The New Book of Wedding Etiquette: How to Combine the Best Traditions with Today's Flair
by Three Rivers Press (Paperback) (Release Date: 2001-07-17)

Modern-Day Weddings with Grace and StyleWedding ceremonies are still about love and romance, a special moment that creates a beautiful and everlasting union. But not everything related to weddings stays the same over the years. Etiquette evolves, rules change. And who can keep up with all of today's complicated family issues? With the help of this book, you can stay on top of it all and learn how to combine timeless wedding traditions with the latest trends and social styles. Inside, you'll discover the secrets of having a beautiful, contemporary event full of fabulous elegance while at the same time satisfying the varied needs of friends and family. Included are etiquette tips and hints for every step of the planning process and answers to today's trickiest wedding situations, including:·How to handle unique family situations ·Who pays for each aspect of the wedding ·When the bride has a best man and the groom has a maid of honor ·And much, much more! You'll also find ...

Carolyn Gerin, Kathleen Hughes
Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules - And How to Bend Them
by Chronicle Books (Paperback)

Following the best-selling Anti-Bride Guide and Bridesmaid's Guide down the aisle comes the essential, smart, and sassy etiquette guide for the not-so-traditional bride. This feisty and straightforward advice book fills a huge gap in the wedding etiquette market. A riot to read and packed with bold illustrations, it walks the bride through everything from invitations and seating arrangements to money matters and family feuds. Whether fielding classic conundrums -- who pays for what -- or decidedly modern situations -- the maid of honor is a man -- Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide offers sensitive advice for skillfully navigating the rough spots. Inventive solutions for dodging outmoded traditions ensure that brides will keep everyone from grooms to grandmothers happy. For the bride who doesn't want to sacrifice the wedding of her dreams or her loved ones' feelings, Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide has the answers.

Emily Ehrenstein, Laura Morin, Leah Furman, Elina Furman
The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book: Insights and Advice on Handling Even the Stickiest Wedding Issues (Everything Series)
by Adams Media (Paperback)

Wedding Rites .... And Wrongs! Looking for up-to-date advice on today's complicated wedding issues? Let The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book be your guide! This practical book offers all the answers to your most commonly asked etiquette questions, including: Can I asked my future in-laws to help pay for the reception? How can I include stepparents in the wedding? Do I have to invite dates for single guests? ...And many more! You'll also learn the correct way to word wedding invitations for all types of family situations, how to let people know you're keeping your maiden name, and how to whittle down your guest list. Filled with insight and contemporary advice for your tricky wedding dilemmas, The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book will help you have a fun-and stress-free-wedding!

Bride's Magazine Editors
Bride's Book of Etiquette (Revised)
by Perigee Trade (Paperback)

For nearly 70 years, Bride's has offered advice both practical and sympathetic to the needs of the bride, the groom, their families and friends. Now revised, Bride's Book of Etiquette offers up-to-date information on engagement and wedding planning. This trusted book covers SOMETHING OLD... € How to draw up and pare down-the guest list € Dressing the bridal party and parents for all types of weddings € Interfaith ceremonies and celebrations € Handling last-minute glitches...and SOMETHING NEW € Shower ideas € Second wedding etiquette € Photography trends € Registering on the Internet, the dos and don'ts € and more

Anna Post
Emily Post's Wedding Parties
by Collins Living (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-10-16)

Weddings today are so much more than just the Big Day—the parties start months ahead and continue well afterward. This portable guide is perfect for anyone involved in the many parties surrounding weddings. In Part 1, "It's a Party!" Anna Post covers the vital stats of each party, be it an engagement celebration, couples' shower, (bachelor)ette party, wedding week spa getaway, rehearsal dinner, reception, farewell brunch, or belated reception. Part 2, "Party Smarts," is packed with party-giving expertise to make every occasion a success: planning tips; figuring out finances; choosing food, flowers, and music; invitation how-to; handling uninvited guests and RSVP slackers; finding the perfect gift; making introductions and toasts; and more. Looking for ways to throw a super shower on a budget? Wondering if it's OK to e-mail invitations? Tongue-tied writing thank-you notes? Need ideas for adding just the right touch of style to everything from a garden barbecue to a seated ...

Sharon Naylor
Essential Guide to Wedding Etiquette
by Sourcebooks Casablanca (Paperback)

A wedding is a minefield of social rules, for everyone from the bride and groom to the wedding party, the mothers, fathers and extended families. This comprehensive guide by one of the leading experts in the wedding category will help everyone involved.Providing the most up to date, current and socially important etiquette rules, this ultimate guide to the etiquette of weddings includes:--Sharing the good news of the engagement, wedding announcements and engagement parties--The roles of bridal party members, selecting the bridal party, and what to do if a bridal party member has to be removed--Parents' roles and responsibilities, and parent issues--Budgeting, who pays for what, the etiquette of legalities, how to ask others to help financially--Cutting down the guest list, sticky guest list issues--Ceremony style etiquette, working with an officiant, and reception planning and seating charts--The etiquette of group shopping, long-distance organizing, ordering and paying

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