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Carley Roney
The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World: The Ultimate Source of Ideas, Advice, and Relief for the Bride and Groom and Those Who Love Them.
by Broadway (Paperback) (Release Date: 2004-01-06)
Planning for the big day? Here are the most up-to-date answers to all of your questions in the book from the editors of the acclaimed wedding website, The Knot.Overwhelmed by the countless questions and details your wedding entails? Don’t despair! The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World takes you step-by-step from your engagement to the big day, from the reception to the honeymoon. Inside you’ll find checklists, worksheets, insider advice, and in-depth sections on:How to personalize your weddingUpdated wedding etiquetteCreating a realistic budgetSneaky cost-cutting tipsDress shopping adviceTips for working with florists, caterers, officiants, and othersInvitation wordingVows and ceremony detailsUnique wedding customsALL NEW SECTIONS ON: Planning Online and Destination Weddings
Kate Marshall, David Marshall
What I Love About You
by Broadway (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-01-09)
What I Love About You offers a fresh way to say "I love you." This fill-in-the-blank book prompts you to say what is in your heart, but may not always be at the tip of your tongue. Tell the most important person in your life just how much they mean to you by completing the scores of unique, evocative checklists, short answers, and phrases in this attractive gift book:If we'd first met in a comic strip, the thought bubble over my head would have said...I adore this little daily ritual or habit we have...One of your most irresistible physical features is...I missed you when...Playful, tender, and personal, this is the perfect gift for the person in your life who makes your pulse race.
Colin Cowie
Colin Cowie Wedding Chic: 1,001 Ideas for Every Moment of Your Celebration
by Clarkson Potter (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-12-23)
When you imagine your wedding, what do you see?Maybe you dream of exchanging vows before an intimate gathering of family and friends at sunset, followed by a chic and elegant dinner under the stars in balmy weather. You can practically see yourself at the altar, taste the cuisine, smell the gardenias, and feel the music playing when you join your guests to party at the reception. But before your wedding comes together with all the romance and glamour you’ve imagined, you’ll need to make decisions about the details. Is your color scheme bold and rich or soft and ethereal? Will you be married in your mother’s garden at the end of a serpentine path or on an exotic beach with the ocean crashing in the background? Do you desire an elegant sit-down dinner or a fabulous cocktail party with a great DJ who keeps the party going late into the night? With so many choices, it can be hard to decide where to begin. Now there’s no reason to get overwhelmed, because wedding designer ...
Susan Piver
The Hard Questions: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do"
by Tarcher (Paperback)
Just in time for Valentine's Day 2008, a gorgeous new edition of this classic relationship book. Here is a simple yet profound relationship tool that can forge and strengthen lasting, intimate bonds between engaged couples, newlyweds, and all those in long-term relationships. Focusing on key areas such as home, money, work, sex, community, and family, The Hard Questions contains one hundred thought-provoking questions that challenge and inspire couples to gain a deeper understanding of each other. Together with your partner, you'll discuss matters such as: - What will our home look like? - What will we do if one of us is seriously attracted to someone else? - Will we try to have children, and if so, when? With a cover printed on elegant thick and uncoated stock with debossing and French flaps, this new edition of The Hard Questions will be the perfect gift for that special person in your life this Valentine's Day.
Martha Stewart Living Magazine
Martha Stewart's Keepsake Wedding Planner
by Clarkson Potter (Ring-bound) (Release Date: 2003-08-26)
This planner is overflowing with useful features to help you plan and organize the perfect wedding—in addition, you can preserve those memories for a lifetime. The three-ring binder makes it easy to customize it for your needs. Inside you'll find:• Ten in-depth chapters with planning information, inspirational color photographs, timelines, checklists, and diagrams• Sturdy pocket folders to hold contracts, menus, and notes• A clear plastic business-card holder and resealable plastic pouches for fabric swatches, paper samples, and ribbons• A full-color glossary with photographs of hundreds of flowers
Karen Bussen
Simple Stunning Weddings: Designing and Creating Your Perfect Celebration
by Harry N. Abrams (Hardcover)
The three biggest trends in weddings today are simplicity, personalization, and color. Wedding design expert Karen Bussen highlights these elements as she shows couples how to design their own weddings without going crazy or broke. Simple Stunning Weddings is the first wedding design book to focus on the where of the wedding. Location is the first and most important decision brides and grooms must make: everything else flows from that. Bussen showcases 12 popular wedding settings, including the city loft, country inn, art gallery, botanic garden, and private club, and demonstrates how to make them extraordinary. With the site as the starting point, she creates unifying themes with color, flowers, and personal touches. She explains how to deal with vendors, how to spend the wedding budget, and when it makes sense to hire a specialist.Sharing all her trade secrets, Bussen teaches the power of simplicity and the impact of color, which can be tailored to any budget, always to ...
Martha Stewart, Wendy Kromer
Martha Stewart's Wedding Cakes
by Clarkson Potter (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2007-12-26)
Of all the decisions that go into planning a wedding, choosing the cake may be the sweetest. Much more than dessert, this beloved wedding symbol should be as special as the bride and groom themselves. Whether you imagine a majestic cake blooming with fresh flowers, a pristine fondant-covered masterpiece, or a homespun take on strawberry shortcake- or even if you don’t know where to begin- Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes will provide you with more than 100 delicious and inspiring ideas for timeless and beautiful confections that are perfect for every style of wedding.Not just visually inspiring, these pages are filled with information you won’t find anywhere else. Martha Stewart and Wendy Kromer, the master baker and decorator who has been creating cakes for Martha Stewart Weddings for more than a decade, guide you through everything you need to consider when selecting a cake- and even how to bake and decorate one yourself. Novice and experienced bakers alike will find ...
Ariel Meadow Stallings
Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides
by Seal Press (Paperback)
Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials. So, she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle and embrace the non-traditional bride within. Through trial and error, Ariel and her fiancée managed to crank out a budget wedding with all-night dancing, guests toasting champagne in mismatched mugs, gorgeous gardens, no monogrammed napkins, no garter, no bridesmaids, and lots of lesbians. Shortly after her 2004 matrimony, Ariel began searching for other brides whose ceremonies defied age-old tradition and reflected who they are. From there, she developed the idea for a guide for the offbeat couple.Offbeat Bride serves as an inspiration for those who are interested in a vegan buffet, avoiding bouquet tossing, doing away with the elitist guest list and being a control freak without becoming a Bridezilla. Filled with sidebars, tips, tricks ...
Anita Diamant
The New Jewish Wedding, Revised
by Scribner (Paperback)
The Definitive, Completely Up-to-Date Guide to Planning a Jewish Wedding Since its original publication in 1986, The New Jewish Wedding has become required reading, assigned to engaged couples by Conservative, Reform, and Reconstruc-tionist rabbis alike. In this new revision, Anita Diamant, one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life, continues to offer step-by-step guidance to planning the ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer. She also includes: A new chapter focusing on converts, non-Jews, and same-sex couples Essential Web sites All new art, with examples of ketubot, invitations, and other wedding paraphernalia New poems and new translations of the seven wedding blessings Complete, authoritative, and indispensable, The New Jewish Wedding is a must-have resource for anyone who wants a wedding that combines spiritual meaning and joyous celebration.
Sharon Naylor
1001 Ways To Save Money . . . and Still Have a Dazzling Wedding
by McGraw-Hill (Paperback)
Proven advice for the spectacular wedding you've always dreamed of without breaking the bank. Do you want your wedding to be memorable but don't have a �money is no object� budget? Wedding specialist Sharon Naylor. shows you how to trim down your costs without. compromising your dream wedding. This proven bestseller. includes creative secrets to saving on the wedding gown, cake, rings, catering, and more..