Weddings

Anti-Bride Wedding Planner: Hip Tools and Tips for Getting Hitched
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-08-03 Summary: A must for the frugal bride! ... This book was AMAZING and a life saver. It's organized for quick access to all the information I needed and I carried this book with me everywhere. The section in the back for business cards was extremely helpful and the pockets at the beginning of each section was perfect for color swatches and notes. Flipping through each section helped me remember key things I wanted to include in my wedding. My wedding was small (60 guests) and on a small budget, so this book was the inspiration for creative cost cutting ideas ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-12-14 Summary: PERFECT PLANNER!!!! ... I had previously purchased another wedding planner but when I got this one I really wished this was what I bought first. Such useful tips and so easy to use, this is the PERFECT planner!!! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-26 Summary: Be creative, this is just a guide. ... I bought this book at the book store, all the other Wedding Planners were too specific for me (ex: Average price for a wedding gown: 2000$, appointment at the hair salon the morning before, the flowers, 16.73 days before the wedding day... blablabla). If you want a boring expensive blend wedding, that book is not for you. Finally a planner that lets you be creative with awesome pointers and lots of space to write notes! You can slide some pics and magazine pages in the folders, write notes all over the place, it's ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Tie the knot outside the box armed with this companion volume to the wildly popular Anti-Bride Guide. Featuring sassy and savvy ideas, useful questionnaires, handy pockets, and space for notes and doodles, the Anti-Bride Wedding Planner provides creative inspiration for brides-to-be who want to kick the conventional wedding to the curb....more

Gay and Lesbian Weddings: Planning the Perfect Same-Sex Ceremony
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-02-04 Summary: A non-boring wedding book? I can't believe it. ... Note: This is an edit of my original review. Even though I'm not getting married until 2077, well let's hope a lot earlier than that, I found the book to be as funny as a David Sedaris paperback. I warn you, my review is unorthodox. It's a shame this book rubs some people the wrong way, but overall it's quite good. We should all refrain from stereotyping what the perfect wedding or wedding attire should be. Other than that, the book is quite good. I know of a couple that used it for their wedding in 2008 and they were ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-04-30 Summary: Needed Guidance ... This book is very practical and incuded more than expected. Legal issues, adopting, all good information to keep in mind. And the real-life stories are used well. Great book! ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Comprehensive, fresh, and funny, Gay and Lesbian Weddings covers everything you need to know to plan the wedding of your dreams. Unlike other wedding planners, this one tackles the issues your heterosexual friends never had to consider. For instance, do you come out to Aunt Gloria before she receives the invitation and the shock of her life? Which father of the bride pays for a lesbian wedding? Who walks down the aisle first? Is it possible for members of the wedding party to be happy...more

Countdown to Your Perfect Wedding: From Engagement Ring to Honeymoon, a Week-by-Week Guide to Planning the Happiest Day of Your Life
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-02-10 Summary: Fabulous! ... This book was so easy to read and understand. It it THE wedding planning book to have! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-01-14 Summary: wonderful ... gave to my daughter for the future. i browsed through it before buying and i found it chock-full of information, helpful ideas and hints. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-09-21 Summary: The most helpful how-to book on weddings ... After using this book as my bible in planning my wedding, I was just going write a review about how valuable Countdown to Your Perfect Wedding was for me. But having just logged on and seen the previous 2 negative reviews, I now feel compelled to respond to those comments, because I strongly disagree with them. I think that the reviewer who trashes the book for not being "modern" is completely missing the point that the author is trying to make about music and entertainment - which is to consider alternatives other ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Planning a wedding can be an exciting, overwhelming, and time consuming endeavor. COUNTDOWN TO YOUR PERFECT WEDDING will give brides the exact amount of information they need to plan the wedding they want. It breaks down pre-wedding tasks into manageable bits of information and serves as a point-by-point checklist so that nothing slips through the cracks and nothing is left undone. Unlike other books, COUNTDOWN is arranged on a 52-week timeline (one year is the average amount of time...more

Intimate Weddings
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2008-11-04 Summary: Excellent Resource! ... Lots of info. packed inside this book and there are website references throughout. Provides a variety of ideas to make a small wedding special and unique. I'd definitely recommend to anyone planning a small wedding. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-02-24 Summary: Unique and practical guide ... Most wedding guides assume you want hundreds of guests and everything has to be OTT-with-frills-on! This author shows you that it is ok to go OTT if that's your style, but also that it's ok NOT to. Priceless advice, really down-to-earth attitude to weddings. There's one wedding experience described that cost less than $2000 and one that cost nearly ten times that - with many others inbetween! This is not only a guide for the budget-conscious, but a great overall how-to for anyone planning an intimate wedding. Many ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | This is the only book on the market dedicated to couples who want to plan a small wedding--a growing trend in the industry. With stories and wisdom from real-life couples, Intimate Weddings offers: * Advice on getting family and friends more involved in the big day, from decorating to the actual ceremony. * Inspiring suggestions for personalizing a wedding with themes and traditions that have special meaning for the bride and groom. * Creative ideas for venues--both traditional and non-traditional--and...more

Simple Stunning Wedding Organizer: Planning Your Perfect Celebration
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 4 Date: 2009-01-06 Summary: Beautiful design, great start, helpful information ... I bought my copy at B&N for $19.95, I'm very sorry I didn't check Amazon.com first and save $6! I am pretty picky about design as I am a professional graphic designer. The lilac, flowery planners with poor typography turned me off. There were many such organizers to choose from at B&N but this one caught my eye because of its bright colors and modern, clean design on the glossy, belly-band style dust jacket. I flipped through the pages and just LOVED the smooth, heavy-weight paper- perfect for ballpoint pen without ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-01-12 Summary: Pretty good book.. ... This book has some pretty good ideas for planning a wedding but nothing you won't come across in just planning alone. The binder is helpful to keep things organized. ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2008-07-20 Summary: Engaged and looking smart ... This book is well-produced and has many helpful lists, folders, images and ideas. I used it as a scrapbook for ideas and inspirations throughout my 6-month wedding planning. Clear pockets help keep ideas and swatches organized. The best part is that when you come to a photographer, baker, florist or any other vendor with this smart-looking notebook/organizer, they know you mean business. Much easier to negotiate when you look well-prepared and professional. I still love flipping through and reminiscing. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The companion volume to Simple Stunning Weddings , this beautifully designed binder is the practical application of Karen Bussen's design and planning theories. Full of useful information, tips, and trade secrets, the Organizer leads couples through the planning process with minimal pain and suffering. Applying her trademark "simple stunning" technique to any taste, place, and budget, Bussen provides practical charts, worksheets, and fill-in pages, arranged in decision-making sequence,...more