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Books for the Brlde-to-be:
From proposal to honeymoon,
there's a book with answers
Brides and books go together,
especially if that bride-to-be is
looking for help planning her big
day, or looking for an unusual
gift to present to her bridesmaids.
There are all kinds of books
about getting married, how to
plan, what to spend, etc. Here are
a few good suggestions:
• Stop! Don't Plan a Wedding
Without This Book by noted
Washington, D.C. area wedding
planner Laura Weatherly is the
perfect congratulatory gift for
brides to be. This totally practi-
cal guide that gives readers the
inside track on the Dos and
Don'ts of planning a wedding,
including the industry secrets
that brides will want to take
advantage of and the pitfalls they
will want to avoid. Weatherly
walks brides through the essen-
tial planning steps helping them
take control of the planning
process before it gets out of hand
with advice on setting the style
for the wedding, getting organ-
ized, planning and sticking to a
budget; choosing the wedding
location and honeymoon destina-
tion, and much more. She also
offers seasoned advice on how to
stay cool under pressure and
avoid morphing in to "Bridezilla"
thus avoiding countless wedding
catastrophes.
• Grooms to be can get in the
wedding groove with The Pocket
Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom,
Third Edition by Jennifer Lata
Rung and Mark Rung. Today's
grooms have more responsibilities
than to simply show up and this
practical guide is filled with all
the information grooms need to
make it successfully through the
wedding planning process includ-
ing practical advice on selecting
groomsmen; dealing with future
in-laws; and the politics of the
bachelor party. It includes valu-
able insight on choosing gifts for
the groomsmen, determining
seating arrangements at the
reception, how to say "no" to even
the pushiest family members,
assisting with the wedding budg-
et, ordering the marriage license,
making reservations for the
rehearsal dinner, paying the cler-
gy fee, buying groomsmen gifts,
and much more
• For brides and grooms who
want to speak from the heart, The
Pocket Idiot's Guide to Wedding
Vows by Robyn S. Passante will
help couples create personalized
wedding vows they will always
treasure. The book includes tips
and insights on planning with the
officiate; a "Wish List" exercise
that helps a couple work together
when writing their vows; the
appropriate use of humor; recit-
ing your vows; and considera-
tions for renewal of vows servic-
es, second marriages, and more.
• Don't leave dad out of the
fun! The Pocket Idiot's Guide to
Being the Father of the Bride,
Second Edition, by Jennifer Lata
Rung, is a handy guide is loaded
with the information every dad
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needs to make that important and
emotional stroll down the aisle
with his little girl. The guide
offers practical advice for dads on
handling the myriad of wedding
details from the engagement to
honeymoon including the fast
facts on traditional responsibili-
ties of the bride's father; insight
into average wedding expenses,
who pays for what and how to
plan accordingly; blending fami-
lies and how to handle seating,
snapshots, exes, stepfathers, and
other sticky situations; fashion
pointers; and tips for nervous
fathers on how to make a memo-
rable wedding day toast, complete
with several sample speeches to
use to generate ideas.
• Anyone spending Valentine's
Day apart from their sweetheart
will find insightful tips, under-
standing, and real-life suggestions
in The Complete Idiot's Guide to
Long Distance Relationships by
Seetha Narayan. The book dis-
cusses making the decision to try
a long-distance relationship; the
key to clear lines of communica-
tion and communicating - even
fighting - productively over the
phone or the Internet; parenting
at a distance and raising kids
when you live apart; "homeland
security" for the military couple;
getting through difficult transi-
tions and adjusting to being
together and apart; taking care of
yourselves and each other under
all kinds of circumstances, and
more.
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