Wedding Planning For Dummies

The bestselling wedding planning guide now updated! Congratulations, you're planning a wedding! Besides obtaining a fancy tuxedo and a stunning gown, organizing a wedding ceremony takes creativity, planning, and diplomacy. The whole ordeal can seem overwhelming at first, but with lots of guidance, you'll plan a wedding people will remember for ages. Wedding Planning For Dummies demystifies and simplifies all the details that go into the Big Day, providing inspiration and innovative ideas to personalize your wedding celebration and, of course, make it fun for everyone--especially you! Expert wedding planner Marcy Blum walks you step-by-step through everything you'll encounter as you plan your wedding, from choosing a reception site to picking a photographer and everything in between. 20% new and updated content Keep track of expenses with a wedding budget Negotiate contracts and surf online for wedding deals Get those pesky financial technicalities out of the way Plan a weekend wedding, a themed wedding, same sex wedding, and other celebrations Plan for various wedding customs and rites Throw a great reception with music, food, drink, and cake The 4-1-1 on the latest and greatest trends in wedding registries, rings, photos, and the honeymoon Packed with tips for saving money and common kitsch you should avoid, this is the ultimate guide to satisfying everyone on the Big Day while making all of your fairytale dreams come true.

The bestselling wedding planning guide--now updated!Congratulations, you're planning a wedding! Besides obtaining afancy tuxedo and a stunning gown, organizing a wedding ceremonytakes creativity, planning, and diplomacy. The whole ordeal canseem overwhelming at first, but with lots of guidance, you'll plana wedding people will remember for ages.Wedding Planning For Dummies demystifies and simplifiesall the details that go into the Big Day, providing inspiration andinnovative ideas to personalize your wedding celebration and, ofcourse, make it fun for everyone--especially you! Expert weddingplanner Marcy Blum walks you step-by-step through everything you'llencounter as you plan your wedding, from choosing a reception siteto picking a photographer--and everything in between.* 20% new and updated content* Keep track of expenses with a wedding budget* Negotiate contracts and surf online for wedding deals* Get those pesky financial technicalities out of the way* Plan a weekend wedding, a themed wedding, same sex wedding, andother celebrations* Plan for various wedding customs and rites* Throw a great reception with music, food, drink, and cake* The 4-1-1 on the latest and greatest trends in weddingregistries, rings, photos, and the honeymoonPacked with tips for saving money and common kitsch you shouldavoid, this is the ultimate guide to satisfying everyone on the BigDay--while making all of your fairytale dreams come true.

Introduction 1Part I: First Things First 7Chapter 1: First Steps to a Wedding to Remember 9Chapter 2: Avoiding Those Wedding-Bill Blues 23Chapter 3: Making It All Legal 39Part II: Be Our Guest 51Chapter 4: Venue Victories: Finding the Ideal Location 53Chapter 5: By Invitation Only 73Chapter 6: The Weekend Wedding 107Chapter 7: Creating a Foolproof Wedding-Day Schedule 119Chapter 8: Other Creative Celebrations 129Part III: Ceremony Survival Guide 141Chapter 9: Attending to Your Attendants 143Chapter 10: Sensational Ceremonies 159Chapter 11: Selecting the Perfect Florist and Arrangements191Chapter 12: Music to Get Married By 207Part IV: A Rousing Reception 215Chapter 13: Get Up and Dance 217Chapter 14: What's on the Menu? 231Chapter 15: Let's Drink to That 247Chapter 16: A Piece of Cake 265Chapter 17: Setting the Stage 275Part V: Gifts, Garb, Pics, and Trips 299Chapter 18: Greed Expectations and Registry Realities 301Chapter 19: And the Bride Wore 313Chapter 20: Rings That Rock 347Chapter 21: For Posterity: Photos and Videos 359Chapter 22: Handling the Honeymoon 377