Wedding Planning For Dummies, UK Edition

Plan your perfect wedding, at home or abroad. Planning a wedding doesn t have to be hard work. Take the pain out of the preparation and let Wedding Planning For Dummies help you design your dream wedding day while saving time and money! Whether you re planning a traditional church ceremony, a quiet family celebration or a romantic destination wedding, this book offers all the budgeting tips, essential checklists and more that you need to make sure your special day runs smoothly. Content includes: Budgeting for the big day. Keeping it legal getting all the legalities in place in plenty of time. Preparing a guest list who to invite, and where to draw the line. Planning the schedule for the day, and any surrounding events (next day brunch, weekend plans). Advice on choosing your dress, photographer, music, flowers, cake, wedding rings and more. Destination weddings the pros and cons of taking the plunge abroad.

Plan your perfect wedding, at home or abroad.Planning a wedding doesn't have to be hard work. Take thepain out of the preparation and let Wedding Planning ForDummies help you design your dream wedding day - whilesaving time and money! Whether you're planning a traditionalchurch ceremony, a quiet family celebration or a romanticdestination wedding, this book offers all the budgeting tipsessential checklists and more that you need to make sure yourspecial day runs smoothly.Content includes:* Budgeting for the big day.* Keeping it legal - getting all the legalities inplace in plenty of time.* Preparing a guest list - who to invite, andwhere to draw the line.* Planning the schedule for the day, and any surroundingevents (next day brunch, weekend plans).* Advice on choosing your dress, photographer, musicflowers, cake, wedding rings and more.* Destination weddings - the pros and cons oftaking the plunge abroad.

Introduction 1Part I: Getting Started with Wedding Planning 5Chapter 1: First Things First 7Chapter 2: Avoiding Those Wedding-Bill Blues 21Chapter 3: Making It Legal 35Part II: Preparing for Your Big Day 47Chapter 4: Finding the Perfect Venue 49Chapter 5: Setting the Scene 63Chapter 6: Flower Power 87Chapter 7: Planning a Destination Wedding 105Chapter 8: By Invitation Only 121Chapter 9: Toasters Are Banned!: Putting Together Your Gift List147Chapter 10: Rings That Rock 159Chapter 11: And the Bride Wore 173Chapter 12: Attending to the Bridal Party 207Chapter 13: Partying Before and After the Wedding 221Part III: Ceremony Survival Guide 233Chapter 14: Creating a Foolproof Wedding-Day Schedule 235Chapter 15: Sensational Ceremonies Part I: Choosing the Type ofCeremony 245Chapter 16: Sensational Ceremonies Part II: Determining theDetails 257Part IV: A Rousing Reception 281Chapter 17: What's on the Menu? 283Chapter 18: Let's Drink to That 303Chapter 19: A Piece of Cake 319Chapter 20: And the Band Played On 329Part V: Pics and Trips 345Chapter 21: For Posterity: Photos and Videos 347Chapter 22: Handling the Honeymoon 363Part VI: The Part of Tens 373Chapter 23: Ten Top Tips for Perfect Planning 375Chapter 24: Ten Tricks for Saving Money 381Index 385