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Wedding Planning For Dummies
by Marcy BlumThe 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 contentKeep track of expenses with a wedding budgetNegotiate contracts and surf online for wedding dealsGet those pesky financial technicalities out of the wayPlan a weekend wedding, a themed wedding, same sex wedding, and other celebrationsPlan for various wedding customs and ritesThrow a great reception with music, food, drink, and cakeThe 4-1-1 on the latest and greatest trends in wedding registries, rings, photos, and the honeymoonPacked 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.
Wedding Planning For Dummies
by Dominique Douglas Bernadette ChapmanPlan 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.
The Wedding Pocket Bible
by Cathy HowesThis is the perfect present for a bride-to-be.Getting engaged is a cause for celebration, but with it comes the exciting, and daunting task of planning the wedding day, as well as preparing yourself for marriage!The Wedding Pocket Bible gives you all the essential advice and information you'll need, including the traditions and wedding etiquette; from invitations and table plans to bridesmaids', best man, mother-of-the-bride and the groom's duties.We also bring you bridal tips and advice to help you enjoy planning the big day. We've covered everything you might possibly need to know, in this beautifully packaged gift book, including: weddings on a budget, choosing the right venue for you, personalising your wedding, planning your stag and hen dos, choosing your cake, flowers, music, photographer, and of course, the important dress.Above all, this book will make sure you and your future husband have the wedding you want, and will remember forever.
The Wedding Pocket Bible
by Cathy HowesThis is the perfect present for a bride-to-be.Getting engaged is a cause for celebration, but with it comes the exciting, and daunting task of planning the wedding day, as well as preparing yourself for marriage!The Wedding Pocket Bible gives you all the essential advice and information you'll need, including the traditions and wedding etiquette; from invitations and table plans to bridesmaids', best man, mother-of-the-bride and the groom's duties.We also bring you bridal tips and advice to help you enjoy planning the big day. We've covered everything you might possibly need to know, in this beautifully packaged gift book, including: weddings on a budget, choosing the right venue for you, personalising your wedding, planning your stag and hen dos, choosing your cake, flowers, music, photographer, and of course, the important dress.Above all, this book will make sure you and your future husband have the wedding you want, and will remember forever.
Wedding Rites: The Complete Guide to Traditional Vows, Music, Ceremonies, Blessings, and Interfaith Services
by Michael P. FoleyMany engaged couples, no matter what their personal style, find themselves turning back to tradition for their wedding ceremony. Is there a way to follow tradition and still carve your own wedding path? Yes, there is -- with this unique book in hand. Michael Foley presents meaningful wedding traditions so old that they're practically new again. Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Jewish wedding traditions fill this comprehensive guidebook, the only one of its kind. From music and flowers to vows and ceremonies to blessings, Foley's Wedding Rites contains a vast assortment of rich traditions very usable in weddings today. Best of all, it's easy to reference and easy to use! This book is an indispensable resource for couples, wedding planners, ministers, and all who love the beauty of tradition.Wedding Rites offers: concrete suggestions for each facet of your wedding, from engagement to receptionguidelines for designing your own distinctive wedding programpractical advice for interfaith weddingsforgotten wedding customs -- carecloths, loving cups, coin blessings, and othersand much more!
Wedding Sanity Savers: How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions That Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day
by Annie Gilbar Dale AtkinsAs a bride, you worry about finding the perfect dress, choosing the location for the reception, and keeping your wedding expenses within a certain budget. But beyond the straight ABCs of planning a wedding lie the more personal, emotional issues that can threaten to unravel your perfect day: jealous friends, bratty bridesmaids, complicated extended families, and pre-wedding jitters. Thankfully, help is here! From wedding and relationship experts Dr. Dale Atkins and Annie Gilbar comesWedding Sanity Savers--the ultimate troubleshooting guide for the sticky situations that arise on the road to happily ever after. From the day you get engaged until the day you say "I do,"Wedding Sanity Saversprovides fresh, frank advice that you won't find in other wedding books. With over 300 Q&As from real brides that tackle issues including body image, friends and exes, divorced parents, in-laws, merging religions and cultures, money questions, planning mishaps, sticking up for yourself, and more,Wedding Sanity Saversgives you the strategies you need to make tough decisions, finesse difficult scenarios, stay true to yourself, and keep smiling throughout it all. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Wedding Speeches And Etiquette, 7th Edition
by John BowdenHow to face the big occasion with confidence and carry it off with style. So you will be saying a few words on the Big Day. The problem is, we don t get much practice, do we? That s why this practical book will prove so useful to you. Whether you are the best man, the bridegroom, the father of the bride, or other speaker, you will find all the tips and advice you need to prepare and deliver a brilliant, unique and memorable speech that even the most seasoned public speaker would be proud of! Now in its fully revised and updated 7th edition.
Wedding Speeches And Etiquette, 7th Edition
by John BowdenHow to face the big occasion with confidence and carry it off with style. So you will be saying a few words on the Big Day. The problem is, we don t get much practice, do we? That s why this practical book will prove so useful to you. Whether you are the best man, the bridegroom, the father of the bride, or other speaker, you will find all the tips and advice you need to prepare and deliver a brilliant, unique and memorable speech that even the most seasoned public speaker would be proud of! Now in its fully revised and updated 7th edition.
Wedding Speeches For Women
by Suzan St MaurMore and more women are giving speeches at weddings today - even within the most traditional of cultures. And it's not just a case of "saying a few words." Whether you're the bride, bridesmaid, mother, grandmother, sister, friend or colleague, you want your speech to be meaningful and memorable, something everyone present will cherish forever.Wedding Speeches For Women is any woman's complete handbook to devising and presenting a wedding speech to remember. In it, you'll find all you need to know about how to: - Understand where your speech fits into the day- Prepare and write your speech- Make it work for you, not just the audience- Choose content that's perfect for the occasion and individuals- Pick a speech structure and approach from a selection of ideas- Choose from a wide range of joke concepts- Find good, poignant quotations- Select or even write a poem for the occasion- Overcome nervousness or "stage fright"- Benefit from professionals' presentation tips and tricks
Wedding Speeches For Women
by Suzan St MaurMore and more women are giving speeches at weddings today - even within the most traditional of cultures. And it's not just a case of "saying a few words." Whether you're the bride, bridesmaid, mother, grandmother, sister, friend or colleague, you want your speech to be meaningful and memorable, something everyone present will cherish forever.Wedding Speeches For Women is any woman's complete handbook to devising and presenting a wedding speech to remember. In it, you'll find all you need to know about how to: - Understand where your speech fits into the day- Prepare and write your speech- Make it work for you, not just the audience- Choose content that's perfect for the occasion and individuals- Pick a speech structure and approach from a selection of ideas- Choose from a wide range of joke concepts- Find good, poignant quotations- Select or even write a poem for the occasion- Overcome nervousness or "stage fright"- Benefit from professionals' presentation tips and tricks
Wedding Stories You'll Love: True tales of happily ever after (Cup of Comfort Stories)
by Helen KayWedding Stories You'll Love pays tribute to that most important of days when you and your soul mate make your everlasting love for each other "official." You’ll share in both the excitement of new love and the steadfastness of long-time love with these three wedding stories. Whether you’re a newlywed or you’re celebrating a golden anniversary, Wedding Stories You'll Love will delight you with these tender tales of commitment, adoration, and intimate bonds.
Wedding Tips for Brides: Helpful Tips, Smart Ideas and Disaster Dodgers for a Stress-Free Wedding Day
by Verity DavidsonWith clever tips and friendly advice, this little book will ensure that your wedding day runs smoothly, remains catastrophe-free and is full of all the highs you could hope forThe question has been popped, the ring has been presented and the count-down has begun! What's next? Just the wedding.This book is here to ensure that your big day is the magical, memorable event that you've always dreamed of. Taking you through every stage of your wedding - from the night before right up to the honeymoon - it's full of smart ideas to take the stress out of your day, including:Detailed advice for each part of the day, from the ceremony, to the photos, to the cake. Disaster dodgers to help you avoid setbacks. Handy spaces for you to include your own notes. Wedding Tips for Brides presents ingenious ideas for any bride-to-be, and will help you and your partner to get the very most out of your special day.
Wedding Tips for Brides: Helpful Tips, Smart Ideas and Disaster Dodgers for a Stress-Free Wedding Day
by Verity DavidsonWith clever tips and friendly advice, this little book will ensure that your wedding day runs smoothly, remains catastrophe-free and is full of all the highs you could hope forThe question has been popped, the ring has been presented and the count-down has begun! What's next? Just the wedding.This book is here to ensure that your big day is the magical, memorable event that you've always dreamed of. Taking you through every stage of your wedding - from the night before right up to the honeymoon - it's full of smart ideas to take the stress out of your day, including:Detailed advice for each part of the day, from the ceremony, to the photos, to the cake. Disaster dodgers to help you avoid setbacks. Handy spaces for you to include your own notes. Wedding Tips for Brides presents ingenious ideas for any bride-to-be, and will help you and your partner to get the very most out of your special day.
Wedding Tips for Grooms: Helpful Tips, Smart Ideas and Disaster Dodgers for a Stress-Free Wedding Day
by James HarrisonWith clever tips and friendly advice, this little book will ensure that your wedding day runs smoothly, remains catastrophe-free and is full of all the highs you could hope forThe question has been popped, the ring has been presented and the count-down has begun! What's next? Just the wedding.This book is here to ensure that your big day is the amazing, unforgettable event that you want it to be. Taking you through every stage of your wedding - from the night before right up to the honeymoon - it's full of smart ideas to take the stress away, including: Detailed advice for each part of the day, from the ceremony, to the photos, to the speeches. Disaster dodgers to help you avoid setbacks. Handy spaces for you to include your own notes. Wedding Tips for Grooms presents ingenious ideas for any groom-to-be, and will help you and your partner enjoy your big day to the fullest.
Wedding Tips for Grooms: Helpful Tips, Smart Ideas and Disaster Dodgers for a Stress-Free Wedding Day
by James HarrisonWith clever tips and friendly advice, this little book will ensure that your wedding day runs smoothly, remains catastrophe-free and is full of all the highs you could hope forThe question has been popped, the ring has been presented and the count-down has begun! What's next? Just the wedding.This book is here to ensure that your big day is the amazing, unforgettable event that you want it to be. Taking you through every stage of your wedding - from the night before right up to the honeymoon - it's full of smart ideas to take the stress away, including: Detailed advice for each part of the day, from the ceremony, to the photos, to the speeches. Disaster dodgers to help you avoid setbacks. Handy spaces for you to include your own notes. Wedding Tips for Grooms presents ingenious ideas for any groom-to-be, and will help you and your partner enjoy your big day to the fullest.
Wedding Toasts 101: The Guide to the Perfect Wedding Speech
by Pete HonsbergerWrite and present a memorable wedding toast with this light-hearted, humorous guide that gives you all the tools you&’ll need for a successful speech—the perfect gift for any best man or maid of honor. As much as it&’s an honor to be chosen as the best man or maid of honor at a wedding, giving the perfect speech can sometimes be nerve-wracking. Delivering a crowd-pleasing toast at the reception that has the right amount of humor and sentimentality is a daunting undertaking, no matter how advanced your public speaking skills are. Pete Honsberger&’s guide to giving the perfect wedding toast provides even the most nervous of public speakers with all the tools and advice they need for writing and presenting the best toast ever. After witnessing speeches both good and bad, Honsberger shares a few bits of wisdom he&’s learned along the way, providing building blocks to creating an unforgettable story along with helpful speech prompts, and the perfect checklist that will turn a potentially scary obligation into a golden opportunity. Wedding Toasts 101 presents a fun and simple way to write a successful wedding toast without all the stress so you can spend less time worrying and more time celebrating the happy couple.
Wedding Vows Book (The Everything )
by Don Lipper Elizabeth SagehornWriting personalized wedding vows is a wonderful way to make the big day that much more special. Packed with ideas, insights, and inspiration, this completely revised third edition helps you declare your love in a uniquely personal way. This book features information on how to develop meaningful, personal wedding vows, incorporate a favorite song or poem, get family members involved, include children, and more! For extra fun, this book also includes celebrity wedding vows and great love lines from the movies. This is the only book you need to create the perfect statement for their new life with their partners.This edition includes completely new material on: ethnic vow traditions from around the world, vows incorporating holidays and nature, and vows for same-sex ceremonies.
Weddings Away: The New Destination Wedding and Getaway Wedding Celebrations Guide
by Sharon NaylorNow that you’ve said, “I do” to having a destination wedding, it’s time to make your fairy tale getaway celebration a reality! Whether you’re planning an island wedding, overseas nuptials, or an intimate gathering in a beloved beach house or a charming village close to home, this invaluable guide from go-to wedding expert Sharon Naylor gives you all the information you need to make your magical day meaningful, memorable, and carefree—for you, and for your guests! You’ll discover: *How to choose the right planner—and how to get the most out of your on-site wedding professionals * Up-to-date wedding etiquette and planning tips from celebrity wedding planners and experts * New ways to use social media accounts, blogs and apps for info-gathering and inspiration * Invaluable advice for when it’s a destination wedding for out-of-town guests but not for the couple *How to plan amazing and unforgettable destination wedding weekend outings and events *Great ideas for getaway bachelor or bachelorette parties, as well as arranging a romantic pre-wedding escape for you to reconnect with your beloved before the big day! * Must-have tips and to-dos for your destination wedding scouting trips From navigating travel trends and social media to benefitting from little-known freebies, this comprehensive guide to planning your wedding from afar is brimming with information you won’t easily find anywhere else. Weddings Away has everything you need to keep your happily-ever-after stress-free and smooth sailing!
Weddings from the Heart: Contemporary and Traditional Ceremonies for an Unforgettable Wedding
by Daphne Rose Kingma&“Will help any couple understand the meaning behind the wedding ceremony and create the most exquisite ceremony possible. Movingly written . . . &”—Midwest Book Review When you&’re planning your marriage ceremony, it can feel like the to-dos and checklists are endless. But at the end of the day, it&’s about you and your relationship. It&’s not about impressing people with your perfectly iced cake or your breathtaking venue, it&’s about honoring your love. This means crafting a ceremony that reflects your relationship and is as unique and special as your bond is. Relationship expert and &“love doctor&” Daphne Rose Kingma is here to help you plan a day that is a deeply moving experience—one that you won&’t even need photographs to remember (but of course, they&’re still nice to have!). She reminds us that it&’s the essence of the ceremony that matters. And this comes from the words that are exchanged in your wedding vows, the atmosphere you create, and the love generated through each special moment. Whether you want a traditional wedding or a contemporary ceremony, there is a way to celebrate the day that is true to you. Open this book up and find: · Five different types of ceremonies you can use · Inspiration and examples of vows · Worksheets to guide you through creating a personalized wedding day Readers of books like A Practical Wedding Planner, The Bride&’s Instruction Manual, Love Poems, and The Knot Yours Truly will love Kingma&’s Weddings from the Heart.
Weddings in Color: 500 Creative Ideas for Designing a Modern Wedding
by Minhee Cho Vane Broussard Jaine M. KershnerIn this guide, Vané Broussard (founder of the uber-popular blog Brooklyn Bride) and Minhee Cho (of the covetable paper company Paper+Cup) team up to present hundreds of entirely modern style ideas for every aspect of a wedding, in eight eye-catching and vibrant color palettes. <P><P>From pretty floral crowns to die-cut invitations, altars made from balloons, and so much more, these ideas are anything but traditional. Simple DIYs will spark creativity while interviews with industry experts provide important insider info. Lusciously designed and bursting with vivid photography, Weddings in Color has everything brides need to design a stunningly colorful affair.
Weddings on a Budget Book (The Everything )
by Barbara CameronNot every couple has a bottomless bank account to pay for their wedding. Filled with 20 financial- and time-budgeting worksheets this book is a must-have for DIY brides-to-be who want to make the biggest day of their lives as memorable as possible - without breaking the bank.
Weddings Valentine Style
by Tonya Bolden Diann ValentineDiann Valentine makes magic and weaves dreams. For more than a decade, she has produced inimitable celebrations of love for a host of top talents, as distinct as Lela Rochon and Antoine Fuqua, DeLeon and Gary Sheffield, and Kelis and Nas, in cities as different as Toledo, Ohio, and the Big Apple. "I'm definitely living up to my name," says Valentine. In Weddings Valentine Style, this unabashed romantic with a commitment to quality and a keen eye for excellence reminds readers that a classy, unforgettable wedding is not about merely serving up fine caviar and champagne but rather about envisioning the triumph of a stunning centerpiece composed of a single stem of dendrobium orchids rather than a crowd of carnations or mums. Ultimately, Valentine insists, "It's about making choices that speak to your own beat." Valentine has been featured in InStyle, Essence, O: The Oprah Magazine, and Grace Ormonde Wedding Style, among other periodicals, as well as on InStyle Celebrity Weddings, Entertainment Tonight, E! News Daily, and VH1 Rock N' Roll Weddings. She receives constant applause for her extraordinary ability to trump continuously her own creativity in producing one-of-a-kind celebrations, her energy never failing from vision to execution. Her signature style is clean, simple elegance with touches of eclecticism, meshing tradition and innovation. And in Weddings Valentine Style, she offers lovebirds with and without big budgets a treasury of information and inspiration for dreamweaving a glorious "I Do" day.
Weed
by I. M. StonedWeed. Pot. Mary Jane. Grass. No matter what you call marijuana, it's still dope.In this irreverent and all-inclusive look at cannabis, you will learn all there is to know about the psychoactive substance Bill Clinton didn't inhale - but many others did - including:How pot can help cure a hangoverWhy The Man really doesn't want to legalize weedHow to make a bong from an appleThe real deal behind Reefer MadnessAnd more!From how to grow it, ways to consume it, and places to hide it, to myths debunked, stupid crimes, and pot in pop culture, this smokin' book is guaranteed to keep you giggling - long after the buzz wears off.
Weedopedia: An A to Z Guide to All Things Marijuana
by Adams MediaDiscover everything you&’ve ever wanted to know about marijuana all in one place with this authoritative A-to-Z guide to cannabis!What&’s a wake and bake? Who is Mitch Hedberg? What does Louisa May Alcott have to do with cannabis? And what exactly is the difference between a bong and a bubbler? Now you can &“weed&” all about it and find all the answers and more with this entertaining and updated edition of Weedopedia, your guide to everything marijuana—from the best movies to watch while high to cannabis slang and terminology. Whether you&’re interested in learning more about all things marijuana, or if you want something entertaining to read while enjoying a toke, this book is the one-stop-shop for all your weed-related needs.
Weedopedia: A Totally Dank A-Z Reefer Reference
by Will B. HighThere's more to marijuana than smoking it. And in this one-stop, one-stoke resource, you'll learn it all. With more than 800 entries covering everything from Afghan Kush to Zombieland, this awesome collection of all things cannabis is packed with information and illustrations every stoner should know, including: Why the subtle flavor of bubbleberry makes it a rich pothead's drug of choice, How to properly make a bong out of a coconut for maximum highness, How high you should be to watch a Jack Black movie, The real way to get stoned at festivals like the Hash Bash, Why Barack Obama and Michael Phelps are really role models. It's the reference no stoner should be without! This book gives you what you need to know to be at the head of the class--at least while you're passing around a joint.