Weddings

Verses and Readings
Wedding Blessings: Prayers and Poems Celebrating Love, Marriage and Anniversaries
by June Cotner
What greater thing is there for two human souls, than to feel that they are joined for life- to strengthen each other in all labor, to rest on each other in all sorrow to minister to each other in all pain, to be one with each other in silent unspeakable

Engagement Party Etiquette
Bridal Guide Magazine's New Etiquette for Today's Bride
by Diane Forden
Once word of your newly betrothed status is out, friends and family may ask if you're planning an engagement party. Whether or not to have one is completely up to you and your families.

Getting Engaged
Bridal Guide Magazine's New Etiquette for Today's Bride
by Diane Forden
It's official: You're getting married! And if you're like most women, once you were finally able to tear your eyes away from your fiancé and the newly placed ring on your left hand, your first thought was: I can't wait to tell people!

Splitting the Wedding Bills
Bridal Guide Magazine's New Etiquette for Today's Bride
by Diane Forden
It used to be that the bride's family footed the bill for the majority of the wedding expenses-from the invitations to the reception to the bride's dress-and the groom's family paid for the rehearsal dinner and little else.

Motivating Yourself
Buff Brides: The Complete Guide to Getting in Shape and Looking Great for Your Wedding Day
by Sue Fleming
First and foremost, before you start any exercise program, you need to have had a physical and a clean bill of health within the last year. Once you get the OK from your doctor, you should be ready to start a gradual exercise program.

In the Beginning
Gay and Lesbian Weddings: Planning the Perfect Same-Sex Ceremony
by David Toussaint, Heather Leo
Chances are, there will be many different kinds of people picking up this book. Some of you will have, no doubt, already found the love of your life, and have just decided to cement your relationship with a gay wedding ceremony.

The Master Checklist
Check List for a Perfect Wedding: The Indispensible Guide for Every Wedding
by Barbara Lee Follett, Loulie Hyde Sutro
The following checklist is your secret to a perfect wedding. Keep this book handy-even carry it with you. I want you to feel comfortable that everything you will need is contained here. Consider spending time browsing through the entire book to give you

Relax During the Engagement and Wedding
The Rules for Marriage: Time-tested Secrets for Making Your Marriage Work
by Sherrie Schneider, Ellen Fein
I deally, The Rules for Marriage begin before your wedding day. We believe once you get engaged, a wedding date should be set-no endless engagements. When a man proposes, it should be with a ring and a wedding date within one year, not longer, unless you

The History of the Bridal Shower
Bridal Shower Memories
by Sandra Bark
From first date to first kiss to that one fine day-this lovely journal will be the star of the bridal shower and the bride's closest confidante until her wedding. Traditionally, the shower brings together a woman's closest friends and her family-everyone

Planning: Decision Making and Budgeting
Laptop Bride: Using The Internet To Plan Your Dream Wedding
by Cathy Lynn
Planning a wedding can be daunting and overwhelming. The best piece of advice is to take it one step at a time. Don't kid yourself; it can be stressful, but as long as you keep your humor, wit and spirit, it will be a memorable experience and you will

There Goes My Baby
It's Her Wedding But I'll Cry If I Want To: A Survival Guide for the Mother of the Bride
by Leslie Milk
Oh, my God, she's engaged! You shouldn't really be shocked by the news. She may not live at home or even in her hometown, but you've seen the signs. First his name started cropping up in conversations. Then she was starting sentences with 'Tim thinks'

First Thoughts
Check List for a Perfect Wedding: The Indispensible Guide for Every Wedding
by Barbara Lee Follett, Loulie Hyde Sutro
You are engaged. Best wishes to you and your fiance for all the happiness in the world-now and for always! Now that the exciting and sometimes hectic fun of planning your wedding is before you Check List is here to help with every aspect of this thrilling

The Best One
Chicken Soup for the Bride's Soul : Stories of Love, Laughter and Commitment to Last a Lifetime
by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Gina Romanello
Your wedding is one of the most beautiful and memorable times of your life. Proposals, rings, cakes, and dresses will be cherished for a lifetime. Seemingly trivial moments-like making party favors and arranging table decorations-become powerful

A Wedding in the City with Thirty Close Friends
Weddings
by Colin Cowie
Erin Malloy and Dutch Edwards, a couple whom I had known for several years, asked for my help in creating an unusual wedding celebration for a group of close friends. Erin and Dutch were adamant that they didn't want a typical catered affair in a hotel

Walking Down the Aisle without Losing Your Mind
I Do but I Don't
by Kamy Wicoff
I will never forget the first time I saw myself in a proper wedding dress. I walked into the fitting room wearing jeans, boots, a T-shirt, and, believe it or not, green underwear. I emerged before a wall of brightly lit mirrors to see . . . a bride.

Engaged and Becoming a “We”
Wedding Sanity Savers: How to Handle the Stickiest Dilemmas, Scrapes, and Questions that Arise on the Road to Your Perfect Day
by Dr. Dale Atkins, Annie Gilbar
You're engaged! And suddenly you realize it's about more than wearing a ring. It's more than choosing the music and the flowers. You are in the process of becoming part of a “we.” Even though by day you are bombarded by the choices you have to

Part 1
Bridal Guide Magazine's How to Plan the Perfect Wedding Without Going Broke
by Diane Forden
Congratulations! You're Engaged! What a feeling: you can't stop smiling-and, of course, gazing at the glittering diamond ring he placed on your finger when he proposed; you wish you could broadcast your joy to the whole wide world

Forward
Laptop Bride: Using The Internet To Plan Your Dream Wedding
by Cathy Lynn
Congratulations! He has asked and you said yes. The two of you have made one of the most important decisions of your life and the next step will be to plan your dream wedding. Planning your wedding will be filled with the most wonderful and stressful

Cupcakes on Your Wedding Day
Swell : A Girl's Guide to the Good Life
by Ilene Rosenzweig, Cynthia Rowley
Cynthia: I had the Who all settled, now I had to figure out the Where. We couldn't just have it in some boring hotel where they'd probably already churned out twelve weddings that day. We wanted to find a place that was us. Adventure Playland?

The Virgin Bride
To Hell with All That
by Caitlin Flanagan
I do not plan to have another wedding; I'm standing pat at two. But I must confess that after spending a pleasant hour gazing at the photographs in a recent crop of wedding guides, I began to feel a bit of the old itch.