Vera Wang On Weddings by Vera Wang
In this superbly produced volume by Callaway Editions, Ltd.; the world′s most successful bridal gown designer shares her thoughts and vision on weddings. Culled from years of experience in the wedding business, Vera Wang offers ideas on every aspect of the wedding day from invitations to flowers, from cakes to attendants.
Of course, a wedding book by Vera Wang wouldn′t be complete without detail on the bride′s gown. She explains how to select the right neckline, construction, length, bodice, and waistline for each bride′s figure; what fabrics are appropriate for certain times of day; how to choose a headpiece, and much more.
Emily Post’s Wedding Etiquette, 6e by Anna Post, Lizzie Post
Emily Post’s Classic, Indispensable, and Comprehensive Guide to Your Wedding
Now Completely Updated and Expanded in a New Edition
Today’s weddings are a beautiful blend of traditions, reflecting what matters most to each couple. They are also more complicated than ever, with new customs replacing the old, new technologies to help plan and communicate, and new relationships to consider as families grow more complex. But while weddings evolve, one thing has remained constant: A wedding is one of the most special days in a person’s life. Surrounded by friends and family, it is a day for everyone to celebrate.
The Emily Post Institute has been answering etiquette questions for more than ninety years, and Emily Post’s Wedding Etiquette, 6th Edition, written by Emily Post’s great-great-granddaughters, Anna Post and Lizzie Post, will provide you with everything you need to know from past traditions to modern updates so you can approach your wedding with grace and ease. After all, etiquette is about treating people with consideration, respect, and honesty-attitudes that will help you to set the tone for the perfect day.
Emily Post’s Wedding Planner for Moms by Peggy Post
Countless mothers of brides and grooms have asked Peggy Post for a wedding planner just for them. Here it is! Whether you’re helping a little or a lot, or-like most moms-are serving as combination coach, diplomat, and troubleshooter, this planner is packed with useful ideas, including:
Planning lists especially for moms
Questions to ask before hiring wedding professionals
Times when a mother’s tactful advice is most helpful
A Resources section with worksheets for keeping track of guests, gifts, budget, and more
An Address Book you’ll refer to again and again
Peggy Post will help you navigate finances, guest list, ceremony, and reception details; interact with your daughter’s or son’s future in-laws; and plan your role (including your outfit!) while making memories to last a lifetime.
A Wedding Like No Other, Inspiration for Creating a Unique, Personal, and Unforgettable Celebration by Peggy Post, Peter Post
Destination weddings planned in exotic locales, intimate weddings organized on a shoestring budget, full-scale galas with guests from all over the globe. . . . In A Wedding Like No Other, read the stories of some of the most incredible, romantic ceremonies and receptions collected by the wedding etiquette experts at the Emily Post Institute. As different as they all are, the stories featured here are examples of how a wedding can be heartwarming and unique-even if everything doesn’t go exactly as planned. In each one, the bride and groom make a determined effort for their wedding day to be an expression of their tastes and personalities, often in the face of unexpected obstacles. And in every case, the end result is a wonderful and memorable experience for the couple and for everyone else involved. Let these stories help inspire your own big day. The creative vows, cakes, toasts, and more described in these pages will spark your own ideas and help you personalize every detail of your wedding. Also, each story is followed by a short advice section, offering insights and general wisdom on a large variety of topics from picking the venue to selecting the menu. Go beyond the standard, the expected, and make your big day a cherished, uplifting, unforgettable experience. You already have a love like no other, so celebrate it with a wedding like no other.
Words for Your Wedding by David Glusker, Peter Misner
In the excitement of planning a wedding in all its detail, the beauty and meaning of the words exchanged can sometimes be overlooked. To help you find and create the perfect ceremony, ministers David Glusker and Peter Misner have compiled this do-it-yourself guide that walks you through the entire wedding ceremony, offering both contemporary and traditional readings and prayers. From the gathering words to the final blessing, this collection of wedding traditions lets you design a ceremony that is right for you-whether it is an established service, a combination of elements from various traditions, or a newly created celebration of your own.
This practical resource for couples and ministers alike also includes special sections featuring:
The civil ceremony
The Roman Catholic and ecumenical wedding
The Jewish wedding
Tips for how to write your own service
Guidelines for renewing your wedding vows
Do I Have To Wear White? Emily Post Answers America’s Top Wedding Questions by Anna Post
“I can’t choose between my two best friends. Can I have two maids of honour?”
“My fiancé and I are considering a destination wedding. Are we obligated to cover our attendants’ travel expenses?”
“Do we have to invite our guests’ children to our wedding?”
“I’m still close to my ex-husband’s parents. Would it be okay to invite them to my wedding?”
“How do my partner and I go about planning our commitment ceremony?”
“My parents are divorced and each has remarried. Where do they sit in church?”
“Do I have to wear white?”
Do I Have to Wear White? draws on the Posts’ extensive database of wedding questions received through their Web site, as well as popular topics addressed in their columns. For busy engaged couples and their families, attendants, and guests, this book provides at-a-glance answers to everything from essential bridal basics to the knotty logistical questions that spring up around this joyous yet often complex event.
The Wedding Bees, A Novel of Honey, Love, and Manners by Sarah-Kate Lynch
Sugar Wallace did not believe in love at first sight, but her bees did. . . .
Every spring Sugar Wallace coaxes her sleepy honeybee queen-presently the sixth in a long line of Queen Elizabeths-out of the hive and lets her crawl around a treasured old map. Wherever the queen stops is their next destination, and this year it’s New York City.
Sugar sets up her honeybees on the balcony of an East Village walk-up and then-as she’s done everywhere since leaving South Carolina-she gets to know her neighbors. She is, after all, a former debutante who believes that manners make the world a better place even if they seem currently lacking in the big city.
Plus, she has a knack for helping people. There’s Ruby with her scrapbook of wedding announcements; single mom Lola; reclusive chef Nate; and George, a courtly ex-doorman. They may not know what to make of her bees and her politeness, but they can’t deny the magic in her honey.
And then there’s Theo, a delightfully kind Scotsman who crosses Sugar’s path as soon as she gets into town and is quickly besotted. But love is not on the menu for Sugar. She likes the strong independent woman she’s become since leaving the South and there’s nothing a charmer like Theo can do to change her mind . . . only her bees can do that.
The Wedding Bees is a novel about finding sweetness where you least expect it and learning to love your way home.
Once Upon a Wedding Night by Sophie Jordan
An Innocent Deception . . .
Lady Meredith Brookshire has every right to Oak Run. Now that she’s suddenly husbandless and penniless, where else would she, her addled father, and spinster aunt reside? Yet who should appear but Nicholas Caulfield, the new Brookshire heir, claiming the estate is rightfully his by law. The brute is as arrogant as he is handsome-besides, he’s supposed to be dead. And the only plan resourceful Meredith can devise to save her family from homelessness is a desperate scheme that may lead her to salvation or ruin . . . and the bed of the man she has vowed to hate. A reluctant aristocrat, Nick does not trust this fiery, infuriating chit whom he suspects of subterfuge-yet who bewitches him with her innocent green eyes. The sooner he can get this tempting beauty married off to some stodgy old blueblood-and off his hands for good-the better. There is one slight problem, however: Nick can’t bear the thought of her wedding any man but him.
On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn
A funny thing happened…
Unlike most men of his acquaintance, Gregory Bridgerton believes in true love. And he is convinced that when he finds the woman of his dreams, he will know in an instant that she is the one. And that is exactly what happened. Except…
She wasn’t the one. In fact, the ravishing Miss Hermione Watson is in love with another. But her best friend, the ever-practical Lady Lucinda Abernathy, wants to save Hermione from a disastrous alliance, so she offers to help Gregory win her over. But in the process, Lucy falls in love. With Gregory! Except…
Lucy is engaged. And her uncle is not inclined to let her back out of the betrothal, even once Gregory comes to his senses and realizes that it is Lucy, with her sharp wit and sunny smile, who makes his heart sing. And now, on the way to the wedding, Gregory must risk everything to ensure that when it comes time to kiss the bride, he is the only man standing at the altar…
A Girl Walks Into a Wedding,Your Fantasy, Your Rules by Helena S. Paige
Wedding fever creates plenty of opportunity for heat in Helena S. Paige’s sexy and funny A Girl Walks Into a Wedding-the interactive erotic novel in which YOU, the reader, make all the rules . . .
Your best friend is getting married, and she’s asked you to be her bridesmaid. So many decisions: for starters, do you ask the gorgeous but mysterious man you met online to come as your date? Or do you go solo, giving yourself ample opportunity to kick up your heels and scope out the talent?
Once the wedding weekend gets underway in a romantic country setting, all kinds of adventures on offer. Will you ditch your date? Duet with the hot DJ? Dodge the disreputable best man? Or perhaps the rugged pilot you meet in the bar will open up unexpected erotic opportunities – and who knew the maid of (dis)honour had such a sultry streak?
All this while steering your way through the bachelorette party, the bride’s wedding jitters, the Dress From Hell, and more. Perhaps the most tempting option is to flee the entire affair with a tall, dark stranger … or maybe an old friend surprises you with a sizzling encounter. YOU make the decisions-fulfillment guaranteed. It’s your fantasy. Your rules. The choice is yours …
Courtesy of HarperCollins Publishers – www.harpercollins.com
