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The wedding expert : 400 things you need to know to plan your big day / Bettie Bradley, editor, Today's Bride.

by Bradley, Bettie.

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Appetite By Random House, 2014.

Weddings -- Planning.

Wedding etiquette.

Wedding photography -- Planning.

Wedding toasts.

9780449016381 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

400 things you need to know to plan your big day

Four hundred things you need to know to plan your big day

238 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Weddings then, weddings now -- The engagement -- The budget -- The ceremony -- The reception -- Wedding fashion -- The wedding party -- The guest list -- Invitations and stationery -- The negotiations -- Flowers and decor -- Photography and videography -- Transportation -- The menu -- Marriage mixes -- Celebrations -- The toasts -- The gifts -- The honeymoon -- Quiz time -- Ask Bettie -- How to avoid the ten most common mistakes.

Bettie Bradely shares more than 400 things that, over the course of her thirty-five-year career, she's learned are vital to the wedding planning process. Whether it's announcing the news to loved ones and colleagues (hold off on texting your friends until Mom knows!), planning your budget and negotiating with vendors (always email-paper trails are good, just in case), finding imaginative ways to marry traditions with new ideas (forego the usual cake for something unexpected), deciding the size of the wedding (they who pay get final say!) or remembering to show appreciation to your loved ones, Bettie Bradley offers practical, thoughtful, and expert advice to make every wedding day a happy and memorable one. Her best advice-the 400 things you need to know to plan and execute the most important day of your life-includes: Building and managing your guest list Budgeting tips to make sure you get the wedding day you want without blowing the bank picking the perfect wedding gown Appropriate wording for wedding invitations Troubleshooting problems with your family and bridal party negotiating with your vendors, from the florist to the photographer guidelines for delivering and receiving toasts Beautifully illustrated and teeming with the most essential tips and advice, The Wedding Expert is the absolute guide for brides and grooms planning their weddings. Book jacket.

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