Carolyn Gerin

this is a fun, colorful guide that takes you through all the details of planning your day. it has helpful questions to ask when interviewing caterers, bakers, photographers and other service providers. it has a timeline checklist, a helpful chart with areas to spend and areas to skimp on. it offers ideas on offbeat places to hold your ceremony and reception. there are worksheets to help keep track of the details. there are creative suggestions for DIY invitations, blank pages for notes and show more each section has empty pockets for you to keep track of swatches, brochures, pictures and any other items of inspiration. i also just really love the bright colors and fun illustrations. show less

This book, the third in the "Anti-Bride" guide, is an alternative to all the Martha Stewart, cookie-cutter do-it-by-the-book books on weddings. This book is incredibly helpful if you, like me, were the first of your friends to get married. Clueless about how to handle your divorced parents and that black sheep uncle? Do you have to invite your boss you hate? Do you have to invite your friend's evil girlfriend he just met? How do you make a seating chart? What if the bride's parents aren't show more paying, or the maid of honor is a dude? All of these questions and tons more are answered in this book, and it'll tell you whether your crazy ideas are considered socially acceptable in a modern world (and generally, they probably are.) Special thanks to Jennifer, my bridesmaid extraordinaire and BFF 13 years strong, who bought me this book when my fiance and I were wallowing knee-deep in wedding planning ignorance. show less

i really liked this book. this book takes you through the traditional rules of wedding etiquette and then gives you tips on how to do it your own way without stepping on anyone's toes. i don't know that much about weddings in general and i did find it fascinating to learn what is tradition and where the traditions stem from. each chapter looks at one area of the process and breaks it down for you. it gives you a comprehensive overview of what the tradition is then tells you what the new show more rules of the road are. after that it gives a list of the most common twists of tradition and advice on how to "twist without trauma." the next section is called sticky situations that details possible scenarios and gives you solutions. each chapter is formatted that way and sprinkled with tips, wedding lore and fun illustrations show less

A good, quick read. Many things I knew, but some have been helpful already.