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• Bridal Bargains, 9th Edition: Secrets to Throwing a Fantastic Wedding on a Realistic Budget

  Denise Fields, Alan Fields

  
  The national best seller the wedding industry does NOT want you to read! Bridal Bargains teaches couples all the tricks to saving money on a wedding-and how to avoid pitfalls and scams. With the average wedding costing in excess of $20,000, Bridal Bargains is the solution to tying the knot without breaking the bank.
  
   

• The Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer, 2nd Edition

  Elizabeth Lluch

  
  Every year, more than 5 million Americans go through the process of planning their wedding. For most brides, wedding planning is time-consuming, expensive, and stressful. But with proper information and organizational tools, much of the agony and expense of planning a wedding can be eliminated. This is what this book is all about.
  
   

• The Wedding Book: The Big Book for Your Big Day

  Mindy Weiss, Lisbeth Levine

  
  Announcing the wedding bible: the most complete, lively, handholding, step-by-step guide to help every couple have a perfect wedding—no matter their budget, taste, or personalities. More than 2.2 million North American couples tie the knot each year; until now, only a mere fraction could work with celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. But the significant fact is not Ms. Weiss's clientele, but the reason for it: She's so very good at what she does. And now she shares all of her hard-won experience, wisdom, inspiration, and style tips.
  
  The Wedding Book covers everything, in a voice filled with understanding: announcing the engagement, and what to do when someone isn't happy about the news; creating a budget; the pros and cons of destination weddings. Drawing up the guest list; planning the ceremony (and how to personalize your vows); menus to inspire; contracts and wedding insurance. Shopping for the dress, six great hairstyles, tuxedo vs. dinner jacket, the etiquette of invitations. Style tips for flowers, the tabletop, linens; a cake that says "you"; the crucial "Sixty Days Until I Do"; rehearsal dinner strategies; plus freezing the cake and preserving the bouquet.
  
  Today the average cost of a wedding is $25,000—at $19.95, The Wedding Book is the smartest investment a bride-to-be could make.
  
   

• Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 5e

  Peggy Post

  
  
   

• The New Jewish Wedding, Revised

  Anita Diamant

  

  The Definitive, Completely Up-to-Date Guide to Planning a Jewish Wedding

  Since its original publication in 1986, The New Jewish Wedding has become required reading, assigned to engaged couples by Conservative, Reform, and Reconstruc-tionist rabbis alike. In this new revision, Anita Diamant, one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life, continues to offer step-by-step guidance to planning the ceremony and the party that follows -- from hiring a rabbi and wording the invitation to organizing a processional and hiring a caterer. She also includes:

  • A new chapter focusing on converts, non-Jews, and same-sex couples
  • Essential Web sites
  • All new art, with examples of ketubot, invitations, and other wedding paraphernalia
  • New poems and new translations of the seven wedding blessings

  Complete, authoritative, and indispensable, The New Jewish Wedding is a must-have resource for anyone who wants a wedding that combines spiritual meaning and joyous celebration.

  
   

• The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Calendars, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

  Carley Roney

  
  
   

• One Year to a Writing Life: Twelve Lessons to Deepen Every Writer's Art and Craft

  Susan M. Tiberghien

  
  
   

• Wedding Planning For Dummies, Second Edition

  Marcy Blum, Laura F. Kaiser

  
  
   

• Wedding Cake Art and Design: A Professional Approach

  Toba M. Garrett

  
  A comprehensive, inspiring guide to the art, craft, and business of wedding cake design
  
  Combining inspirational cake designs, step-by-step decorating instruction, and advice on the fundamentals of running a successful cake business in a competitive market, Wedding Cake Art and Design is an invaluable guide for industry professionals and students. Master cake decorator Toba Garrett includes stunning designs for cakes inspired by textiles, seasons, fashion colors, flowers, and much more, and gives decorators the tools to translate their own clients' ideas into creative new designs.
  
      • Decorating techniques ranging from simple to advanced are explained in a clear, fully-illustrated, step-by-step format
      • Sample scenarios included throughout the book show readers how to handle a client consultation and how to create appropriate cakes for every client's budget, theme, and creative needs
      • Nearly 200 beautiful full-color photographs showcase finished cakes and illustrate key decorating techniques, while full-color illustrations provide insight into the professional decorator's creative process
      • Author Toba Garrett is one of the country's foremost artists in the field of cake decorating and the founder of the Institute for Culinary Education’s Department of Cake Decorating and Design, where she now serves as master chef–instructor and where she has trained some of the top cake artists in the world
  
  A must-have for professional cake decorators, baking and pastry students, and even advanced cake decorating hobbyists, Wedding Cake Art and Design is the only resource a decorator needs to design, plan, and execute picture-perfect wedding cakes for every client, every time.
  
  
   

• The Hard Questions: 100 Questions to Ask Before You Say "I Do"

  Susan Piver

  
  Just in time for Valentine's Day 2008, a gorgeous new edition of this classic relationship book.
  
  Here is a simple yet profound relationship tool that can forge and strengthen lasting, intimate bonds between engaged couples, newlyweds, and all those in long-term relationships.
  
  Focusing on key areas such as home, money, work, sex, community, and family, The Hard Questions contains one hundred thought-provoking questions that challenge and inspire couples to gain a deeper understanding of each other.
  
  Together with your partner, you'll discuss matters such as:
  
  - What will our home look like?
  - What will we do if one of us is seriously attracted to someone else?
  - Will we try to have children, and if so, when?
  
  With a cover printed on elegant thick and uncoated stock with debossing and French flaps, this new edition of The Hard Questions will be the perfect gift for that special person in your life this Valentine's Day.
  
   

• Colin Cowie Wedding Chic: 1,001 Ideas for Every Moment of Your Celebration

  Colin Cowie

  
  When you imagine your wedding, what do you see?
  
  Maybe you dream of exchanging vows before an intimate gathering of family and friends at sunset, followed by a chic and elegant dinner under the stars in balmy weather. You can practically see yourself at the altar, taste the cuisine, smell the gardenias, and feel the music playing when you join your guests to party at the reception.
  
  But before your wedding comes together with all the romance and glamour you’ve imagined, you’ll need to make decisions about the details. Is your color scheme bold and rich or soft and ethereal? Will you be married in your mother’s garden at the end of a serpentine path or on an exotic beach with the ocean crashing in the background? Do you desire an elegant sit-down dinner or a fabulous cocktail party with a great DJ who keeps the party going late into the night?
  
  With so many choices, it can be hard to decide where to begin. Now there’s no reason to get overwhelmed, because wedding designer extraordinaire Colin Cowie is by your side every step of the way. In Colin Cowie Wedding Chic, he shows how to weave a thread of style throughout your celebration, from determining the overall feeling and mood to the smallest and most personal details of the event.
  
  Following inspirational introductions from Colin about every part of your celebration, each detail is captured with magnificent photographs: bouquets; ceremony décor; centerpieces; reception décor; food and drink; cakes; invitations, favors, and gifts; appearance for the bride, groom, and attendants; ritual and ceremony; and music and after-party.
  
  Brimming with the kind of style that has made Colin the number one wedding planner in the world for celebrities, heads of state, and even royals, Wedding Chic finally gathers all of the options in one dazzling, easy-to-reference place. With photographs of more than 1,001 gorgeous details, it is simply the most comprehensive, varied, and beautiful resource a bride-to-be could ever wish for—one that is certain to make the wedding a celebration to remember forever.
  
   

• Getting to 'I Do'

  Pat Allen, Sandra Harmon

  

  Dr. Patricia Allen's jam-packed seminars in Los Angeles have resulted in over two thousand marriages. Now you too can take advantage of this proven step-by-step program.

  Here's what you'll learn:

• How to attract the right man
• When you should make the first move...and when you should not
• Why equality in a relationship may not be what you're looking for
• Why sex before commitment is a bad deal
• How to have sensational sex
• What makes a man run away from a relationship
• How to know when you're giving too much
• How to get what you want without asking
• What makes a man want to commit
• How to BE ENGAGED TO THE RIGHT MAN WITHIN A YEAR!