Description
Book SynopsisYour expert guide to the dos and don'ts of getting married Your wedding should be fun, exciting, and worry-free-but most brides, grooms, and their families run into sticky situations or unique circumstances that surround etiquette. Now, there's a definitive guide that provides the solutionsfor all those dilemmas big and small.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
Part I: Engaging in Proper Wedding Etiquette from the Start 5
Chapter 1: Incorporating Etiquette into Your Wedding 7
Chapter 2: Announcing Your Engagement with Elegance 13
Chapter 3: Tastefully Using Technology during Wedding Planning 31
Chapter 4: Deciding on Finances and Planning Responsibilities Upfront 39
Part II: The Main Event: Planning Your Ceremony and Reception 59
Chapter 5: Checking Out Ceremony Styles 61
Chapter 6: Nailing Down the Basics of Ceremony Protocol 77
Chapter 7: Perfecting Your Reception Plans 95
Part III: Working on Wedding Details with Your Manners Intact 113
Chapter 8: Putting Together Your Wedding Party 115
Chapter 9: Choosing Appropriate Wedding Attire and Doing So with Grace 135
Chapter 10: Assembling the Guest List 151
Chapter 11: Carefully Composing Your Invitations and Announcements 163
Chapter 12: Registering for Gifts and Giving Your Own 191
Chapter 13: Observing Etiquette Rules at Festivities before the Wedding 199
Part IV: Behaving on the Big Day and Beyond 209
Chapter 14: Minding Your Manners at the Ceremony 211
Chapter 15: Celebrating with Class at the Reception 231
Chapter 16: Acting Properly after the Wedding 245
Part V: The Part of Tens 253
Chapter 17: Ten Tips for Working with Your Vendors and Wedding Planner 255
Chapter 18: Nearly Ten Guidelines for Getting Married the Second Time Around 259
Index 263
