The go-to guide for a kick-ass wedding! Before you say, I do, you’ve got a lot to do! This book reveals everything you need to know about planning the perfect wedding, from telling the folks to budgeting to writing vows that express what’s in your heart. The Gay Couple’s Guide to Wedding Planning is the perfect book for …
RusticWeddingChic.com is the number one online resource for rustic & country weddings. Rustic weddings are the hottest alternative to the traditional hotel ballroom, allowing couples to make their day more personal. Maggie Lord, founder of RusticWeddingChic.com shares inspiration, ideas and advice on planning a rustic and country wedding. Get an insider’s look at real weddings set in …
Beyond Breaking the Glass: A Spiritual Guide to Your Jewish Wedding
Beyond Breaking the Glass is the book for today’s couples. This volume provides you with all you need to plan a meaningful and spiritual wedding celebration. This compendium explores the rich history of wedding rituals and customs practiced by Jews through the century. Included are multiple options of traditional, contemporary, and creative rituals and prayers for couples of …
Ideas, advice, and how-to for one of the hottest wedding styles. A barn is a magical place for a wedding. Steeped in history and evoking the simplicity of a place that time has forgotten, the classic American barn has been an irresistible subject for artists, poets, and city folk alike. In Barn Weddings, Maggie Lord offers …
The Wedding Officiants Manual: A guide to Writing, Planning and Officiating Wedding Ceremonies The Wedding Officiant s Manual is an essential guide for anyone who wants to create a wedding ceremony. Sunny Dawn Johnston, an Ordained Officiant with over a decade of experience, has written this book from the Officiants perspective. However, this manual can be …
Planning your wedding is stressful. Sure, it’s fun being a blissful bride and groom-to-be and gallivanting through your engagement with that pre-wedding glow. But, when it comes down to it, planning a 100+ person social event is no cake walk. There are bridal parties to select, venues to tour, photographers to research, and guest lists to draft. There …
A Christ-Centered Wedding: Rejoicing in the Gospel on Your Big Day
Wedding planning has spawned a major industry. The average cost of the occasion now exceeds $25,000, and societal pressure to create the “perfect day” is so strong that even Christian couples forget what God originally intended for the sacred marriage ceremony. While paying attention to the good fun that follows that special proposal (the dress, the flowers, the cake, …
The Flower Workshop: Lessons in Arranging Blooms, Branches, Fruits, and Foraged Materials
Written by a celebrated floral designer and lavishly illustrated with full-color photography, this book not only provides step-by-step instructions for 50 stunning floral projects from simple to spectacular, but also equips readers with the skills to customize arrangements at home.Whether hosting a party, helping out with a friend’s wedding, or wanting to incorporate the beauty of flowers into …
Unenthused by a white wedding gown and bored by the hoopla of the Hollywood-style reception, Ariel Meadow Stallings found herself absolutely exhausted with the nuances of traditional nuptials . . . so she chose to take a walk off the beaten aisle. In this updated edition of Offbeat Bride, Stallings humorously recounts the story of the original offbeat …
From the romance of its evolution to the splendor of its design, the wedding dress is unlike any other garment, a talisman from a fantasy world, the manifestation of dreams coming true. This book draws on wedding garments in the V&A’s renowned collection along with photographs, letters, memoirs, and newspaper accounts to explore the history of …