- Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Plume (Jan 25 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0452278503
- ISBN-13: 978-0452278509
- Product Dimensions: 27.7 x 21.5 x 1.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 445 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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Product Description
From Library Journal
These three books offer all the up-to-date advice on weddings that this year's crop of couples might need. Going to the Chapel, compiled by the editors of Signature Bride magazine, is aimed at black couples and includes ways to add African elements to a "traditional" wedding or to use authentic African customs throughout. Included are Yoruba and Christian Nigerian suggestions as well as Muslim practices. One of the most popular sites on the World Wide Web is theknot.com, which serves over 250,000 visitors per month. Its editorial staff has put together a print guidebook to all the nuances of wedding and honeymoon planning. This guide includes everything that Emily Post ever mentioned but will be more appealing to the cybergeneration. McCoy concentrates on getting the most for your wedding dollar. Her book is concise and well organized, with worksheets, resource lists, and even wedding cake recipes. Her chapter on selecting diamonds is outstanding. Any of these titles will be a good choice for public libraries. Those serving a large, diverse population will want them all. Those that can only manage one or two will have to consider their current collections and the needs of their particular clientele.?Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
A wedding consultant offers advice, common sense tips, and inventive solutions to save expectant brides from the industry's pressure to spend more money than their budgets will permit. 12 illustrations & photos.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Some good ideas, but a bad attitude,
By Ashley Megan "amazonfox" (Vernon, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elegant Wedding And The Budget Savvy Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
Deborah McCoy plays the role of the M-I-L from hell, whose advice you might appreciate, but whose snarky tone just sets your teeth on edge. You can practically hear her telling a bride, "Oh, dear, you DID plan on loosing some of that weight, didn't you?" Some of her tips on cutting costs without sacrificing quality were very helpful, but she just can't rein in the judgmental attitude that says, "Any bride who doesn't do it MY WAY is a horrible horrible person whose friends will all hate her." McCoy toots her own horn as a wedding planner over and over again, giving us at least one story per chapter about how she single-handedly saved some poor clueless bride's wedding day. Her tips would have been much more helpful if she were less rigid in her (often contradictory, often old-fashioned) etiquette and "elegance" rules. Her views on what is mandatory and what is unnecessary are completely out of touch with what most brides want, but she sets them down as absolutes that should not under any circumstances be deviated from. (For instance: Videographer, mandatory; limo, unnecessary. Hello???)That said, she does offer some good tips, for instance recipes and instructions on making your own wedding cake and a great chapter on selecting engagement rings. If you can get this book from your library, you might glean some good ideas from it, but I would never recommend that you rely exclusively on this book when planning your wedding.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Some good tips, but...,
By A Customer
This review is from: Elegant Wedding And The Budget Savvy Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
...I liked the section on wedding cakes but I found some of Ms. McCoys' suggestions inconsistant. For example, she criticizes what she considers to be tasteless choices such as "Cinderella's castle" type wedding invitations but then presents information on how to make your own invitations which are every bit as cutesy as the kind she deplores. Besides, unless the creative force behind handcrafted invitations is a trained artist of some kind, I would wager most recepients would automatically assume the bride could not afford "real" invitations.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Wedding of Your Dreams on a Shoestring Budget,
By californiagirl (California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Elegant Wedding And The Budget Savvy Bride (Mass Market Paperback)
The author gives great advice on cutting the bills and keeping the frills. For example, our wedding looks like it cost the average $20,000+, but it is only costing 7,000 or less. The book is extremely detailed and gives step by step instructions and ideas on the wedding from start to finish. I really got a lot of use out of the wedding checklists, the recipes, and the suggested vendor list. I've read it cover to cover a few times and have found this resource to be *Extremely Helpful*. I've only bought one wedding planner book - THIS ONE! :)
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