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Table Of Contents

prologue
You’re Engaged!
. . . Now What?
PART i
Laying the
Groundwork
1
Envisioning Your Event
Announcing Your
Engagement
to the World 000
Sketching the
Big Picture 000
Organizing It All 000
2
The Budget
Who Pays ? 000
Cost Considerations 000
The Budget Brea kdown 000
Picking Your Priorities 000
Stay ing in the Black 000
contents
3
When and Where
Divining a Da te
and Time 000
the Location 000
4
The Guest List
Settling on a Size 000
Divvying the List Up 000
Organizing Your List 000
Drafting Your List 000
Ge tting Gues ts There 000
5
The Wedding Party
Attendants and
Their Roles 000
Picking Your Party 000
Fitting in the Folks 000
6
Wedding Planners
and Pros
Wedding Planners and
Coordinators 000
other Wedding
Ve ndors 000
Working with your
Ve ndors 000
PART II
The Big Decisions
7
Transforming
Your Space
Working with
Your Spa ce 000
Lighting 101 000
Re ntal Bas ics 000
Personalizing
Your Spa ce 000
8
Wedding Flowers
Bloom Bas ics 000
Finding a Florist 000
Bea utiful Bouquets 000
Flowe rs for Your
Other VI Ps 000
Ce remony Flowe rs 000
Re cep tion Flowe rs 000
9
Photography
Photograp hy Bas ics 000
finding a
photograp her 000
Putting Together
Your Package 000
10
Videography
videograp hy Bas ics 000
Hiring a Videograp her 000
Putting Together
the Package 000
11
The Food and Drinks
Cocktails and Other
Concoctions 000
The Ma king of a
Me morab le Mea l 000
Choosing a Ca terer 000
12
Wedding Music
Wedding Music Bas ics 000
Selecting Music for
Every Moment 000
Hiring Your Musicians 000
13
Standing on Ceremony
Ce remony Types 000
Finding Your Officiant 000
Ce remony Bas ics 000
Ce remonies with
Personal Style 000
14
Registry
Re gistry Bas ics 000
Deciding What Goes
on Your List 000
Choosing the Right
Re tailers 000
Crea ting Your List 000
PART III
Looking the Part
15
The Dress and
All the Rest
Wedding Dress Bas ics 000
The Sea rch 000
The Finishing Touches 000
16
Dressing the Groom
and the Guys
Me n’s Formalwea r 101 000
Shopp ing for His
Attire 000
Dress ing the Res t 000
17
Dressing the Girls
Dress ing Your Ma ids 000
Dress ing the Other Women
in Your Party 000
18
Looking Your Best
Enlisting Bea uty
Expe rts 000
Choosing Your
Bridal Look 000
your Wedding-Day
Hairstyle 000
Class ic Bridal
Ma keup Looks 000
Groom Grooming 000
PART IV
The Details and
the Big Day
19
The Invitation Suite
Selecting a Stationer 000
Save-the-Da tes 000
Wedding Invitations 000
Signed, Sea led,
De livered 000
Designing Your
Wedding Pape r 000
Other Wedding
Stationery 000
20
A Rousing Reception
Re cep tion Timetab les 000
Re cep tion Rituals 000
21
The Cake
Finding Your
Ca ke Designer 000
Selecting Your
Flavors 000
crea ting your cake 000
more swee t ideas 000
22
Favors and
Welcome Gifts
Fa vor Bas ics 000
Fa vor Disp lays 000
23
Transportation
Transp ortation Bas ics 000
Parking and Va lets
Re nting Your Ride 000
24
The Other Parties
The Bridal Showe r 000
The Bachelorette
Party 000
The Re hea rsa l Dinner 000
The Welcome Party 000
The After-Party 000
The Morning-After
Brunch 000
25
The Countdown Begins
The Re maining To-Dos 000
Welcoming the Troops 000
the Night Before . . . 000
Ma king It Official 000
Changing Your Na me 000
26
The Day of . . .
in Detail
Ge tting Rea dy 000
Troubleshooting 000
Showtime 000
Epilogue
You’re Married!
. . . Now What?
What to Do with
Your Dress 000
Wedding Keepsa kes 000
Say ing Thanks 000
Appendix
budget 000
Re gistry Checklist 000
Honey moon Help 000
Yea r-by -Yea r
Anniversa ry Gifts 000
Additional Res ources 000
Acknowledgments 000
Photo Credits 000
Index

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