Emily Ehrenstein - The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book: Insights and Advice On Handling Even the Stickiest Wedding Issues

Are you on the verge of eloping? Do you feel as if youll scream if one more person tries to give you advice? This is not exactly the way you pictured your blissfully-engaged self. You can still remember the day you said yes. Oh, the fun you thought youd have. Planning the wedding, choosing a gown, breaking open the Dom Perignontalk about the time of your life! Yes, that was a great day, a day when you learned that your dream of being a blushing bride would soon come true. Well, at this point youre probably coming to terms with some of lifes harsher realities, and realizing exactly why its the bride who traditionally does all the blushing. By now, youve probably realized that putting a wedding together can be, well, overwhelming. Not only do you have a hundred different things to worry about, but your mother, future mother-in-law, and just about everyone you know is probably trying to tell you the right and wrong way of doing things. Everyone, it seems, is an expert on wedding etiquette. With so many differing points of view, whats a well-meaning bride to do? Believe it or not, two round-trip tickets to Vegas are not the answer. By following the rules of etiquette, youll not spend your day in the sun feeling as if youre in the doghouse.

Thats where The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book comes in. This book wont tell you where to place the dessert fork, but it will tell you how to solve more contemporary etiquette dilemmas, like how to seat divorced parents at the reception and whether or not your sister can host a wedding shower. It will also tell you how to word wedding invitations, whether or not a cash bar is appropriate, and what to do if a wedding gift arrives damaged.

This book also recognizes that there are no hard and fast rules of etiquette anymorewhats right for one bride may not be right for another. Many questions, especially those dealing with divorced families, have no single correct answer; solutions to these types of dilemmas depend upon the dynamics within your particular family. You should also remember that many questions of etiquette are simply a matter of common sense; others can be avoided altogether through flexibility and communication.

The Everything Wedding Etiquette Book is designed to relieve some of the stress associated with wedding planning. Within these pages you will find the answers to any type of etiquette dilemma you and your fianc may face. It will also give you advice and insights on how to plan a fabulous wedding. Keep this book handy, and youll be prepared for any snags and glitches that may come your way.

Good luck!