A Practical Wedding Planner
Subtitle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Wedding You Want with the Budget You've Got (Without Losing Your Mind in the Process)
By: Meg Keene ; illustrations by Eunice Moyle
Edition: First Da Capo Press edition.
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Philadelphia, USA
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780738218427
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Planning; Economic aspects; Weddings
Description: "With reality tv shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; what couples really need is clear guidance on how to assess this information and sort the useful from the disastrous. Enter A Practical Wedding Planner, the (practical) companion volume to A Practical Wedding. Meg Keene walks couples through planning, from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty details. In her characteristic seasoned, sassy style, Keene offers no-nonsense guidance for planning a dream wedding on a real budget."--

"With wedding "reality" TV shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; but what couples really need is guidance on how to go through this information and sort the useful from the disastrous. Enter A Practical Wedding Planner, the (practical) companion volume to A Practical Wedding, with no-nonsense guidance on how to plan the dream wedding, on an affordable budget, from conception to reality. Meg Keene walks couples through planning, from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty details (Are those flowers really in season when you're getting married? How are you going to transport that massive backdrop you just made to your venue? What's the best way to pre-make that cute signature cocktail?). In APW's characteristic seasoned, sassy style, the planner offers indispensable advice for planning a wedding on a real-life budget"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
pagenum: xiii; label: Chapter 1
title: Figuring Out What You Really Want
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: Guests First, Budget Second
pagenum: 15; label: Chapter 3
title: From the Ballroom to the Beach: Location and Logistics
pagenum: 27; label: Chapter 4
title: Vendors, Friendors, and Doing It Yourself
pagenum: 45; label: Chapter 5
title: Cheers! Feeding Everyone
pagenum: 69; label: Chapter 6
title: Getting Everyone to Show Up (and Have a Good Time)
pagenum: 89; label: Chapter 7
title: In This Hot Outfit, I Thee Wed
pagenum: 105; label: Chapter 8
title: Sparkles and Spreadsheets: A Realist's Guide to Wedding Decor
pagenum: 127; label: Chapter 9
title: Picking Flowers: Florists, DIY, and When the Bloom Is Off the Ranunculus
pagenum: 137; label: Chapter 10
title: Ceremonies, Vows, and Why We're All Here
pagenum: 147; label: Chapter 11
title: Gettin' It Done.
pagenum: 163; label: Conclusion: From Here to the Stars
pagenum: 183; label: Appendix
pagenum: 185; label: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 127; label: Sources
pagenum: 219; label: Index
pagenum: 221; label: About the Author
pagenum: 239