Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules - And How to Bend Them

Carolyn Gerin, Kathleen Hughes

Chronicle Books, Dec 2, 2004 - Crafts & Hobbies - 144 pages

Following the best-selling Anti-Bride Guide and Bridesmaid's Guide down the aisle comes the essential, smart, and sassy etiquette guide for the not-so-traditional bride. This feisty and straightforward advice book fills a huge gap in the wedding etiquette market. A riot to read and packed with bold illustrations, it walks the bride through everything from invitations and seating arrangements to money matters and family feuds. Whether fielding classic conundrumswho pays for whator decidedly modern situationsthe maid of honor is a manAnti-Bride Etiquette Guide offers sensitive advice for skillfully navigating the rough spots. Inventive solutions for dodging outmoded traditions ensure that brides will keep everyone from grooms to grandmothers happy. For the bride who doesn't want to sacrifice the wedding of her dreams or her loved ones' feelings, Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide has the answers.

Contents

• THE BUCK STOPS HERE: 9
• RULES OF ENGAGEMENT: 19
• THE GUEST LIST: 29
• INVITATIONS STATIONERY: 39
• THE WEDDING PARTY: 57
• Chapter a ATTIRE: 73
• PREWEDDING CELEBRATIONS SHOWERS: 87
• PLANNING EXECUTIONTHE CEREMONY: 97
• PLANNING EXECUTIONTHE RECEPTION: 111
• THE RECEIVING ENDGIFTS: 133
• Index: 143

About the author

Carolyn Gerin is a San Francisco-based designer. She had three fun and affordable wedding celebrations in three different cities (all to the same guy). "Anti-Bride Guide" is her first book.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Anti-Bride Etiquette Guide: The Rules - And How to Bend Them
• Authors: Carolyn Gerin, Kathleen Hughes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2004
• ISBN: 0811844587, 9780811844581
• Length: 144 pages
• Subjects: Crafts & Hobbies / Reference; Family & Relationships / General; Reference / Etiquette; Reference / Weddings