The Wedding Diaries: How to Get Married in Style without Breaking the Bank

by Laura Bloom (Author)

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  Paperback
  2005

  $3.29

  One woman's personal diary of planning and organising her wedding to look lavish but at less than half the average cost. It covers all the practical hitches, budget panics and emotional crises that accompany so many weddings, along with practical advice for the reader on how to make it all run smoothly for them. The journal of six months planning a traditional wedding with a modern DIY twist. It covers everything from flowers and invitations to venues and outfits. It also deals with tricky issues such as spiralling costs, coping with difficult guests and family crises, finding time to co-ordinate the whole project, and the inevitable strains on the relationship. Full of practical tips, advice and information panels, especially on what prices to expect and how to keep them to a minimum. The average wedding now costs 16,000 pounds.. This author's first hand account tells how she managed to organise a lavish wedding for less than half that cost.

• Used

  Paperback
  2007

  $95.30

  The journal of six months planning a traditional wedding with a modern DIY twist. It covers everything from flowers and invitations to venues and outfits. It also deals with tricky issues such as spiralling costs, coping with difficult guests and family crises, finding time to co-ordinate the whole project, and the inevitable strains on the relationship. It is full of practical tips, advice and information panels, especially on what prices to expect and how to keep them to a minimum. The author's first hand account tells how she managed to organise a lavish wedding for less than half the average cost. This revised and updated edition contains new material including a section on ethical weddings.