I've mentioned several times already, and I know I'll keep mentioning it: this book I chose to read is from the Library Sale. 1,001 ways to save money...and still have a dazzling wedding is full of tips for skipping the extra expenses that the wedding industry so desperately wants women to use. While I'm not planning on getting married for a good long while (if ever), I do find the idea of planning weddings to have fascinating aspects. Since I'm not a very girly girl, I don't know everything about weddings. Heck, I just found out that weddings have cocktail hours because of the TLC show Four Weddings. I figured this book would be interesting to read.
Full of information from the engagement to the honeymoon, this book has tips for everything. Check out trunk sales for bridal gowns. Have a limited open bar at the ceremony. Leave wedding gifts in someone else's home while on the honeymoon instead of in the new, but empty, home. This book also has tips on creating some non-traditional elements for a wedding. Have a wedding ceremony of flower girls instead of bridesmaids (which will save a lot of money on attire). Use zinnias, ivy, and tulips as flower arrangements instead of a bunch of roses.
I flipped around in this book to different sections that appealed to me at the time. I read some of the tips outloud to a friend, and I asked questions about certain aspects of the book. I didn't understand why the groom was supposed to purchase jewelry for his bride's wedding reveal or her wedding night lingerie. I didn't know that a rehearsal dinner was really more of a bridal party get together than an actual rehearsal for the wedding.
Naylor, S. 1,001 ways to save money...and still have a dazzling wedding. 3rd ed. McGraw-Hill, 2009.
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