This book is wonderfull. Is fast, accurate, readable and easy to understand. I reccomend to everyone who like to know about real manners.
This is a great book with lots of advice, BUT purchase it early on in your wedding plannning stages.There are not a lot of photos and the few photos in the book are black and white.Don't expect to get a lot of ideas withpictures, but do get this book for exceptional advice and rules of thumb onhow to plan an elegant and stylish wedding. He covers all the right areaswith rules and opinions for the bride of 2000!Colin begins by walking you through the planning, ordering, and arranging necessary for a memorable wedding that everyone will enjoy. He covers all the details from flowers to dresses, registry to reception, with tips on how to tactfully negotiate the guest list and how to make your wedding a personal expression of your identity as a couple.
Colin goes on to demonstrate how to let the momentum of your wonderful wedding celebration set the tone for your upcoming life together. Your wedding can and should be a springboard for a lifetime of welcoming family into your home and entertaining friends with charm and verve.
Of course, marriage is more than just a succession of parties. Which is why Colin has also devoted attention to the practical marital arts: how to communicate, merge your finances, settle disagreements, and keep the romantic spark alive. With its gorgeous black and white photos, timeless advice, and elegance of tone, Colin Cowie's For the Bride is as indispensable as it is beautiful, and a natural engagement gift for any woman.
In FOR THE BRIDE, Colin walks future brides through the planning, ordering, and arranging necessary for a memorable wedding that everyone will enjoy, covering all the details from engagement to reception. From flowers to dresses, from selecting items for the bridal registry to negotiating the guest list and seating chart, Colin's got it covered.
FOR THE GROOM, written with Colin's trademark charm and practicality, guides husbands-to-be through it all, from how to propose to what to buy for the first anniversary gift. With all the answers the bride wishes the groom already knew: how to assess the quality of a diamond, how to host a rehearsal dinner, how to win over her parents, and much more, FOR THE GROOM is a natural engagement gift for any and every guy soon to be married.
Illustrated with photographs from weddings Colin has planned and written with a warm, engaging tone, FOR THE BRIDE and FOR THE GROOM offer practical advice and romantic, inspired suggestions to create both a memorable wedding day and a graceful, stylish start to married life. -->
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At $17 (new) it will probably be the most inexpensive purchase you will make for your wedding, but probably the most useful."Brides Wedding Planner- The Perfect Guide To The Perfect Wedding" by the editors of Bride's magazine is just that, perfect.It's a must have for any bride-to-be.Being the first of my friends to get married, I had no idea where to start.When I discovered this book, it was as if a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.This book starts at the very beginning, your engagement, and guides you all the way through the wedding planning process. This book doesn't leave you stranded after the wedding either."Brides Wedding Planner" even helps you write thank-you notes and furnish your new home.This book helps to answer any questions you may have and any questions you hadn't thought of yet.This planner tells you how to choose your church, photographer, DJ or Band, reception hall and when to book each of them.This book even includes sample contracts to help you know what your getting yourself into."Bride's Wedding Planner" even has worksheets to help you make sure you are planning the perfect wedding for you.Are you having an interfaith wedding?There's a guide on that.Want to write your own vows?There's a guide to that too.If you have any questions this book will answer them.It's the perfect accessory for any bride-to-be.BRIDE'S WEDDING PLANNER
BRIDE'S Wedding Planner answers important questions, solves difficult problems, and provides the necessary timetables and checklists that guide you down the aisle in style--from the moment you announce your engagement to the time you're happily settled in your new home. Inside you'll find
* Consumer tips on shopping for gowns, as well as all your other wedding needs and services (caterers, florists, musicians, photographers, videographers, and more)
* Everything you need to know about contracts and agreements that protect your rights and save you valuable wedding dollars
* All the newest ways to wed, including ethnic weddings, long weekend, progressive, and theme weddings--and a complete section on second weddings
* Modern guidelines on how to word your newspaper announcements, invitations, vows, and thank-you notes
* Hundreds of ways to plan a ceremony and reception that reflect you
Completely updated for our changing times, the BRIDE'S Wedding Planner, from the editors of BRIDE'S, shares important information on interfaith marriage, and the smoothest ways of establishing new traditions. If you're getting married, this is the one wedding planner you need.
From the Publisher
Who better to bring you all of the information you need for planning your big day than the leading magazine on the subject?This completely revised and updated edition by the Editors of Bride's Magazine helps you every step of the way -- from spreading the news of your engagement to figuring out your wedding budget to getting settled in your new home.Timetables, charts, and checklists make planning easy!The new updated material includes information about ethnic traditions, starting your own new traditions, suggestions for divorced or widowed parents, interfaith and second marriages, and much more!
--Laura Paczosa, Editorial Assistant
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This book covers a number of topics helpful to men and young boys who are learning good manners.Very informative for young men learning the appropriate way to behave and do things in many settings, and not just at the dinner table.The language sounds a bit "fluffy," but the information is concise and detailed.A Gentleman at the Table will give any man the knowledge he needs to maneuver any dining situation - from a casual meal of fried chicken at his mom's house to a seven-course dinner at the finest restaurant in the world. It includes. . .
In a society where more and more people eat with plastic forks and spoons at fast food restaurants, it is still important that a man know proper dining etiquette. There are still situations where not knowing what a finger bowl is or not knowing how to pronounce an item on a menu can have an effect on what others think of you. Showing he has little working knowledge of table manners at a lunch meeting or on a job interview over dinner may have an important impact on a man's life.
Like all the books in the GentleManners series, A Gentleman at the Table is easy to use, non-threatening, and an entertaining read.
