Packed with wedding planning information
588982
A friend recommended this little book for my budget-conscious (but quality-important) wedding and it is just packed with information -- found it best to skim through the sections with a pencil and dog-ear pages useful to me.

The authors do a good job refraining from advising what's best for you and your wedding (unlike everyone else in your life while you're wedding planning). What this book really is is a compilation of all the information you're unsuccessfully trying to search for on Google -- a helpful, narrowed-down-but-still-plenty-of-options bullet-point bible of resources, tips and advice from real brides/grooms.

Most useful to me were the lists of questions to ask vendors (sites, caterer, photographer, videographer). Typed them out, reworked them, and brought them along with us to meetings and phone calls -- we learned all we needed to know in our communication with vendors in the planning process, and would not have without those question guides. After all, you really have no idea what to ask these wedding-specific vendors unless you've planned a wedding before.

Would suggest reading/skimming this early on to get a good idea of the overall wedding planning process.
706385
Planning your own wedding may be stressful and that is why in most cases is recommended to hire a wedding planner. But we live in tough times and you don't always have money to pay for a wedding planner and the wedding expenses. There is where you absolutely need "The Busy Brides Bible for Planning a Fabulous Wedding without the Expensive Cost of a Wedding Planner" by Angela A. Kear which is basically a step by step guide on how to plan a wedding from the engagement party to the honeymoon.

Whether you use it for yourself, a family member or a friend this book has 270 pages of useful information for any professional wedding planner and easy to understand for anyone.

What I liked about this book is that I found a series of useful ceremony and reception links and other ways of saving big time money. I surely recommend this book if you want to get involved in your own wedding 100%.
2705472
This is the best wedding planning book ever.  A must read for any bride-to-be.  It does not offer specific planning tips, rather it is more of an emotional guide to planning a wedding.  Meg Keene emphasizes that weddings bring up a lot of complicated emotions, and it's not all about being Pinterest-perfect.  I found this book extremely helpful throughout my wedding planning process.
1766876
What a refresshing perspecitve for planning your wedding.  Ally so lovingly shares from her heart the importance of focusing on the important things during the wedding planning process.  Actually the book is full of great ideas for life in general.  With 3 more daughters to have weddings in the future, this will definitely be our go to guide.
4731121
Such a great read for anyone planning to DIY your wedding either at a destination or at home. Full of tips and advice that you may not normally think of all to help your wedding weekend run seamlessly. It's fun, easy to read, and has beautiful photos and real life examples. Make sure to have a pencil ready to make notes or underline. Sandy Malone truly knows what she is talking about and it is evident in this book.

P.S. This would make a great gift for your recently engaged friends!
1691945
I love the logical and simple week to week "TO DO" list. So many wedding planning guides jump around all over the place in no logical order so this book appeals to my way of doing things.  Its a great value, one-stop-shop for any bride - no other books needed (or maybe just a few premium wedding glossies to give you decor and style inspiration)!  Buy this BEFORE you start planning your big day. Its easy to read and has some great practical tips.
3986842
Fantastically customer-focused reference--and the customers include brides, wedding planners, site managers, celebrants, musicians, and others!! As a wedding musician who is launching my own highly unique business, I sat down to read this guide with pen in hand and a long list of questions. Anne Roos answered every single one. Her book is wonderfully comprehensive, and the one or two off-the-record concerns I had which she didn't talk about in this guide were answered promptly in emails. Her ideas are creative, polished, helpful, even amusing; she keeps it real and charming. She writes in a way that honors all points of view while setting the bar high for us musicians seeking to serve brides. She includes checklists, flowcharts, sample contracts, and other handy tools as well. Music schools should offer workshops based on this book. I feel ready to start my business!
4711759
FANTASTIC "pamphlet" with so many choices!!!! Best book for "non-traditional" weddings I have found so far. I would HIGHLY recommend getting the DIY Wedding Ceremony full-sized book by Dayna Reid, as this only gives you more choices for your couples. It has religious/traditional services as well for the officiant or minister who performs both. I recommend this to anyone either performing a wedding, or getting married. This is my "go-to" for wording ideas for all types of ceremonies! Blessings!
3451296
This book answered EVERY issue I had wondered about!  I really wish I had this book before I started planning my wedding.  It is a MUST-HAVE!!!
1968527
I used this wedding planner for my wedding. I found it to be well organized with check lists to remind me of all the things I needed to do before my wedding. I really liked the pocket dividers for stashing reciepts, brochures and various keepsakes. There is a place for business cards too.  This book is BIG! It will not fit in your purse, but that's what I liked about it. I did check out several other wedding planning books, but this one beat them all. The photographs are beautiful and an inspiration in themselves. I would recommend this planner for any couple planning a wedding.
3049673
This book really simplifies wedding planning. Rather than giving you long lists of all thing things you "should" do, it walks you through a simple process of figuring out what you and your partner want and putting it all together. In addition, it's filled with little bits of wisdom from the experience of real brides. I highly recommend this book to anyone planning a wedding.
639802
I love this book! It's not only great for planning a wedding but gives great suggestions for honeymoon destinations or just a great vacation for any special occasion. I picked this book up in the store and couldn't put it down. It gives excellent tips and suggestions on planning your destination wedding from start to finish. It includes time charts, checklists and literally does not miss one step along the way. SO USEFUL! This book is so great! The only problem is trying to pick which amazing destination to settle on!
3943793
This book provides a lot of good information for any wedding photographer. I especially liked the authors examples of exotic lenses and films.

There are many very fine photographs throughout this book. The contributers mainly excell in the area of wedding photojournalism. Clever camera angles and shooting techniques abound. The section on capturing the "details" of the wedding was very well done. Good book!
300228
The Wedding Planning for Dummies is an easy read with plenty of humor and illustrations from the author, which I thought was not only entertaining but rather useful. The book is intentionally written as a reference so I can easily skim through the first time and then go back to the table of contents or index to locate which aspect of wedding planning I wanted more information on. It was pretty thorough from how to tie a bowtie to how to have the wedding cake be a focal point. In each section it was also helpful by its format to help the reader identify the key points, reminders, and tips. I enjoyed the book and felt it was helpful to plan weddings. There are definitely alot of things to consider before putting wedding together and I think this book does a good job in taking something that could be complex be somewhat palatable for a person who has never planned a wedding before. I actually have planned weddings and hope to write a book someday perhaps to plan a wedding on a budget. I hope to add the same humor and enthusiasm as well.
230810
I'm currently in the process of planning my wedding.  I decided to plan everything myself and this book is a very resource for my finace' and I. I know this book will carry me through my wedding day and Im so glad i decide to purchase this book...
4676916
Excellent guide for planning a fabulous wedding with budget in mind. This book is well written and packed with valuable advice and practical tips. Thumbs way up!
961520
When my fiancee and I decided to get married and went to talk to our parish priest, he presented us with this text.  It has proven to be a wonderful planning aid for my fiancee and me.  We have enjoyed reading all of the readings and deciding which ones will be used in our Mass.  For those who want to plan a wedding that recognizes that Marriage is a Sacrament, and says this and remains Catholic through-and-through Champlin's text is an excellent source.  We also purchased several other books, including "Perspectives On Marriage with Catholic Wedding Ceremony," and Chris Aridas' excellent "Your Catholic Wedding."