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Hagen, Shelly.
The everything wedding book/Shelly Hagen. — 3rd ed.
p. cm.
(An everything series book)
Rev. ed. of: The everything wedding book / Janet Anastasio, Michelle Bevilacqua, and Stephanie Peters.
Rev. and expanded 2nd ed. c2000.
ISBN 1-59337-126-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-60550-469-8 (EPUB)
1. Wedding etiquette. 2. Weddings-Planning. I. Anastasio, Janet. Everything wedding book.
II. Title. III. Series: Everything series.
BJ2051.H34 2004
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THE
WEDDING BOOK THIRD EDITION
Dear Reader:
You're engaged! Good for you — yo u found a winner! So … where Dear and when do you start planning the wedding?
The answer is now. No matter how long your engagement, it's never friends throw together planning. I've seen various others plan events too beautiful soon to start months, and I've seen weddings in a matter of over the course of years. If you have a lot of time, take advantage of it — but if you're short on time, don't panic. There's a perfect wedding out there fo r every bride who's willing to do the work.
When I got married, my mom almost literally held my hand and took me through the process of planning my wedding. If you don't have the advantage of a personal (and free!) wedding consultant, this book will be a great help to you. It covers ever y aspect of the planning. The information is here at your fingertips — the rest is up to you.
Congratulations!
