About the Book
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Emily Post’s Wedding Planner for Moms is designed to help both mothers of the bride and mothers of the groom. It will walk you through every step of the planning process that you may be called to give advice on, while also offering tips on the items that you, as the mother of the bride or groom, need to focus on personally, from drawing up your invitation list to selecting a dress for the big day to arranging a post-wedding brunch. Here are some elements you’ll encounter in this book:
- “Planning at a Glance” checklists: This feature, at the start of each section, is a concise checklist of tasks covered in that section. Each checklist includes a section titled “Just for Moms,” containing the items that directly concern you, as the mother of the bride or groom, and another called “For the Couple,” listing key steps in the overall planning.
- A Master Timeline which summarizes the entire planning process, from engagement announcement to honeymoon.
- Mother’s Etiquette Alerts: These short sections highlight specific responsibilities or potential pitfalls that mothers need to be aware of.
- Planning Worksheets: Found in the Resource section, these pages provide a ready-made way to keep track of budget and expenses, guest lists, hotel accommodations, gifts and more. Each worksheet is designed to be copied easily for repeated use. It’s easy to make one set for you and a duplicate to give to the bride and groom.
- Adviser to the Bride and Groom: There’s an art to giving advice without being pushy. These sections contain hints on how you can help guide the bride and groom through the planning process—including suggestions on how to handle such tricky issues as dealing with divorced parents, whether to invite children of family members, and more.
- Stress-Busting Tips: Even the best-organized planning process can have its tense moments—which is why this book includes special ‘de-stressing’ tips for taking pressure off the bride and groom (and you!).
- “Ask Peggy” sidebars, in which she answers frequently asked questions.
- Organizer Pocket and Wrap-Around Elastic: This handy pocket inside the back cover lets you store receipts, business cards, sample menus and memorabilia. The elastic keeps it all secure.
- Address Book: Fill in the names and contact information for site managers, vendors, members of the wedding party, hosts of wedding related parties and other key individuals.
Most important of all, Emily Post’s Wedding Planner for Moms will show you how to apply the three principles of etiquette—respect, honesty, and consideration—to guide and shape the planning process in a gracious, constructive way, using tact and common sense.
