Customer Reviews

The Bridesmaid Guide: Etiquette, Parties and Being Fabulous

5 star:		(16)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I am going to be a bridesmaid in a wedding this August and this book was exactly what I needed to help me know what to do and how to "be fabulous" while doing it. This book is very informative, but with a witty edge that makes it very entertaining. I wouldn't want to be in a wedding without having the knowledge this book has given me.

A friend recently showed me a copy of this book because my daughter is getting married. I found the book to be wonderful and so infomative that I had to buy a copy for all of my daughter's bridesmaids. This book covers all the basic bridesmaids' duties and provides very creative, unique ways to make the whole process fun and successful. I highly recommend this book to everyone who is getting married!

I found this book really enjoyable. I don't know much about weddings, the first one I'll be in is my own, so I wanted to get an idea about the bridesmaid thing. I thought that it does a pretty good job of explaining what the modern bridesmaid does. It was very well laid out, and easy to read (takes an hour and a half if you can sit down and go through it at once). I've already given it to one of my bridesmaids, and will be getting a copy for my other one very soon.

I ordered this book based mainly on cover design but was not disappointed by content. I was recently asked by my sister to be her maid of honor, but had no clue about what my duties were, having never been even a bridesmaid before. The book has general info about weddings, bridesmaid etiquette and duties, and special additional info for the maid/matron of honor duty. This book has style, humor, and a lot of great advice about being a bridesmaid. I definitely recommend it.

I bought this after being asked to be a MOH in the first wedding I'd been to in years. It was a fun read and laid out every step for a novice like myself - I bought another at the same time but barely read it. If you want to make the whole thing go smoothly, get points for being an awesome bridesmaid, and get some laughs all the while, this is the book to pick. I plan on keeping it in my purse all through my next bridesmaid gig!

I picked up this book and a few others on similar topics. I think this is a good one as some of the others are a bit out dated. This one and Pocket-Poet's book on the same topic are my two favorite. I give the other book the edge over this one becuase it is more to the point than this one is at times -b ut this is a good buy.

I was looking for a small gift to send my bridesmaids and I came across this book. It is a fun little guide for those new to the wedding world, as some of my bridesmaids are. As a wedding novice myself, being the first of my friends to marry, it was a good heads up on what to ask of my attendants and what mistakes to avoid. The feedback from my bridesmaids has also been very positive, they enjoyed the light witty style mixed with the helpful guide. I am very glad I found this book and would suggest it to anyone who wants to treat their bridesmaids!

As the bride, I thought this was the cutest book and very informative. I've never been a bridesmaid, so it helped me feel less over welmed because I realized I could ask my bridesmaids for help. I read all the reviews and everyone said it was so great and that the bridesmaids loved it too. The one review I never read is that although the book itself is great, you really have to be careful who you give this to. The book is pretty intense and although I certainly wouldn't expect my Maid of Honor or bridesmaid to do everything in it, some bridesmaids may find this sort of book very offending. I thought of it as a fun little gift when asking them to be my bridesmaid, whereas one of my bridesmaids completely flipped out and felt that it was rude, instructional and over welming, to say the least. Just be careful who you give this to.

I bought this book for my bridesmaids for Christmas and they loved it! It helped me by reading it also because now I know what bridesmaids' exact responsibilites are. Such a fun read!!

My complaint about works in this genre is that they "feed the bridezilla beast." Like wedding websites and magazines (which, are of course, products of the wedding industry), this book is eager to turn BRIDESMAID from the traditional way to honor special friends into a bona-fide occupation. Every shower hosted, bridesmaid's dress purchased, bachelorette thrown pumps more $$ into the industry. They've got a bottom line to protect, and a financial interest in turning the wedding into an entitlement. This book isn't as bad as some out there, but it still reads more like a job description.

Brides, stop and think about why you chose your wedding party. It should be because they're your nearest and dearest friends...the folks you can't dream of making this milestone step in life without, not because of what you think they can or should do for you (remember that they have to spend THEIR money to buy those gifts and host those parties).

Maids, use this book for its great and fun ideas, not "I have to do this, or I'm a bad friend." Brides, remember what message you might be sending to your wedding party before you gift it.

Great as a guidebook, though, and full of fun (though albeit sometimes odd) ideas for showers, bachelorettes, etc, so three stars.