Budget Brides [Paperback]

Di Kivi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 25, 1998

Budget Brides demonstrates how to hold an entire wedding for less than many brides pay for their dress!

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About the Author

Di Kivi is the original Budget Bride. She was born in England, where she spent many years attending wildly expensive weddings, until she met her husband, Arno, in 1994. They were married in 1995, in a glorious wedding beside a lake, which cost them less than $500! Di now spends her time writing, advising budget brides on-line, and coordinating budget weddings as a volunteer from her home in New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Lifetime Books, Inc. (May 25, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811908739
• ISBN-13: 978-0811908733
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,486,874 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing; advice is obvious and not very innovative, July 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Budget Brides (Paperback)

I was disappointed with this book. The money-saving advice is pretty obvious stuff -- use amateur photographers, have the wedding in a park, make your own dress, etc. I did like the examples in the back of the book of real-life budget weddings. Overall, however, I think that the useful parts of this book -- including the real-life examples -- could fit into a 3-page brochure.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone should read this book, October 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Budget Brides (Paperback)

I loved this book! I was getting really stressed about my wedding until I read it. It put everything into perspective, from start to finish, and helped us have everything we wanted without going broke. It includes hundreds of ideas that we would never have thought of. The "real life brides" chapter was great and it helped to know that we were not alone in wanting (needing)to keep the costs low. Best of all, it's written in such a fun, down to earth way that I immediately stopped worrying and got on with enjoying the experience of planning my wedding. I recommend this book to everyone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book!, June 4, 2000

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This review is from: Budget Brides (Paperback)

It's about time a book like this was written! I'm planning my own wedding right now, and all the other books and magazines I've read keep telling me that I have to spend $20,000 or more to do it right. This book has many great ideas, but best of all, it's written in a way that reassures us that yes, it's OK to not spend a small fortune...the etiquette ploice will NOT hunt us down! It has given me the inspiration to plan the budget wedding I want, and not the three-ring circus other people think I should have. And my fiance agrees 100%! Thanks for a great book!