Deluxe Bride's Year Ahead: The Ultimate Month-by-month Wedding Planner [Deluxe Edition] [Hardcover]

Marguerite Smolen (Author), Carol Ross; Photographer (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 2006

The Bride's Year Ahead, Deluxe Edition, promises to be as consistent a star in the wedding resource category as the other books by the same team of author Marguerite Smolen and photographer Carol Ross. Organized in a countdown, month-by-month format, the deluxe planner has all the features that the Bride's Year Ahead had plus many more. The book now includes twelve 8 ½ x 11 inch see-through, well-sized pockets located at the end of each month perfect for storing contracts, quotations, brochures as well as one resealable in the back of the book. Also included are see-through pages for business cards (two pages can store 10 each for a total of 20 or double up and 40 cards can be easily stored for reference). The new edition also features more advice and drawings of classic dress designs reference, in addition to sketches of body types, helpful flower identification photos for bouquets, photos of the popular floral centerpieces, ring setting designs and styles, and gift ideas for wedding party members. The updates in this new, expanded edition are by author and editor, Andrea Feld. Andrea s 14 years at Brides magazine have put her in the forefront of wedding trends. In addition, she is the author of several wedding-related books, as well as serving as editor for many more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Think of "The Brides' Year Ahead Deluxe Edition" as a do-it-yourself replacement for that expensive wedding planner you can't afford to hire. This interactive book is a day-by-day countdown guide for brides trying to assemble the perfect wedding. There is plenty of advice for flowers, cakes, gifts and more, plus storage compartments for contracts, business cards, clippings, photos and more. After the wedding, it doubles as a memory keepsake. --Denver Post

About the Author

Marguerite Smolen has nearly two decades of experience writing about weddings. She began her career in bridal journalism as editorial director of New Jersey Bride and then founded the regional magazine, Philadelphia Bride.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Sellers Publishing, Inc.; Deluxe edition (November 30, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569065934
• ISBN-13: 978-1569065938
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 10.5 x 2.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,436 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not as expected, May 20, 2008

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This review is from: Deluxe Bride's Year Ahead: The Ultimate Month-by-month Wedding Planner (Hardcover)

When I purchased this planner, I was excited to think this was going to spell it all out for me in an easy month-by-month format. This book failed on every level. Not only is the text generic and somewhat old-fashioned, but the list of things to do each month is so generic that it isn't helpful. I exchanged it for "The Bride's Essential Wedding Planner," which is a much better book-- at HALF the price!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Planner, February 5, 2011

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This review is from: Deluxe Bride's Year Ahead: The Ultimate Month-by-month Wedding Planner (Hardcover)

My husband bought this for me when we got engaged. It's wonderful. Not only year ahead planner but each month has a section of etiquette of how to handle situations and appropriate times to do which part of the provided checklist. The other person who reviewed this product was talking about some other book. This is the ULTIMATE planner. I had 3-4 planners and this one was most helpful. I definitely recommend it for brides that know what they want but need guidance on when do to what. This is not the planner for you if you plan to do a cheap wedding. :) I had two. One for less than a thousand and another just under ten thousand. This planner was a great help.