Emily Post's Wedding Planner for Moms [Spiral-bound]

Peggy Post (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 29, 2007

Countless mothers of brides and grooms have asked Peggy Post for a wedding planner just for them. Here it is! Whether you're helping a little or a lot, or—like most moms—are serving as combination coach, diplomat, and troubleshooter, this planner is packed with useful ideas, including:

• Planning lists especially for moms
• Questions to ask before hiring wedding professionals
• Times when a mother's tactful advice is most helpful
• A Resources section with worksheets for keeping track of guests, gifts, budget, and more
• An Address Book you'll refer to again and again

Peggy Post will help you navigate finances, guest list, ceremony, and reception details; interact with your daughter's or son's future in-laws; and plan your role (including your outfit!) while making memories to last a lifetime.

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About the Author

Peggy Post, Emily Post’s great-granddaughter-in-law, is a director of The Emily Post Institute and the author of more than a dozen books. Peggy writes a monthly column in Good Housekeeping and an online wedding etiquette column for the New York Times.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 160 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow; 1st edition (May 29, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061228001
• ISBN-13: 978-0061228001
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #123,524 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent organizer, March 15, 2009

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This review is from: Emily Post's Wedding Planner for Moms (Spiral-bound)

This little book is full of good information. The budget guide and the checklists are very helpful.I had no idea what I would be expected to spend but there is a good guide in this book that I have used with each vendor.
I bought three books on weddings. This was the smallest, the cheapest and the one I use most often. It is small enough to carry with you while running your "wedding errands".

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mom's review of Wedding Planner for Moms, December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Emily Post's Wedding Planner for Moms (Spiral-bound)

Every Mom is both excited for her daughter (or son's) wedding, yet doesn't want to be in the way. This Emily Post primer helps Mom organize to be aware and helpful. I know my daughter; she will have her own ideas and connections.She will have a wedding planner, too. Nevertheless, it is both fun and constructive for Mom to be involved as a listener, story teller, coach and "yes" person. This book puts the excitement into perspective.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Helpful but lacking as an organizer, December 11, 2010

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This review is from: Emily Post's Wedding Planner for Moms (Kindle Edition)

With the upcoming marriage of my daughter I was looking for an organizer and a planner for mom. The size was easy to carry around, and the envelope in the back for saving receipts is a good idea. The resources chapter at the back was helpful for comparison shopping.
This book came the closest of any to what I was looking for, but still had some shortcomings. The sections of etiquette and advice were interesting but too wordy and repetitive. Suggestions for a second edition would be to minimize the words of advice, and add to each chapter blank pages for extra note taking when planning. That would make it handy to keep gathered information organized. Dividers with tabs between the chapters for ease in finding the desired section would simply searching for information.