Everything Bridesmaid: From Planning the Shower to Supporting the Bride, All You Need to Survive and Enjoy the Wedding (Everything Series) [Paperback]

Jennifer Lata Rung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1580629822 | ISBN-13: 978-1580629829 | Edition: 1

The Everything Bridesmaid Book is a fun, practical guide to help you survive the chaotic wedding process. As you'll soon find out, being a bridesmaid includes providing emotional and practical support to the bride as she plans to her special day. It also means the added responsibilities and stresses of planning a shower, dealing with the bride's family, handling the bride's roller coaster of emotions, and let's not forget-buying that dress! The Everything Bridesmaid Book guides you through: knowing bridesmaid etiquette; dealing with psycho brides; de-stressing the bride; coordinating the bridesmaid's luncheon; budgeting for the dress, airfare, and hotel rooms; handling details the bride may forget, such as getting the bridal party to the church on time; and much more. From practical considerations, such as planning a shower, to fun beauty tips to ugly dresses, The Everything Bridesmaid Book is a must-have to help you get to and survive the big day!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: F+W Media, Inc.; 1 edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580629822
• ISBN-13: 978-1580629829
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 4.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #2 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Weddings > Planning
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Weddings > General
  • #3 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Weddings > Showers

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful on many levels, November 4, 2004

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Elizabeth A. LeVangia "I love weddings when t... (Ossining, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything Bridesmaid: From Planning the Shower to Supporting the Bride, All You Need to Survive and Enjoy the Wedding (Everything Series) (Paperback)

This is a great book for someone who's never been a bridesmaid before (like me). There were a lot of practical hints about what kinds of events you'll need to set up and attend and how much you may end up spending and so on. I do have the occasional quarrel -- Ms. Rung says being pregnant is not an acceptable excuse for bowing out of a wedding party, which I completely disagree with, and I also thought her estimates on what a bridesmaids' dress and accoutrements might cost were frequently low -- but overall, this book is an easy read and often funny too. There is also a lot of repetition, which is probably geared towards those who are only going to read a few chapters.

The nice thing about this book was the reminder that no matter what, you are there to support the bride! I bet this is a point that a lot of people can easily forget in the hoopla surrounding any wedding.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bridesmaid book, March 18, 2009

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Britt "Britt" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everything Bridesmaid: From Planning the Shower to Supporting the Bride, All You Need to Survive and Enjoy the Wedding (Everything Series) (Paperback)

I bought this book since I am the maid of honor for my sister's wedding. It has countless ideas for showers and parties. There is even a section on what to do for a crisis on the wedding day. I would recommend this book to any bridesmaid. It will help you know what to do helping the bride

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Laugh out loud funny, March 6, 2009

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RMD Media Group Inc. "Reese" (Vancouver BC, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Everything Bridesmaid: From Planning the Shower to Supporting the Bride, All You Need to Survive and Enjoy the Wedding (Everything Series) (Paperback)

I gave this to one of my bridesmaids and she said that it was truly funny and she enjoyed reading it. She has gotten a lot of tips from it and all in all I'd have to say she's been a big help in the wedding party. I would recommend this book to others.