Far and Away Weddings: Secrets to Planning a Long-Distance Wedding [Paperback]

Denise Fields (Author), Alan Fields (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1993

Packed with truly practical advice, this guide helps long-distance lovers locate and screen wedding stores and services from afar and provides a "script" of screening questions that can be answered over the phone. The Fields have appeared on Good Morning America and CBS This Morning. Line drawings.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Traditional weddings now cost an average of $16,000; in Mexico, a couple can get by on $2,000 to $3,000, and they won't have to deal with the likes of divorced parents, Uncle Henry's long-standing feud with Aunt Millie, and, worst of all, the wedding industry itself, with its cake, gown, and catering scams. The authors explain how to plan every detail from afar, from purchasing flowers to hiring a band, and provide a number of addresses and phone numbers for legitimate specialty companies (one, for instance, provides bridesmaids' dresses at bargain rates). They conclude with a lengthy rundown of the requirements, conditions, and prices of weddings in popular locations: Lake Tahoe, Maui, Walt Disney World, Myrtle Beach, and Colorado, among domestic sites; Greece, Kenya, Victoria/Vancouver, Switzerland, and the (pricey) Virgin Islands, among destinations out of the country. A welcome consumer's approach to weddings from the authors of Bridal Bargains (1990). John Mort

About the Author

Denise Fields and Alan Fields write a monthly column for Baby Talk magazine. They have written several best-selling books, including Baby Bargains and Bridal Bargains. They live in Boulder, CO.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Windsor Peak Press (December 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962655635
• ISBN-13: 978-0962655630
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,815,784 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it, May 4, 2000

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KayCeeKay "Just My Two Cents..." (Missouri, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Far and Away Weddings: Secrets to Planning a Long-Distance Wedding (Paperback)

I bought this book because I was thinking about getting married in Ireland. I found more information on the internet than I found in the book and the internet is free. The book is well written and the information is helpful but trust me you can get the same information and more on the internet at no cost to you. I did.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The perfect book for someone getting married out of town!, April 27, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Far and Away Weddings: Secrets to Planning a Long-Distance Wedding (Paperback)

Authors Alan and Denise Fields have obviously been through this nightmare themselves, and they use a fine recipe of humor, mixed with research to describe the trialsand tribulations of planning a long distance wedding. From calming the mother of the bride, to ordering flowers and making choice decisions over the phone and by fax, the Fields leave no stone unturned as they outline the endless possibilities for long distance nuptuals. How do you pack a wedding dress for a 2,000 mile plane trip? How does one deal with four bridesmaids in three different cities? What's the best time of year to plan a romantic tropical wedding in Hawaii? All this and more in a short, easy-to-read handbook for only $12.95...What a deal! It's a definite MUST HAVE for any bride and groom planning a long distance ceremony.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent advice; good value, December 1, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Far and Away Weddings: Secrets to Planning a Long-Distance Wedding (Paperback)

This book is just what it says it is -- advice for planning your wedding from long-distance. Full of practical tips including questions to ask vendors, strategies if you can only make one visit to the site, etc. Good value!