Customer Reviews

The Irish Wedding Book

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This book tricks you from the beginning! I did not find one Irish wedding tradition in this entire book! This is just your basic "how to be organized wedding book". I was very disappointed. ...SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!

The Irish Wedding Book turned out to be a fantastic gift for my newly engaged niece. Her fiance is from Ireland and she has taken some great ideas from Kimberly Mcguire's well thought out book filled with old and new traditions. The Irish culture is surprisingly romantic. The wedding ideas would be great for any wedding and any heritage.

This book is very decieving. It tricks you into thinking that there are Irish wedding traditions, and I could not even find one. I am from Australia marrying into an Irish family and I wanted to surprise them with some Irish traditions in the wedding, but now I am unable to do that. I do not recomend this book to anybody. If it is Irish traditions that you want, you are not going to get them in this book.

As a wedding consultant here in California I am often asked to help plan traditional weddings for couples whose families come from other lands. Ireland is a favorite of mine because of the depth of tradition the people of Ireland share. Ms McGuires' book has become my "Special" resource. Her little book for planning an Irish wedding is a wonderful guide, peppered with traditional as well as contemporary ideas for Irish weddings. I only hope that she will write an expanded version soon.

I went looking for a book that would help me incorporate Irish traditions into my wedding and came across this on Amazon. I was very pleased because the book not only explained the traditions, but also how to incorporate them into the modern wedding. It just made the whole day a little different ... from the Claddagh design we put on the invitations to the Mead that we served at the reception.

I also like the fact that the book wasn't too volumnous. It is a manageable size that you can stick in your handbag for reference when you're on the way to meet your caterers or florist. The author writes in a very straightforward style and offers guidelines that are easy and realistic to follow.

So I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to add an Irish touch to their special day.

I came upon Kim's book while desperately searching for information on Irish wedding traditions. I was delighted to discover that her book contains not only Irish wedding traditions, but also interesting wedding traditions from many cultures. I was in the unusual position of planning two ceremonies, one in Ireland and one in the States,with little background on how to accomplish either task. Kim's book has been a lifesaver! It is fun and interesting to read, and offers excellent advice, guides, and money-saving tips. If you are getting married ANYWHERE...buy the book, it'll be one of your best investments!

Although Ms. McGuire provides excellent general wedding advice and helpful hints, I purchased the book in hopes of learning more about Irish wedding traditions. As an American planning a wedding in County Clare, Ireland, I found the book all too similar to the typical American wedding planner - with "$" replaced with "£". If you are looking for specifics on Irish traditions and fokelore, look elsewhere. If you need a very well put together general wedding planner, this is terrific.

Fully expecting a book rich with Irish customs, lore, and enchantment about weddings, I was unexpectedly disappointed. This is just a run of the mill "get organized" wedding book, not done on American soil, but British.

WHERE was the Irish component? All I saw which could comend it....was that budgets were allotted in British Pounds, not US dollars.

I bought this as an engagement gift for a close friend, expecting great things. How very, very, sub-par.

As a wedding consultant here in California I am often asked to help plan traditional weddings for couples whose families come from other lands. Ireland is a favorite of mine because of the depth of tradition the people of Ireland share. Ms McGuires' book has become my "Special" resource. Her little book for planning an Irish wedding is a wonderful guide, peppered with traditional as well as contemporary ideas for Irish weddings. I only hope that she will write an expanded version soon.

I found this book great. It gave us great confidence in planning our wedding as it covered just about everything. In the months leading up to our big day both my fiance and parents read it. It was a great help to us all and took the `hassle' out of the event. My copy has been passed from friend to friend and all have been delighted with it. I would recommend it to anyone, regardless of what type of wedding they wish to have. This is a great book from someone who obviously understands how memorable we all want our wedding day to be.