The Best Man's Handbook: A Guy's Guide to the Big Event (Hardcover)

~ James Grace (Author) "There will be times during the wedding process when you'll feel clueless..." (more)
Key Phrases: wedding process, bachelor party, rehearsal dinner, Best Man, Best Men, Maid of Honor (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This is a fun, yet informative, guide to the ins and outs of being a best man or an usher. The author walks you through each stage of the entire wedding process, from planning to the reception. Checklists, quizzes and tips for planning a bachelor party, ushering, what to say in the receiving line, giving a toast and much more are included.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers; illustrated edition edition (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076240499X
• ISBN-13: 978-0762404995
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #395,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and funny, a bit serious at times, January 3, 2000

By A Customer

Overall I thought this book was really useful (particularly about negotiating the intricacies, both emotional and financial, of the bachelor party) with lots of funny anecdotes and amusing bits. The only criticism I'd have is the somewhat lecturing tone adopted at times, admonishing the best man over and over again to remember who are the most important people at a wedding but perhaps some best men do need to be reminded. Really nice book, we gave it as a Xmas present to our best man (so he has a couple of months to prepare).

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is The Only Book You'll Need!, May 20, 2001

By	A. Lennon "Researcher" (Magnolia, DE USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought this book because my fiance was about to be the best man in a wedding. He was nervous because he had no idea what best men do. This book was all he needed. It tells what the best man's duties are to the groom, bride and everyone else. Tells about etiquette and even talks about what to do in specific religious or cultural weddings. What we found even more useful was it's section on speeches and toasts. We had bought a book especially for that, but it wasn't any good. This book explained the do's and don'ts and gave great examples that helped my fiance to write a great speech. (by the way, his speech went beautifully) He got a big laugh from the crowd and an Ahhh. Just what you want. This book is a must have for any groomsmen or Best man.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to help you get prepared!, August 20, 2002

By	Daniel Curtis "dcurtis23" (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am definitely glad I purchased this book. While I had a pretty good idea of what I was required to do as the Best Man, this book gave me a lot of helpful hints as well as some good ideas. A lot of people congratulated me on how well a job I did as the best man. This book helped a great deal in being prepared and ready for any possible scenario that may have come up. It is very easy to read and has a great sense of humor.