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". . . if you are a Southerner, you will laugh until the tears come." -- Washington Post

"Exposes the culinary and cultural last rites of the deep South . . . sidesplitting as it is politically incorrect . . ." -- Publishers Weekly [starred review]

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Even if you’ve never attended a wedding in the South, you’ll find laughter in the pages of this deliciously entertaining slice of Southern life and love, complete with recipes, advice, and a huge dose of that famous charm

"In the Mississippi Delta, funerals bring out the best in people, while weddings, which are supposed to be happy occasions, bring out the worst." So say Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays, authors of the bestseller Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies’ Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral, who turn their keen eyes and sharp wit from the end of the life cycle to the all-important midpoint. For anyone planning, participating in, or attending a wedding (Southern or not), this book will amuse, entertain, and provide advice for marital bliss, including:

--It’s OK to peek at an etiquette book, but if you rely too heavily on it, people will think that you are not fully acquainted with what is right and wrong.
--Anything that was not done in the past doesn’t need to be done now -- consider this before ordering a groom’s cake, especially one featuring a fishing-tackle or golfing theme.


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  • Hardcover: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Hyperion (March 28, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1401302955
  • ISBN-13: 978-1401302955
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.5 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #438,973 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good follow-up to their last book, February 13, 2008
By Scott Coffman "Scott the Bookman" (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews
The authors of Being Dead Is No Excuse are back for another rollicking good time recounting the foibles and frustration of the Delta. Like Being Dead, this friendly tome wields its wit like a Union saber, slicing through the niceties of southern living and getting to the heart of the matter. "A Southern mother might be tempted to marry off her daughter to Jack the Ripper (who reportedly was a member of the royal family--so there) if it meant she could get out all her tea napkins." As the last vestige of decorum, pageantry, beauty, gallantry and, yes, good taste, the perfect wedding can be a backyard event or a multi-tent pageant, but it should never be tacky.

The South has more aphorisms than mosquitoes, and they are peppered throughout the book like crawdads in a burgoo:

* "By the time a Delta girl is eight years old, she knows more about wedding etiquette than a Yankee bridal consultant."
* "A Southern bride will write a gushing thank-you note almost before you get home from mailing the gift."
* "Southern mothers have a dictum: Even if it kills you, be nice."
* "You will smell (a genuine Delta bride) before you actually see her--we are a people of the perfume bottle, and other bottles, too."
* "A wedding announcement that begins, `Mr. Billy Wayne Garrett, 5, is pleased to announce the impending nuptials of his parents, Nelda Jean Akers and Billy Wayne, Senior,' has already said too much."

From the rehearsal to the reception to the wedding, authors Metcalfe and Hays lay out a beautiful buffet of tales involving funny and dysfunctional people you probably already know. One snobbish mother describes her daughter's disappointing fiancé--an elevator operator--as a "vertical engineer." Another plants trees and shrubbery when her daughter is born in anticipation of her daughter's nuptials and, twenty years later, has the magnolia flowers clipped on the wedding day when they are the exact shade of the gowns. The explanation of the term "shotgun wedding" includes one tale that involves an actual shotgun.

Each chapter is followed by several pages of recipes, and they all sound scrumptious (And, as with all really good things, they'll likely turn your blood into syrup). Somebody is Going to Die is warm and welcome like a fresh pecan pie. There is nothing to offend. Remember it when you are shopping for a nice remembrance or birthday gift; it will be enjoyed and shared for years to come.

You can count the days until the thank-you note arrives.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Age-Old Deltan Traditions, served STRAIGHT-UP..Ice takes up too much room, April 12, 2007
By Hugh Miller "Nurse Miller" (Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA) - See all my reviews
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Once again, the comic combo of Mrs Harley Metcalfe III and Ms. Charlotte Hayes ( a recovering Washington Post society scribe ) have hung the dirty laundry of the Grand old South ( in the form of white wedding gowns this time ) for the close examiniation of Sountherners and not-so Southerners alike. They whipped up another batch of their highly successsful pate of insider knowledge, tongue FIRMLY in cheek irreverence, a useful and easy to conjur collection of wedding\celebratory nibbling treats while managing to keep their values true ( e.g. " Olive Oil is like whiskey..Buy the best you can afford.") and garnishing it all with an aspic made of "It actually happened" Deltan disaster/delights--depending on which side of the wedding party you were on. Though this book comes hot on the tail of "Being Dead is No Excuse", don't assume it is a carbon-copy knock off with the words changed to convert the funereal references to the nuptual ones. The humor is still deadly in this book, cept nobody has to die for you to get it off the bookshelf.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hollandale Sauce, April 3, 2009
Thank the Good Lord these very funny ladies have put pen to paper. Not as outrageously funny as Being Dead Is No Excuse, this is still good stuff. But man doesn't live on humor alone; he must have recipes. These authors' books are loaded with fabulous food for real cooks. Buy this for the Hollandale (Hollandaise) Sauce recipe if you don't already have a perfect one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty accurate I'd say...
I write Southern Fiction (see below). As a Southerner, Southern people, lifestyle, etc. is one thing I feel I know. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Eva Marie Everson

4.0 out of 5 stars A Fun Read
A quick, fun read by the author of "Being Dead is No Excuse." Although there are not as many funny situations in this book as in "Being Dead...," there are plenty of good recipes.
Published 6 months ago by Jasper P. Bear

5.0 out of 5 stars True Southernism
If you ever want to know what it is like planning a southern wedding all you need to do is read this book. It is so true!
Published 9 months ago by klippy

5.0 out of 5 stars Wedding Tips
If you have ever planned a wedding or even thought about it this is a MUST READ! I enjoyed every incident, and there were many!
Published 13 months ago by Patricia Raines

3.0 out of 5 stars Ok, but a bit disappointing
This book was just OK. I was really looking forward to reading it so maybe I expected too much. It was really slow in the middle - almost like the author was trying to stretch the... Read more
Published 19 months ago by R. Spiker

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
I thought I liked her book about funerals and I did, but this is even better. I would recommend it especially to southern girls and women who no longer live in the south. Read more
Published 20 months ago by MN88

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Insightful, devilishly funny. Anyone who has any contact with the Mississippi Delta will see long lost friends on every page.
Published 23 months ago by Monte D. Garnette

5.0 out of 5 stars If I were Southern, this would be my wedding planner!
This book is hilarious, and yet, so true. Reading the tales of women who are truely southern, and will remind you of it every day of their lives, is hilarious. Read more
Published on December 24, 2007 by A. Russ

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
As funny as the book about funeral food. It helps to preserve a bit of Southern culture and charm, and has great recipes, that you can't find elsewhere. Read more
Published on December 2, 2007 by J. Greer

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
This is truly a slice of Southern life, exposing our eccentricities, and showing our ability to laugh with others about them. I thoroughly enjoyed it!
Published on November 14, 2007 by C. Moran

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