Being a bridesmaid is one of the greatest honors a dear friend can bestow. But actually wearing the dress the bride picks out? That’s the true test of friendship. You Can Wear It Again pays loving tribute to fifty years of bridesmaids’ dresses, as featured in real-life weddings. The product of both fashion trends and the bride’s whims, bridesmaids’ dresses may take the form of medieval costume, complete with wimple; slip dresses with real feathered wings to transform maids into tru (more…)
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“This book is so much fun! Each suggestion about how to recycle a bridesmaid dress, from turning it into a taffeta hammock to using it as a beekeeper outfit, is hilarious. And the illustrations are totally charming. Give it to your bridesmaids to cheer them up!” — Lois Smith Brady, author of Vows — the book and New York Times Sunday column
Bridesmaid dresses — what are they good for? We’ve got to pay for them, wear them, and then find a spot for them in the back (more…)
These two autobiographical novels lay bare the life journey of a Mexican Jewish woman reconciling herself with a Sephardic background, her parents dictates, and her husbands and familys expectations. The only constant in her life is a need to find her own way, and the story of how she does so is intensely personal and yet universal in its humanness. This quest begins in Oshinicas childhood: at about age ten shes taken from the public school in Mexico City and placed i (more…)
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.
The Mother of the Bride is an elegant and practical book that celebrates and informs a mother’s important rite of passage: the marriage of her daughter. The planning and celebration of this time-honored event can be memorable both in its joy and in its frustration. The Mother of the Bride is meant to be the book that will guide the mother of the bride to help her daughter plan an unforgettable wedding. A useful planning guide as well as an elegant keepsake; this book includes (more…)
Few brides would dare to walk down the aisle without their bridesmaids close at hand. Almost every American woman has been a bridesmaid and experienced the dress (which, despite the bride’s promis, will never be worn again), they dyed-to-match shoes, and the task of calming and comforting a nervous bride. For doing all that they do with a smile, bridesmaids deserve this lovely tribute. The intimate duotone photographs celebrate the friendship between a bride and her bridesmaids (more…)
The three biggest trends in weddings today are simplicity, personalization, and color. Wedding design expert Karen Bussen highlights these elements as she shows couples how to design their own weddings without going crazy or broke. Simple Stunning Weddings is the first wedding design book to focus on the where of the wedding. Location is the first and most important decision brides and grooms must make: everything else flows from that. Bussen showcases 12 popular wedding settings, (more…)
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*Starred Review* Among the most visited of Civil War battlefields, Vicksburg here receives a narrative equal to its significance and popular interest. Though Vicksburg was obviously the strategic key to control of the Mississippi River, it was anything but clear how to unlock the place or to keep it locked. The military difficulties its geography presented to both attacker and defender underlie a perceptiveness present throughout Groom’s account: he grasps commanders (more…)
Review”Leslie Milk knows that every mother of the bride is like a four-star general. She plans the strategy, defends the deficit, dispatches the troops, and negotiates the peace. For any mother of the bride who wants to declare victory on the day of the wedding, this book is MUST reading.” — Kitty Kelley, New York Times bestselling author of The Family: The Real Story Behind the Bush Dynasty”Leslie Milk has written a wonderful and practical book for mothers. But it’s not just for (more…)
The ultimate guide to being a great bridesmaid, helping you focus on what you need to do, when to do it, and how to be both economical and fulfill the bride’s wishes at the same time. This comprehensive handbook includes: What needs to be on your To-Do List: the resonsibilities of bridesmaids Guidelines on how much time and money you can expect to spend How to look fabulous on the wedding day Influencing the choice of bridesmaids’ dresses What to do about bridal show (more…)
