Wedding Kit for Dummies® by Laura Fisher Kaiser, Marcy Blum

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Great wedding-planning tips are paired with spreadsheets that will get even the most unorganized nearlyweds in shape in Wedding Kit For Dummies®: With CD-ROM. This book and CD-ROM set is an ideal way to keep your wedding budget from spiraling out of control

From the Publisher

You finally said “yes!” and decided to throw in your lot with Mr. Right. But before you can embark on your new lives together there’s the little detail of your wedding. Handled correctly, it can be what it should be—the most wonderful day of your life. With Wedding Kit For Dummies in your corner, you can guarantee that your wedding celebration is everything you always dreamed it would be.

Whether you’re planning an intimate affair, a huge event, or something in-between, this book/CD package arms you with checklists, templates, worksheets and other useful tools to help you manage all the details. And you get expert tips and advice on, among other things, how to:

Select the perfect venue
Track your guest list and RSVPs
Choosing the food and flowers
Finding a good photographer
Negotiate rates with caterers and musicians
Nail down the wedding-day agenda
Outfit your wedding p arty
Plan a destination wedding

Marcy Blum has created magical weddings for hundreds of couples. Now in Wedding Kit For Dummies she shares her tricks-of-the-trade on all aspects of planning, organizing, and pulling off a wedding without a hitch, including such crucial topics as:

Financing your wedding and staying within your budget
Seating for meals, tracking gifts, creating invitations and finding the perfect far-away destination for a destination wedding
Getting all the details of the ceremony right—from choosing an officiant and who walks with whom to cueing the music and dealing with the jitters
Throwing a whiz-bang reception—covers all the bases including meals, music,flowers, the cake, the bar...all the way down to the send-off

On the bonus CD-ROM you’ll find:

Live links to top wedding Web resources
Templates, forms, worksheets, and sample contracts
A calculator to help you plan your reception
Spreadsheets to keep track of all your budget details

Your complete wedding planning survival guide, this all-in-one kit is the one accessory every bride-to-be absolutely must have.

Library Journal

This book/CD-ROM package from the authors of Weddings for DummiesR is not a repeat of previous information but rather a collection, with cross references, of resources and tools for executing the ideas presented in the earlier title. Templates for worksheets, forms, and checklists will help couples track expenses, fine-tune guest lists, negotiate contracts, and compare vendors and sites. These are intended to be generic enough for couples to personalize and customize for their own situation. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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