Wedding Chic : The Savvy Bride's Guide to Getting More While Spending Less

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Summary: the book i've been looking for!
Review: i just got "wedding chic" yesterday and i've already marked it all up. despite the hours i've spent crouched in the wedding section of bookstores poring over wedding guides, i had yet to purchase anything. even the "anti-bride guide" seemed too adamantly anti to be more useful than cheeky.

the layout of "wedding chic" is clean and accessible and nina has great ideas. i especially love that each section goes through the traditional how-to and then the DIY version of the same thing (food, music, invitations etc...). nina peppers the book with real-life examples from her own wedding and friends weddings, and most importantly she gets that everyone is different. as a result there are tons of ideas and options for all kinds of people looking to have a chic wedding on a tight budget, (regardless of what "chic" and "tight" mean to you).

this book is a great resource, totally readable and appealing to a girl who never thought she would be spending all her time thinking about getting married.



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Summary: Helpful guidance in the midst of wedding planning madness
Review: Silly me - I thought that once I proposed and my fiancee cheerfully accepted, the hard work and all the planning (to pull off a great, suprise proposal) were done. How wrong I was! As I have quickly come to realize over the past few months, the wedding industry is a huge and often terrifying monster. As a groom-to-be without any sisters, I had no idea of what went into planning a wedding. Thankfully, Wedding Chic came to my rescue.

Photographers show you album after album of photos that all look identical (insert grandma here, make the groom stand here, etc.) and then they all tell you that one album will be $1000! Caterers push the overpriced (and usually bland) prime rib, while the musicians tell you that "have to have at least 8 musicians" for a wedding party of 100 people. Wedding Chic will help you to figure out where YOU want to spend your money so that instead of the caterer, band leader, cake baker, etc. telling you what you MUST spend your money on - you can make informed decisions and feel comfortable that you're not walking down the aisle with the word "sucker" plastered on your forehead. Plus, Ms. Wildorf offers great tips for how to make your wedding unique and express something about who you and your fiancee are. She even includes some guidance for how to make your own invitations and floral arrangements (great ways to save some money)!

My advice: as soon (and maybe even before) you get engaged, get this book so you can have a great wedding and still save some of your cash for your honeymoon.

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Summary: A "friend" for every bride!
Review: What makes this book different from other bridal guides is that through a refreshing voice and glimpses into her experience, Nina makes everyone who reads this book feel like a trusted friend. Not only does the book contain excellent tips on elegante ways to save money on the big day, but she really shares the excitement of her planning as well.

I would recommend this book to any and every bride to be!