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Summary: Very helpful & informative book!
Review: After looking through dozens of wedding planning books, I finally decided to use this one. It has tons of charts and is full of useful hints. The layout is logical. There are several quizzes, which I love, that help you discover which type of wedding might suit you. I would suggest this book to another bride-to-be! I only wish that it had more money-saving tips and storage pockets. There are two pockets for clippings, etc., but more would be a big help. Other than those two small things, this book is EXCELLENT!
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Summary: Planning a Wedding to Remember: The Perfect Wedding Planner
Review: As a professional in the catering business I have many books that I use for references. I always find myself turning to this book for etiquette, processional/recessional information, etc. This book has all the answers to your questions. If I want to answer someone's question quick, I look to this book. I highly recommend it. Even if you are not a bride, this book will be very useful!
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Summary: An excellent resource.
Review: As a recent bride, I must say this book relieved a lot of my anxiety. While there will always be unanticipated situations, this book reassured me I was on the right track. Beverly Clark covers it all, from budgeting to proper invitation wording. My copy of the book did not have pockets. But even if it had, they would not have been large enough or strong enough to hold the hotel contracts, invitee address lists, photos, business cards, and invitation and ceremony program samples I carried with me (I used a three ring binder for this purpose.) Especially useful those unfamiliar with wedding etiquette, "Planning a Wedding to Remember" is a smart buy.
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Summary: Helpful Organizer
Review: I became engaged in November of 2000. My fiance and I were on a bit of a budget, so we would be planning the wedding on our own. I wanted to find an inexpensive planner that could help me plan the many details, make decisions, and keep me organized. My reasons for choosing this planner were: 1. Worksheets, Information Sheets, and Checklists
There are worksheets covering everything from writing your engagement announcement to changing your name and address. There are information sheets to keep every aspect of your wedding organized, for example, catering, flowers, music. Most importantly, there are checklists to make sure you don't forget anything. 2. Spiral Bound and Easy to Carry
This planner is spiral bound like a notebook. I knew I would have it with me quite a bit so I wanted something easy to carry and fairly durable. 3. The Content
Each section covers, step by step, what needs to be done and how to do it. Here are some of the different sections. Your Engagement
This section covers telling your family, engagement announcements and parties, engagement and wedding rings (how to choose diamonds, style, etc.), and even etiquette on breaking the engagement. Date and Planning Calendar
There is an undated nine month calendar that you can fill in to count down and keep track of appointments. There is a bride's and a groom's checklist as well as information on hiring a bridal consultant. Wedding Ceremony
There are creative ideas on how to personalize your ceremony, a worksheet for writing your own vows, and a couple sample ceremonies. Wedding Budget
A very important section for us. It tells you how to determine your budget, has money saving tips such as borrowing items or doing your own flowers, and a wedding expense record to keep track of how much you really spend. Invitations and Stationary
The all important guest list. There are 650 spaces, so you won't run out of room! There are ideas for many different styles of invitations and stationery as well as examples on wording and addressing. Planning the Reception
Tips for the location and type of reception. Special touches and money saving tips. Questions to ask the caterer and bakery. Again, plenty of room for the seating chart with 260 seats. Beyond this there are some of the more self explanatory sections such as The Wedding Party, Bridal Gown and Accessories, Flowers, Music, Photography and Videography, Pre-Wedding Parties, Gifts, and The Honeymoon. The only problems I see with this planner are that the calendar is only nine months. Where I live planning needs to start at least a year in advance. There's also not much room to write daily appointments especially if you have more than one in a day. I also would have found it helpful to have tabs for each section as well as pockets for business cards and receipts. There is a pocket in the back but it's kind of flimsy. The book comes with a Beverly Clark accessory catalog in the back pocket. Mine was glued in, so it ripped the pocket just a bit. There were several of the sections that I didn't need to use since we had friends helping out with things like music and flowers. Overall, this planner helped keep me on track with my planning. It gave me quite a few ideas and in the end I had a beautiful, low stress wedding.
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Summary: Best Planner out there
Review: I recently got engaged and wanted to buy all the books. This book has everything you could think of and more. My finance even looked through it and found some useful stuff. It's not just for the bride. I recommend this book to anyone who is planning a wedding big or small.
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Summary: Best wedding planner available !!!!
Review: I went to the book store and spent several hours reading every available planner. I chose to buy the Beverly Clark Wedding Planner because of the taste level of Ms. Clark as well as the efficiency of the planning organization component. I bought the book on Amazon because they had the best price available. I used the book to plan our wedding and it was truly a life saver. Our wedding was simply lovely and we enjoyed every moment. We even bought the Beverly Clark wedding accessories at www.bridalsalon.com. Congradulations and good luck on your wedding plans!!!!! Heidi
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Summary: An invaluable workbook!
Review: Planning a Wedding to Remember is a wonderful book! I'm finding Beverly Clark's planner invaluable. I'm a television producer and used to being extremely organized and detail oriented-and it's a Godsend. It's a practical nuts and bolts guidebook. I love using the worksheets and like the fact that it has ample columns, so you can figure out the work expense record-and how to save money on your wedding budget. The book is great-I'm using it totally as a workbook. I'm really busy but can look at the handy checklist and see that I've done this or that... Beverly's tips on what to look for on contractual agreements, and the 'Fraud' section are very informative. Her wedding budget tips are incredibly creative and cost-saving too on my tight budget. I also love Beverly's tip on using wild flowers instead of cut flowers." -Emmy Award-winning producer and bride-to-be, Newport Beach, CA
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Summary: Before you walk down the aisle, you need this book!
Review: Planning a wedding without this book is like blindly swinging a stick at a pinata. This planner helps you decide where to swing and then tells you what will drop out. It's that good. The book gives you real-world ideas and solutions while helping you to keep track of your stuff. There's so much palnning involved with a wedding, it's nice to have a central location to refer to over and over. It tells you what you should do when and who should do it. The thing I like most about this planner is that it will work nicely for every type of wedding, from those who are planning an absolute gala to those who are haveing a casual get-together. Nobody is left out. There are ideas for every budget and geographic location. Also, it does not treat weddings as a formula, but helps cultivate creativity and origionality. Instead, it tells the traditional way to do things, and then lists variations. I liked this book so much, I'm not only using it to plan my own wedding, but buying it for a friend as well. I know she will enjoy it as much as I do. I would give this book my wholehearted recommendation.
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