[.ca] Planning a Wedding to Remember (ISBN 0934081263)

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Which flowers are in season in June? How should you word invitations to a second wedding? What questions should you ask a caterer or photographer? Wedding-industry expert Beverly Clark gives you the answers to these questions and many more in her remarkably thorough guide, Planning a Wedding to Remember. The 23 chapters in this hefty, spiral-bound planner cover everything from announcing the engagement to developing a budget to planning flowers, photography, prewedding parties, and the honeymoon. Clark gives couples the information they need to start thinking about their special day, and then provides them with the organizational tools to create their own special, personal celebration. "Start by deciding what is most important to you," she writes, "and plan the rest of the wedding around that." But what's truly unique and oh-so-useful about this planner is that in addition to Clark's tips and tricks, it contains dozens of worksheets and checklists to help you organize, shop, make decisions, write thank-you notes, and attend to every last detail--without going nuts and succumbing to the wedding crazies.

Helpful Organizer:
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.

Best wedding planner available !!!!:
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

Wedding Planner:
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 Stationery 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.

Very helpful & informative book!:
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!

Best Planner out there:
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.