[.ca] Easy Wedding Planning Plus, 5th Edition: The Most ... (ISBN 1887169369)

good to keep you organized:
This book is pretty comprehensive. It has pages for budgeting and to write down different possibilities to compare each one to the others. It also is very helpful in giving approximate priceranges for different wedding items. Further it states which wedding items usually consume how much % of the wedding budget. The book even offers advice in the kind of dress that should be picked depending on when the wedding is and how formal it is and some stationary examples for what can be written on the invitation. It even goes into detail on some flowers. All in all I think it is a good comprehensive guide to plan a wedding, but I would supplemented with decoration ideas, that can be found online. As one reviewer mentioned, even most of the things that are in this book can be found online. I think I have to agree with this, I found webpages, such as the knot, quite informative regarding weddings.

Not as Useful as We Expected:
This was the first book I bought when my daughter became engaged. I didn't find it very useful, and neither the bride nor the groom ever looked at it. It has long lists of "things to consider", including things like handing out nail polish to bridesmaids. Then there are "dos and don'ts", including things like "don't be controlling." There are many worksheets, and separate pages listing duties for each person in the wedding party, including the flower girl and ring bearer. This might be something for the nervous bride who needs to feel sure that she has thought of absolutely everything, or it might simply make you nervous. It is not a fun book, and we found that many of the pretty coffee table bridal books included all the necessary forms and checklists.

Great book with lots of pictures for ideas!:
This book was very helpful in helping me plan for my wedding. Although it doesn't have any tabs for each area of a wedding, it would have been a big help so that I wouldn't have to thumb through the book to search for specifics. Has great outlines to follow and good for self planned weddings. It has a lot of great deocrating ideas and money saving tips as well.

For Regular Users...:
I am planning this wedding full-time. I am always web-surfing for ideas. The budget and especially the price range is helpful but it's really nothing I haven't found on the web for free. The ideas in the book are dated (rose petal toss and no websites offered). As a planner for busy people who are very budget-oriented, it's not too bad. I am returning the book.

Excellent Resource:
This book is an excellent resource. It contains almost everything you would need to plan and prepare for a wedding, except for the bride and groom!!