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The ultimate guide to being a great bridesmaid, helping you focus on what you need to do, when to do it, and how to be both economical and fulfill the bride's wishes at the same time.
This comprehensive handbook includes:
What needs to be on your To-Do List: the resonsibilities of bridesmaids
Guidelines on how much time and money you can expect to spend
How to look fabulous on the wedding day
Influencing the choice of bridesmaids' dresses
What to do about bridal showers, engagement parties, bachelorette bashes and other parties
Ceremony etiquette, what to give the bride & groom, the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner
Running interference and otherwise saving the bride's day | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Sharon Naylor | | Hardcover:
| 160 pages | | Publisher:
| Sourcebooks Casablanca | | Publication Date:
| March 01, 2005 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 140220356X | | Package Length:
| 7.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
GREAT GUIDENov 11, 2009
I bought this book for my Bridesmaids after reading a friends copy. I thought that it made a great gift to start off the wedding events. Most of my girls were not first timers but were a part of very unorganized weddings and were asking me a million questions about their roll. They all agreed that it made for a great reference but not an absolute guide. It is really a take what you want from it book and you can use as little or as much advise as you want.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Do not "gift" this...May 24, 2009
Just becareful giving any type of reference book to your girls. As a bride, i know i want my girls to help me out, but just keep in mind that no matter how well you know your friends, this is not a practical gift. I bought one book, and let the girls use it. That way they got the info I wanted them to read, but they werent forced to read it, thus thinking I was a "bride-zilla". (thanks to my maid of honor for that tip! it saved me a lot of awkwardness)
5 of 13 found the following review helpful:
 Feeds the BeastApr 02, 2009
Warning to Bridesmaids: Any bride who buys this book has just taken her first step into Zilladom. Decline the invitation to be in the wedding party, and run as far away as you can while your wallet and personal time are still intact.
Warning to Brides: Give this book to your bridesmaids as "job description" and you are GUARANTEED to lose friends.
Bridesmaids, contrary to what this book will tell you, are chosen by a bride as a way to honor close friends. It is not a way to obtain free, unpaid wedding coordinators, or to get lots of nice parties thrown in her honor. Bridesmaid does NOT mean "bride's MAID."
Here is the REAL bridesmaids' job description in one sentence: Purchase the attire on time, show up on time for the rehearsal and wedding. End of story.
Planning and working the wedding are the job of the couple. One does not abuse friends in this way. Bridal showers and bachelorette parties are GIFTS, not a right, and one would expect a self-styled "etiquette expert" as Ms. Naylor to know this. Weddings and births are not entitlements to have other people spend money on you, unless they are inclined to do so out of a sense of love and friendship.
This reviewer suspects that this manual was "researched" by reading wedding magazines and websites (which, of course, have a financial interest in making brides and their wedding parties believe that it's a duty to spend, spend, spend, thus pumping more $$$ into the industry) rather than true etiquette models and manuals. This is definitely a book to avoid, unless a bride is willing to have her One Perfect Day at the expense of a lifetime of friendships.
6 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Great little book to guide my 'maidsFeb 22, 2009
I gave this book to my three 'maids so that we were all on the same page, and to give them (they're all first-timers) some guidance. The book is short, so it's not a big burden to ask them to read it. Plus, I love the practical etiquette points...It will help keep my girls in line without my having to be the one nagging at them (I hope). It's suitable for regular bridesmaids and the maid of honor--there are extra parts in each section elaborating on the MOH duties.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Cute, fun, helpfulApr 14, 2008
I got this book first to find out what the attendants' roles generally are, and thought it was so fun and helpful and to the point that I bought copies of it for each of my bridesmaids. Some of the info was obvious to me, and some I had no idea. If you've been a bridesmaid before, you may already know some of this stuff, but it would certainly be a fun refresher. For those completely in the dark, this is a great, quick read with all the pertinent info included.
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