San Antonio College Library

From the shape of diamonds to invitations, photography, and receptions, this book shows "how to combine timeless wedding traditions with the latest trends and social styles."--Cover.

Covering such wedding staples as attendants, invitations, registries, showers, the ceremony, the reception, and thank yous, Etiquette guru Jeanne Hamilton will give numerous examples of bad etiquette that should be avoided at all costs, such as: -No bride owns the calendar. Insisting that everyone within your acquaintance had not dare schedule their wedding anywhere within a six month time period labels you as a classic Bridezilla. Sponsored wedding,...

Presents advice on weddings discussing the responsibilities and obligations of friends and family, and covering subjects such as the engagement, shower, gifts, and the reception.

Even if you've never attended a wedding in the South, you'll find laughter in the pages of this slice of Southern life and love, complete with recipes, advice, and a huge dose of that famous charm. "In the Mississippi Delta, funerals bring out the best in people, while weddings, which are supposed to be happy occasions, bring out the worst," say authors Metcalfe and Hays. For anyone planning, participating in, or attending a wedding (Southern or not),...