Wedding Toasts I'll Never Give


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Seven essays celebrating the beauty of the imperfect marriage. We hear plenty about whether or not to get married, but much less about what it takes to stay married. Clichés around marriage—eternal bliss, domestic harmony, soul mates—leave out the real stuff. After marriage you may still want to sleep with other people. Sometimes your partner will bore the hell out of you. And when stuck paying for your spouse’s mistakes, you might miss being single. In Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give, Ada Calhoun presents an unflinching but also loving portrait of her own marriage, opening a long-overdue conversation about the institution as it truly is: not the happy ending of a love story or a relic doomed by high divorce rates, but the beginning of a challenging new chapter of which “the first twenty years are the hardest.” Calhoun’s funny, poignant personal essays explore the bedrooms of modern coupledom for a nuanced discussion of infidelity, existential anxiety, and the many other obstacles to staying together. Both realistic and openhearted, Wedding Toasts I’ll Never Give offers a refreshing new way to think about marriage as a brave, tough, creative decision to stay with another person for the rest of your life. “What a burden,” Calhoun calls marriage, “and what a gift.”




Modern Romantic Weddings


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Wedding planning guidance, unique ideas, inspiring photos, and helpful tips—from the creator of RusticWeddingChic.com. Personalized invitations, a meaningful ceremony, swoon-worthy flowers, and finding the dress: Modern Romantic Weddings is the perfect stress-free guide to planning your one-of-a-kind celebration. In her fourth book, trusted wedding resource Maggie Lord guides brides-to-be through every step of the process in an easy-to-read format. Plenty of Q&As and lists (such as Five Traditions to Skip, Simple Ways to Save Money, and Dos and Don’ts of the Planning Process), inspiring photography of real-life weddings, and helpful advice where no detail goes unnoticed, will empower you and your partner to plan a wedding celebration as unique as you are. Maggie Lord is the founder and editor of the extremely popular blog RusticWeddingChic.com and the online source RusticWeddingGuide.com, which connects couples with wedding vendors. Maggie is a sought-after wedding expert who frequently appears on TV and radio, reporting on all things wedding. Maggie is also a contributing writer for the Huffington Post and DIY Weddings Magazine, along with several other print publications. She lives in Connecticut.




Legendary Brides


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From Queen Victoria to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, "Legendary Brides" captures the magic of eight prominent brides and their weddings, providing timeless ideas for gowns, flowers, menus, table settings, and other essentials. 250 illustrations & photos.




The Little Book of Wedding Checklists


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Practical checklists and advice to plan the wedding you want The question has been popped, and now it's time for the planning—from your budget to the bridal party to bouquets, you may be wondering how to distill all the to-dos of your big day into small, digestible pieces. This portable wedding planner provides all the tools and tips you need to stay organized and stress-free. Streamlining the planning process into easy-to-navigate sections, this wedding planner provides essential checklists on fundamentals, like accessories and attire, venues and vendors, and flowers and décor. You'll also find plenty of trusted advice to keep you on track, including must-ask questions, comparison charts, timelines, and much more. This wedding planner includes: Low-key or lavish—Customize checklists to suit your wedding size and budget, whether it's a traditional ceremony, distant destination, backyard bash, or something completely different. Portable plans—Perfect for on-the-go planning, this wedding planner has all the checklists, tips, and questions you'll need condensed into one place. Wedding roadmap—From creative inspiration to custom invitations, this wedding planner walks you through the process of planning, prepping, and putting on your dream wedding. The Little Book of Wedding Checklists offers guidance for every big decision for your big day—packed neatly into a petite-sized wedding planner.




Love Monkey


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SPECIAL PRICE FOR A LIMITED TIME Edward Monkton’s surprisingly philosophical take on all aspects of love, life and happiness have made Monkton’s drawings stylish collectors’ items and a mark of good taste year in, year out. Another offering from the bestselling author.




The Most Romantic Resorts for Destination Weddings, Marriage Renewals & Honeymoons


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This unique guide is the first book to: identify everything you need to know about destination weddings, marriage renewals, and honeymoon packages offered by more than 135 elegant hotels and cruise ships in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii and US; tell you which resorts will marry you or renew your vows FOR FREE if you stay there; reveal what hundreds of people really thought about the resorts after staying there. The resorts chosen for this book will put everything together for your wedding (or renewal). All offer a ceremony with an official. Many also include a beautifully decorated wedding site, flowers, cake, photographers, and special touches, like free romantic dinners, or breakfast in bed after the ceremony. And in many places -- and only this book tells you where -- they will even provide all of this for free! You will also learn the low-down that you won't find in any other guidebooks. The secrets and details your travel agent doesn't even know. Vital information that will help you decide which resort you want to choose.




Everything I Know About Love


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New York Times Bestseller "There is no writer quite like Dolly Alderton working today and very soon the world will know it.” —Lisa Taddeo, author of #1 New York Times bestseller Three Women “Dolly Alderton has always been a sparkling Roman candle of talent. She is funny, smart, and explosively engaged in the wonders and weirdness of the world. But what makes this memoir more than mere entertainment is the mature and sophisticated evolution that Alderton describes in these pages. It’s a beautifully told journey and a thoughtful, important book. I loved it.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, New York Times bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love and City of Girls The wildly funny, occasionally heartbreaking internationally bestselling memoir about growing up, growing older, and learning to navigate friendships, jobs, loss, and love along the ride When it comes to the trials and triumphs of becoming an adult, journalist and former Sunday Times columnist Dolly Alderton has seen and tried it all. In her memoir, she vividly recounts falling in love, finding a job, getting drunk, getting dumped, realizing that Ivan from the corner shop might just be the only reliable man in her life, and that absolutely no one can ever compare to her best girlfriends. Everything I Know About Love is about bad dates, good friends and—above all else— realizing that you are enough. Glittering with wit and insight, heart and humor, Dolly Alderton’s unforgettable debut weaves together personal stories, satirical observations, a series of lists, recipes, and other vignettes that will strike a chord of recognition with women of every age—making you want to pick up the phone and tell your best friends all about it. Like Bridget Jones’ Diary but all true, Everything I Know About Love is about the struggles of early adulthood in all its terrifying and hopeful uncertainty.




Barn Weddings


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Ideas, advice, and how-to for one of the hottest wedding styles. A barn is a magical place for a wedding. Steeped in history and evoking the simplicity of a place that time has forgotten, the classic American barn has been an irresistible subject for artists, poets, and city folk alike. In Barn Weddings, Maggie Lord offers ideas and advice on how to create a barn wedding, including information on the different styles and décor as well as tips from the pros for making the day a special one to remember. Part indoor, part outdoor, but all beauty, history and romance, barn weddings are as practical as they are rife with opportunity for charm and creativity.




Rustic Wedding Chic


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RusticWeddingChic.com is the number one online resource for rustic & country weddings. Rustic weddings are the hottest alternative to the traditional hotel ballroom, allowing couples to make their day more personal. Maggie Lord, founder of RusticWeddingChic.com shares inspiration, ideas and advice on planning a rustic and country wedding. Get an insider’s look at real weddings set in rustic locations, country and farm destinations, and backyard venues, all with an independent, eco-friendly and creative approach. Rustic Wedding Chic is also the inspiration for a collection of rustic wedding favors and goods from Whispering Pines.




Victoria Romantic Weddings


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A glorious dream book filled with color photos, advice, etiquette, and style, "Victoria Romantic Weddings" creates a vision of the bride and all that surrounds her as a perfect image to remember always. 200 color photos.