Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 5e

Today's weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. In this new edition, Peggy Post provides enlightened solutions to all your wedding questions, showing how to manage the big decisions and the little details with consideration and confidence — leaving you free to enjoy all the happy times along the way!

With new chapters on the groom's involvement and incorporating today's technology into your wedding plans, plus updates on destination weddings, working out wedding finances, same-sex unions, and more, Peggy answers every couple's contemporary concerns. As a nationally trusted wedding expert, she also provides tried-and-true guidelines you can count on for a memorable wedding, from announcing the engagement to budgeting for the ceremony and reception to dealing with sticky situations — uninvited guests, last-minute slipups, avoiding tacky gift gaffes, smoothing conflicts, and more — and bringing it all off with minimum stress and maximum style.

When used as a companion to Emily Post's Wedding Planner, you can feel confident that your wedding will be a wondrous time you'll remember with pride as a day that was joyful for everyone.

The classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dreams.

Today's weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. In this new edition, Peggy provides sensible solutions to wedding questions old and new, showing how to manage the big decisions and the little details with tact, consideration and confidence–– leaving you free to enjoy all of the happy times along the way!

With new chapters on the groom's involvement and incorporating today's technology into your wedding plans, plus updates and expansions on destination weddings, same–sex unions, wedding expenses, and more, the 5th edition answers every couple's contemporary questions. And Peggy Post continues to provide the tried and true guidelines every couple needs for a memorable wedding, from announcing the engagement, to budgeting for the ceremony and reception, to choosing the perfect caterer, florist, photographer and music–– and bringing it all off with minimum stress and maximum style.

Peggy Post, Emily Post's great-granddaughter-in-law, is today's leading authority on etiquette and the author of more than a dozen books. Peggy is the wedding etiquette expert for InStyleWeddings, 1-800-Flowers, and WeddingChannel.com and pens monthly columns in Good Housekeeping and Parents magazines. She lives in Florida with her husband.