Synopses & Reviews
In their careers at WeddingChannel.com, Dr. Dale Atkins and Annie Gilbar have seen it all: the prenuptial meltdowns, bridal party fiascoes, financial woes made worse by an out-of-control catering budget. Now they share their valuable expertise in a book that goes beyond the mundane checklists of traditional wedding planners. Addressing the psychological road bumps that go with tying the knot,
Wedding Sanity Savers shares questions and answers from Dr. Dale's unique online advice column and gets at the heart of what couples can do to ensure smooth sailing throughout the process.
Full of helpful strategies presented in a handy Q&A format, Wedding Sanity Savers covers the emotional hurdles of getting hitched, including what to do about domineering in-laws, feuding parents, the alcoholic relative who embarrasses herself at every family gathering, merging religions and cultures, body image, money squabbles, and dozens of other sources of strife. Gilbar and Dr. Dale also include entertaining stories of how celebrities (including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Demi Moore, and Jade Jagger) addressed tricky situations that arose at their weddings.
A rescue manual like no other, Wedding Sanity Savers turns jitters into smiles of relief.
About the Author
Renowned psychologist
Dr. DALE ATKINS writes the popular “Sanity Savers” column for WeddingChannel.com and serves as a relationship expert for the site. She also hosts
Dr. Dale’s Life Issues, a weekly PBS series, appears frequently on the
Today show, and has been featured extensively elsewhere in the media. She lives in Connecticut.
ANNIE GILBAR was a founding editor of InStyle magazine and the executive vice president and editor in chief of WeddingChannel.com. She is the coauthor, with Victoria Principal, of The Body Principal, The Diet Principal, and The Beauty Principal, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. This year she will premiere her own show, Annie’s Eye, on the Home Shopping Network. She lives in Los Angeles.