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Learn to COOK - The Bridesmaid Guide: Etiquette, Parties and Being Fabulous
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List Price: $14.95
Our Price: $14.95
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.22
EAN: 9780811833004
ISBN: 0811833003
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2002-11-01
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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Editorial Reviews:
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They don’t call them maids for nothing. Being a fabulous bridesmaid calls for much more than throwing on the dress and throwing back a few drinks. Enter The Bridesmaid Guide—a hip and informative book on being the best best woman a woman can be. With good humor and plenty of tips, author Kate Chynoweth covers everything the bridesmaids and maid of honor need to know. Whether the dilemma is how to throw a perfectly pitched bridal shower, wear the bridesmaid’s dress with panache, wow the crowd with a speech, or support the bride on her big day, here are solutions a-plenty. This illustrated guide is the perfect sourcebook for a girl’s best friend.
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Summary: Warning: Be careful who you give this to!
Comment: As the bride, I thought this was the cutest book and very informative. I've never been a bridesmaid, so it helped me feel less over welmed because I realized I could ask my bridesmaids for help. I read all the reviews and everyone said it was so great and that the bridesmaids loved it too. The one review I never read is that although the book itself is great, you really have to be careful who you give this to. The book is pretty intense and although I certainly wouldn't expect my Maid of Honor or bridesmaid to do everything in it, some bridesmaids may find this sort of book very offending. I thought of it as a fun little gift when asking them to be my bridesmaid, whereas one of my bridesmaids completely flipped out and felt that it was rude, instructional and over welming, to say the least. Just be careful who you give this to.
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Summary: Gotta have it book!
Comment: OMG! I never knew a book like this was out there... it literally covers everything a BM needs to know or do. I gave this to my BM's as a gift and they all love it! Some of them wished they used it in their weddings. The author lays it all out on the table for you. The book is also very fun to read!
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Summary: The Bridesmaid Guide: Etiquette, Parties and Being Fabulous
Comment: I just got engaged and thought this was the perfect gift to give to my bridesmaids when asking them to be part of my special day. The book gives the girls information about their "typical" duties, gives them tips, and fun ideas, all while being both informative and humorous. Overall I thought it was a cute little book for them to read through if they wanted and something to get them all in the wedding mood :)
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Summary: Cute, Concise, Creative
Comment: Although this is not the end-all etiquette manual (that would be by Emily Post) it is a cute little gift for your favorite girls.
How to Give Them a Nudge, Not a Shove:
I sent one to each of my bridesmaids and maid of honor and kept a copy for myself. Rather than insulting my best friends - ("Here. You need some help for MY wedding.") - I sent fabric covered memory boxes in my wedding colors filled with goodies: local letterpressed notecards with plenty of tear-jerking heartfelt sentiments, fabric swatches for the girls and their dates, a list of important contacts, and purse-sized leather journals in my wedding colors to go with The Bridesmaid Guide. I wrapped and packaged them by hand, and everything arrived in tact.
They were awed. They were ecstatic. They were moved to tears. All of 'em.
What Makes This Book Different:
I loved the size, color and graphic design of this book. It is adorable. It is the friendliest, most informal way to introduce your bridesmaids to a simple set of social rules. It just feels fun!
Buyer Be Aware:
I checked out The Guide in person at a local bookseller, so I knew what I was getting myself into. Make sure you utilize the Search Inside feature on Amazon. If you are looking for the etiquette encyclopedia, I highly suggest Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette. It has everything, but it's in a huge reference manual format, not in a hip and girly guide format. As long as the bride (and her mum) has her serious-people etiquette book at home, this relaxed little charmer will provide a solid foundation for your maids.
Did You Say Creative?
The book is worth it's price just for the party ideas! I won't spoil the fun, but there are more ideas in this book than a girl can use in one wedding! There is something for everyone - wild and crazy ideas, youthful ideas, and my personal favorite, clean and proper ideas - for everything from showers (even if you don't want them to be centered around gifts) and the more innocent variety of "bachelorette" parties, both events of which I did not want to partake for fear of anyone doing anything in bad taste!
This book has helped quite a bit in ironing out some of my tastes and ideas for my girls. Let's just say it has communicated on my behalf and inspired some of my wildest girlfriends with ways to leave their mark in a setting I can enjoy!
Useful:
One of my bridesmaids was a maid of honor for another friend of hers this past weekend and was able to use a lot of the information this book provided. In fact, the wedding coordinator herself was impressed by my bridesmaid's knowledge! And when speaking with my maid this afternoon about veils, SHE told ME the veil I was referring to was called a blusher!
This little guide is an investment that has already paid off, and I've still got a year till the big day!
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Summary: Funny, fun and full of great informaton
Comment: A fantastic gift for the new bridesmaids and maid-of-honors! It really set the relaxed and fun tone for my bridesmaids. Even if someone has been one before I'm sure they would have fun thumbing through this book and getting great ideas. A must buy for all brides for their bridesmaids!
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