The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World

Planning for the big day? Here are the most up-to-date answers to all of your questions in the book from the editors of the acclaimed wedding authors, The Knot.

Overwhelmed by the countless questions and details your wedding entails? Don't despair! The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World takes you step-by-step from your engagement to the big day, from the reception to the honeymoon. Inside you'll find checklists, worksheets, insider advice, and in-depth sections on:

• How to personalize your wedding
• Updated wedding etiquette
• Creating a realistic budget
• Sneaky cost-cutting tips
• Dress shopping advice
• Tips for working with florists, caterers, officiants, and others
• Invitation wording
• Vows and ceremony details
• Unique wedding customs

The Knot Guide to Wedding Vows and Traditions: Readings, Rituals, Music, Dances, and Toasts

Carley Roney has created a complete guide to wedding vows, toasts, and readings that is the perfect resource for wedding couples, bridesmaids, best men, and parents alike. Drawing on wedding traditions and customs from around the world, The Knot Complete Guide To Wedding Vows And Traditions includes real-world information on:

• Vows, from the traditional "to have and to hold" to creating your own
• Rituals from a variety of traditions: breaking the glass, cutting the cake, and their history and significance
• Toasts, from the classics to advice on writing your own, as well as toasting etiquette and tips on choosing your toastmaster
• Readings, spanning various customs and heritages, poetry and prose, plus sources for finding your own selections
• Music: complete lists of popular options to help you chose the perfect songs from the processional to the last dance

The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner

From the author of The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World, a thoroughly modern, must-have workbook to help you pull off the perfect wedding.

With so many nerve-wracking details to tend to, planning the perfect wedding can seem an impossible task. Now The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner guides you step-by-step through the countless stages of planning your big day. Packed with easy-to-follow checklists and worksheets, and the hip, insightful wisdom that has made Knot Books an indispensable resource for millions of couples worldwide, The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner provides:

• A one-year calendar with monthly and weekly to-do lists leading up to the moment of marriage
• Worksheets to help you
• Organize the attendants, the guest list, and the invitations
• Design the ceremony: from the site and officiant to the dress
• Arrange the reception: from the cake and caterer to the music and the photographer
• Checklists to keep track of finances, contracts, and post-marriage legalities
• Money-saving tips and answers to Frequently Asked Questions