Product Description

The journal of six months planning a traditional wedding with a modern DIY twist. It covers everything from flowers and invitations to venues and outfits. It also deals with tricky issues such as spiralling costs, coping with difficult guests and family crises, finding time to co-ordinate the whole project, and the inevitable strains on the relationship. It is full of practical tips, advice and information panels, especially on what prices to expect and how to keep them to a minimum. The author's first hand account tells how she managed to organise a lavish wedding for less than half the average cost. This revised and updated edition contains new material including a section on ethical weddings.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #16060 in Books
• Published on: 2007-03-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
Reviews for the first edition include: "For a bride who's watching her pennies, The Wedding Diaries is worth its weight in gold." Financial Times "The Wedding Diaries: How to get married in style without breaking the bank by novelist Laura Bloom is an amusing account of how she managed to organise her own wedding. Packed with useful tips, Laura helps anyone planning a wedding get to grips with finding a suitable and affordable dress, and includes the cost of everything from her tiara to her cake." Wedding Magazine "Look out for a fabulous new book called The Wedding Diaries which details how to get married without breaking the bank. All about life as a bride-to-be, you'll find you won't be able to put this one down." Wedding Ideas "Packed with tips and useful information, The Wedding Diaries will help anyone planning a wedding to get to grips with both the budget and the organisational challenge, as well as keeping stress levels down as the big day approaches." Bride & Groom "A new book brings you handy hints on planning a wedding without having to take out five new credit cards in the process... From rows with her fiance to the search for an affordable dress, you can learn a lot from Laura's experiences, while keeping your own bank balance (and sense of sanity) under control." London Weddings "This comically informative diary recounts the author's own wedding from the first stages of planning and takes you all the way through to the honeymoon period where she finally relaxed and looked back on her day with joy. So before you start dreaming about your perfect day help yourself by reading this witty diary and you will already be one step ahead in planning your own wedding." Cheshire Life "The Wedding Diaries has a unique quality of being both informative and entertaining. This book could become your new best friend!" ukweddingbelles.com "She manages to avoid the expensive traps that bedevil the wedding business and she includes many useful tips as well as giving us an endearing and intimate glimpse of her own marriage." City to Cities "A fabulous little read for any bride-to-be." Love Your Wedding

Carole Hamilton, Editor, You & Your Wedding
A must for every bride who is going through the highs (and lows) of planning a wedding.

The Observer, January 2005
It recounts all the emotion and financial stresses, from rows with the fiancé to finding a suitable and affordable dress.

Customer Reviews

How to get married in your style, not someone else's
This is a very funny,entertaining and factual book for would be brides. It's Bridget Jones meets her organised,creative & informative alter ego to ensure the day of her life isn't swept along by people who will (a) take all your money and (b) dictate your day.
For thinking individuals who want to take the reins and make their mark on that special day, and resent the 'Conveyer Belt Package'.Full of terrific tips to personalise,stylise and get value for money.

brilliant!
I searched the shops for a book like this for a while before stumbling upon this one on Amazon.....This is fantastic and just what I was looking for. If you're getting married soon or (like me) not for another year it is a must. It's funny, heart warming, thought provoking and above all a good read. It gave me inspiration for things that I could have at my wedding as well as confirming ideas that I already have.
Totally recommend this!

Genuinely Fab!
I just wanted to say how wonderful this book is. I saw an extract in the newspaper and I have just finished the last few pages. It isn't the usual boring wedding guide, it was just like reading a novel and quite amusing! I was fascinated to see that it is actually possible to see the wedding pictures on Laura's website www.weddingdiaries.co.uk. We are getting married in December of this year and I've just gone into panic mode as not yet planned anything apart from the venue. We have a budget of £3000 and I am hoping to stay within it!!! (Ha, ha).
Reading this book was both reassuring and inspirational and after looking at pictures of Laura's cake she deserves a gold medal.