Bride's Wedding Planner answers important questions, solves difficult problems, and provides the necessary timetables and checklists that guide you down the aisle in style - from the moment you announce your engagement to the time you're happily settled in your new home. Inside you'll find consumer tips on shopping for gowns, as well as all your other wedding needs and services (caterers, florists, musicians, photographers, videographers, and more); everything you need to know about contracts and agreements that protect your rights and save you valuable wedding dollars; all the newest ways to wed, including ethnic weddings, long weekend, progressive, and theme weddings - and a complete section on second weddings; modern guidelines on how to word your newspaper announcements, invitations, vows, and thank-you notes; and hundreds of ways to plan a ceremony and reception that reflect you.Completely updated for our changing times, the Bride's Wedding Planner, from the editors of Bride's, shares important information on interfaith marriage and the smoothest ways of establishing new traditions. Read Less