Announcing the wedding bible: the most complete, lively, handholding, step-by-step guide to help every couple have a perfect wedding8212;no matter their budget, taste, or personalities. More than 2.2 million North American couples tie the knot each year; until now, only a mere fraction could work with celebrity wedding planner Mindy Weiss. But the significant fact is not Ms. Weiss"s clientele, but the reason for it: She"s so very good at what she does. And now she shares all of her hard-won experience, wisdom, inspiration, and style tips. The Wedding Book covers everything, in a voice filled with understanding: announcing the engagement, and what to do when someone isn"t happy about the news; creating a budget; the pros and cons of destination weddings. Drawing up the guest list; planning the ceremony (and how to personalize your vows); menus to inspire; contracts and wedding insurance. Shopping for the dress, six great hairstyles, tuxedo vs. dinner jacket, the etiquette of invitations. Style tips for flowers, the tabletop, linens; a cake that says quot;youquot;; the crucial quot;Sixty Days Until I Doquot;; rehearsal dinner strategies; plus freezing the cake and preserving the bouquet. Today the average cost of a wedding is 25,0008212;at 19.95, The Wedding Book is the smartest investment a bride-to-be could make.