A wedding is a minefield of social rules, for everyone from the bride and groom to the wedding party, the mothers, fathers and extended families. This comprehensive guide by one of the leading experts in the wedding category will help everyone involved. Providing the most up to date, current and socially important etiquette rules, this ultimate guide to the etiquette of weddings includes: --Sharing the good news of the engagement, wedding announcements and engagement parties --The roles of bridal party members, selecting the bridal party, and what to do if a bridal party member has to be removed --Parents" roles and responsibilities, and parent issues --Budgeting, who pays for what, the etiquette of legalities, how to ask others to help financially --Cutting down the guest list, sticky guest list issues --Ceremony style etiquette, working with an officiant, and reception planning and seating charts --The etiquette of group shopping, long-distance organizing, ordering and paying