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| Conscious Bride's Wedding Planner | 
 enlarge | Author: Sheryl Paul
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 252
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.5 x 1
ISBN: 1572243457
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.22
EAN: 9781572243453
Publication Date: November 1, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: The text is clean with some moderate exterior wear.
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Amazon.com Review
Bridal Counselor Sheryl Paul offers a thoughtful alternative to "bridezilla," the perfectionist bride who acts as if a flawless pricey wedding will ensure a lasting marriage. Instead, Paul uses a workbook format to invite each woman to become "a conscious bride"--one whose pre-nuptial preparations include both emotional and practical to-do lists. The key is working through the ambivalent feelings that surround each tangible task. And here's the payoff: "Working through uncomfortable feelings while planning a wedding is an opening to joy-an opportunity to be fully present." Each chapter pairs a practical task, such as choosing a location, creating a budget or writing wedding vows, with an emotional one. For example, in one brilliant section, the practicality of making a guest list is paired with the emotional homework of grieving for lost loves and tackling the need to please. Paul's approach creates a fascinating hybrid of anthropology (using a theory of rites of passage) and depth psychology (acknowledging the shadow side of every wedding.) She then packages these insights with a kicking set of charts and checklists. Though targeted for brides, it is not for women only. Powerful exercises urge couples to align every decision to reflect their identity as a couple. Some brides may object to a walk on the dark side of their wedding plans. But in Paul's capable hands, counsel about fear and loss, florists and white satin dresses co-exist without sounding like Dr. Phil meets the former Martha Stewart. Her advice is fresh, highly practical and optimistic. --Barbara Mackoff
Product Description
This book is designed to be both a source of inspiration and a practical tool. It guides you through the minefield of the prenuptial subconscious with an engaging series of exercises. Find solutions to your nagging doubts by creating personal rituals, holding structured conversations with yourself, and keeping a written journal of your experiences. When youve clarified your expectations for yourself, share them with your spouse-to-be and everyone else touched by your wedding. The Conscious Bride's Wedding Planner offers brides a unique combination of practical and emotional help in the form of an excellent event-planning and organizational resource and provides expert support and advice from an author who has successfully counseled thousands of brides. Readers will be in good hands as they are provided step-by-step guidance from the engagement through the wedding ceremony and honeymoon. This case-bound hardcover book includes beautiful art, photographs, checklists, worksheets, a 12-month calendar, tabbed sections, a section for vendor contact information, and more! Sections cover setting a realistic budget, choosing a wedding location, creating a guest list, finding the right dress, ceremony ideas, and choosing food, flowers, and music. Paul also gives the reader tools for staying in sync with their mate throughout the planning while learning how to compromise. The Planner will also serve as a keepsake journal that can be referred to throughout the wedding experience.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
Absolutely essential for any bride who cares as much about her heart as her dress. June 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If I were a millionaire, I would keep a case of these in my car trunk and hand them out to any women I met who were getting married. I do give a copy to friends and family members who get engaged.
When I got engaged a few years ago, I went looking for a wedding planner book and was discouraged by the total focus on the superficial elements of the wedding in every book I found. When I discovered this one it was like a gift. Because of its suggestions I was emotionally prepared for my wedding and my marriage in a way I certainly would not otherwise have been. I am tremendously grateful to Paul for putting the focus of a wedding back where it should be, on the relationship between the two people joining their lives.
Transformed my engagement & wedding experience April 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I only found this book about two weeks before my wedding, but it transformed my experience. The planning and participating in all the logistics absolutely had me in tailspin. I knew that I wanted to be FEELING the experience, to be present with it, but amidst all the chaos with flowers and registeries and RSVPs I couldn't hook into how. This book may have been the most significant contributor to my spiritually and emotionally absorbing my wedding after my husband and my family's presence. It is honest, deeply empathic, and really creative. Suggestions like "write a goodbye letter to your single self" or create a pie diagram of your emotions about the wedding/getting married, really brought out what I was feeling. Some of the parts were not relevant, so I skipped those. Overall, the book resonated deeply with me. I give it to everyone I know as an engagement present.
 Great Engagement Gift for the frugal Bride February 28, 2008
This book was purchased as a gift. It appeared to cover everything for a successful wedding. The only reason I didnt rate 5 stars is the mechanics of the book. I thought it was going to have spiral binding.
Great book for non-traditional brides December 12, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I loved this book- it is great at helping you remain centered throughout the process of getting engaged and then married. It focuses on the emotional side of the process and has many excerises to work through, relating many of the aspects of the planing process to emotional events in your life, such as letting go of past relationships and lost loved ones, and asserting yourself (in creating and limiting your guest list). While it does have sections for everything from flowers and food to dress and location, it might not be the definitive planner in terms of planning a really traditional, detail-oriented wedding. However, if what you are looking for is a companion to guide you through the wedding planning process and keep you sane and grounded, this is really an excellent choice. Lots of excercises, worksheets and more, and a companion website- highly recommended!
What a great resource July 25, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Conscious Bride wedding planner is an insightful, organized and invaluable resource for any bride. It covers the deeper areas of preparation for your wedding day with just the right touch. It helped me clarify my intention for marriage and create just the right feeling and look for my wedding that was uniquely my own. I would have never been so prepared or calm or joyful without having worked through this planner.
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