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| Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 5e | 
 enlarge | Author: Peggy Post
Publisher: Collins Living
Category: Book
List Price: $27.95
Buy New: $14.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  36 reviews
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 5
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0060745045
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.22
EAN: 9780060745042
Publication Date: January 1, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: NEW BOOK - UNREAD - PUBLISHER'S REMAINDER MARK ON EDGE - WE SHIP 6 DAYS A WEEK - MOST ORDERS SHIP OUT WITHIN 24 HOURS
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 Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette August 9, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Emily Post is known as the expert on wedding etiquette, so naturally that's what I ordered for a friend. The book was shipped promptly and arrived in excellent condition.
 Disappointing May 14, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm getting married in a couple of years, and I already had Emily Post's 16e book on general etiquette, so I thought it would be good to get the full scope of weddings with this book. I feel really stupid for that now, because the book is small, doesn't contain most of the information that the general etiquette book has on weddings, and therefore isn't something you can use separately anyway. It's completely lacking on information, and so if you have to choose between getting this book or getting the general one and having some extra information about other things, get the general one and save some money.Emily Post's Etiquette, 17th Edition (Thumb Indexed)
Fantastic April 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has all the information you need about traditions, planning, pulling it all off. Every tiny detail brides are supposed to somehow know automatically is here and is easy to find.
Much of the book is geared toward people planning very traditional weddings - which I am not. Ms. Post gives plenty of more casual examples and perfectly acceptable informal options. The information is also presented in such a way that it is easy to modify her examples to make them your own.
This is a must-have resource for any family planning a wedding!
Must have for any bride April 1, 2007
This book is excellent and reviews all of the essential etiquette questions relating to any type of wedding. In these days of "do it how you want to", this book is a good reminder that there are standards that we should follow. Must have for any bride, groom, mother of the bride/groom!
Very Disappointing January 29, 2007
10 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've always liked the Emily Post series, but found this book to be sorely disappointing. It does highlight some etiquette basics (e.g. do not consider a cash bar, and handwrite your "thank you" cards). But it's hardly "definitive." The book goes into extensive detail on receiving lines, but only glances over seating assignments (which will have a much larger effect on your guests' experience). It distinguishes between dress codes for formal weddings and informal ones, but says little about other etiquette differences. It also offers scant advice on the delicate manners required for less traditional weddings, like those involving mixed families or same-sex couples.
What's worse? At times Ms. Post advises plain bad manners. For instance, you should not have a different number of bridesmaids and groomsmen, as the book suggests. This has nothing to do with procession concerns (which the book cites). It is because the groom is no less important than the bride and warrants the same number of attendants (which the book overlooks). If you are concerned about traditional symbolism cast this guide aside, an American bride at a formal wedding should not wear any color she fancies, nor should the bridesmaids wear white. Also, steer clear of the book's tacky suggestions on official wedding hosting. Hosting is more than just footing the bill, and the divorced MOB should be properly listed on the invitation, regardless of who writes the check.
The list of poor and lacking advice goes on, but my patience does not. I recommend choosing a different etiquette book, and reading critically.
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