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| One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding | 
 enlarge | Author: Rebecca Mead
Publisher: Penguin Press HC, The
Category: Book
List Price: $25.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1
Dewey Decimal Number: 395.22
Publication Date: May 10, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Unsurprising May 31, 2007
22 out of 23 found this review helpful
Its no surprise that anyone with financial links to the wedding industry would resent Rebecca's well-written expose. The basic message of the book seems to be that many women and their families are hit by an unbelievably hard commercial sell at one of the most susceptible stages of their life. To say that these women, and those close to them can always say " No!" is unrealistic. Decisions made at this point in peoples' lives are too often based on emotion rather than realism; the industry realizes this and hones in on it. Rebecca's book is not a manual for how to run a wedding; its a cautionary message suggesting that the true meaning of being married should not be lost when exposed to the industry's pitch.
Rebecca leavens her hard-hitting message with fascinating examples and good humor. Its an excellent read.
 Beating the Wrong Horse May 30, 2007
6 out of 71 found this review helpful
As a wedding service provider, I've seen the sort of over-the-top, self-indulgent, very expensive weddings that Ms. Mead decries. But neither I, nor any other vendor that I know personally, actively tries to "sell" the bride this stuff. The people who buy these things are out to show off their wealth, or outdo their friends, or are trying to get a tangible expression of their parents' love. Will vendors cater to those whims? Sure we will! After all, if I don't provide your stretch Hummer limo, someone else will. But if it were up to me and my fellow vendors, we'd only work at modest, tasteful weddings.
 Who Created Bridzilla? May 27, 2007
4 out of 67 found this review helpful
Wedding professionals are responsible for creating Bridzilla??? Wait a minute...most wedding pros interaction is limited to an initial consultation (maybe an hour) a few chats and emails to hammer out details then the wedding day. No, I think not. Blame lies solely with mom and dad for overindulging their little princess from the moment she graces them with her presence. But that's another book.
Isn't the author a hyprocrite making money off the wedding industry when she vilifies wedding professionals for doing the same?
The Bridal Wave vs One Perfect Day May 24, 2007
13 out of 58 found this review helpful
I went to the bookstore thinking I would get this but I ended up going with another book, called "The Bridal Wave." It tackles similar issues but also provides advice for women in the throws of a friend's "lobridemy" (what the authors say happens to a bride-to-be after being inundated by the Wedding Industry's One Big Day sales pitch) Rather than just being a social commentary and indictment of the wedding industry, The Bridal Wave offers survival tips and strategies for women who are feeling the pressure from the Wedding Industrial Complex's campaign of craziness.
Insightful, later chapters are better May 22, 2007
26 out of 28 found this review helpful
I read and enjoyed this book, I would have given it 4.5 if possible.
The first few chapters are entertaining and well written, but I felt like they were mainly capturing the material details of weddings and the wedding industry. The first few chapters are kind of like Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There, but not quite as funny.
However, I think in the later chapters the author really gets at the heart of the matter, which is that some of the wedding culture is an attempt to substitute for a more general loss of meaning and community in an increasingly materialistic society. In that sense, I think the book has more in common with Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community.
In the final chapter, the author asks "What is a wedding for?" If I were planning a wedding (which I am not), I think reading this book might help me step back and come up with my own answer to that question, rather than one that was marketed to me.
If you aren't planning a wedding, the book is still an interesting snapshot of how our relationship with love, marriage, religion and community are changing.
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