The Last Decision You'll Ever Make A Groom's Survival Guide

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Pub. Date: 2012-10-10
Publisher(s): Allen & Unwin
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Summary

From bridezillas and wedding planners to mother-in-laws, bad bridesmaids, and clueless best menat last, a laugh-a-minute survival guide for men about the pitfalls and pleasures of getting married In this wedding survival guide written by a man for other men, the reader will find no references to "your special day" and no floral motifsthis book offers sensible and realistic advice while providing belly laughs and wry insights into the terror and wonder of the last decision you'll ever make. Using hilarious quotes from films, books, and TV shows, the guide provides a serious groom's-eye view of everything from the proposal to out of control mother-in-laws to feral best men. A wedding is about you and your partner, your friends and family, and fun times, not silver-gilded wedding programs and bonbonniere (don't ask). Enjoying the wedding process is about perspective, good humor, and not taking the whole production too seriously. So sit back, learn a bit about wedding stuff as well as your bride and what she's going through, and have a few laughs along the way.

Author Biography

Mark Connelly is a former lawyer who turned to writing as "a much less demanding and less harmful way to spend one's time." His work has appeared in the short-lived Manic Times paper and website, New Matilda, and the online policy magazine, Insight. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Table of Contents

The Prefacep. vii
The Introductionp. 1
The Proposal: The Last Decision You'll Ever Makep. 15
The Ring: The 'Fifth C'p. 29
Your Bride and You: Inside the Mind of Your Bridep. 45
Groom Duties and Wedding Chores: Things You Need to Pretend to Care Aboutp. 59
The List: The Big Cullp. 75
The Budget: And You Thought Lehman Brothers Was Badp. 93
The Professionals: Your 'Wedding Team'p. 107
The When, the Where, the How: Here She Comes, Just a Walkin' Down the Aislep. 129
The Reception: The Most Expensive Party You'll Ever Havep. 151
The Best Man: And Other Hangers Onp. 165
The Wedding Consigliere: All the Queen's Horses and All the Queen's Womenp. 181
The Folks: 'Parents Just Don't Understand'p. 193
The Bucks' Night: And the Hangoverp. 205
The Toast: Brevity is the Soul of Witp. 223
The Big Day: Too Fast, Too Furiousp. 243
The Best: You're F@$#ing Kidding Me, There's More?p. 259
Epiloguep. 283
Referencesp. 285
Acknowledgementsp. 287
Appendix: Sample Wedding Budgetp. 289
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