Picture your dream wedding. You've got your Vera Wang dress, the church is elegant, the organ music is tasteful. Or maybe you're on some beach in the Caribbean, barefoot, with wildflowers in your hair. Or else you're in a distinguished synagogue, the rich comforts of tradition resounding in the brilliant crunch of glass beneath your feet.Now wake up. None of that has anything to do your wedding. My First Wedding shows you in hilarious detail what planning a wedding is actually about, including: Fighting with your parents over the budget Fighting with your parents over the guest list Finding the perfect pre-wedding crash diet Picking out hideously ugly bridesmaids' dresses Establishing a theme; fighting over the theme; changing the theme Fighting with your fiance over the honeymoon destination From the brilliant minds who brought you Baby's First Tattoo, which USA Today describes as "viciously funny," this book isn't just good fun, it is also a good investment. Armed with it you won't make the same mistakes on your second wedding that you made on My First Wedding.

Jim Mullen has written the "Hot Sheet" column for Entertainment Weekly for twelve years. His humor has also appeared in The New York Times, New York magazine, and The Village Voice. He is the author of Baby's First Tattoo and It Takes a Village Idiot. He also writes a weekly syndicated column for United Features.