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The Everything Creative Wedding Ideas Book
Are you a bride who wants to make extra-sure that your wedding stands out among the dozens of events guests attend every year? Does the traditional twenty-minute ceremony with a buffet reception and an obnoxious DJ seem like it’s lacking the flair that you want? The Everything® Creative Wedding Ideas Book is the perfect source to help you add that extra flair and originality to your special day. Whether you want to touch up an existing tradition—or create a new one for yourself—this is the book for you. From outlandish themes to time-honored cultural traditions, The Everything® Creative Wedding Ideas Book is filled with unique suggestions for everything from choosing a reception venue to dressing your wedding party to planning an offbeat honeymoon. Features creative options
·Fun bachelorette parties, such as a weekend getaway at a spa
·Wild and wacky weddings—underwater in scuba gear
·"Destination" weddings in tropical places, such as Fiji
·Cultural weddings—complete with kilts and bagpipes
·Unforgettable receptions—include your guests and their pets The Everything® Creative Wedding Ideas Book will have you saying, "I do" with fanfare!
·Fun bachelorette parties, such as a weekend getaway at a spa
·Wild and wacky weddings—underwater in scuba gear
·"Destination" weddings in tropical places, such as Fiji
·Cultural weddings—complete with kilts and bagpipes
·Unforgettable receptions—include your guests and their pets The Everything® Creative Wedding Ideas Book will have you saying, "I do" with fanfare!
289 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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April 20, 2017
How can you save money on wedding attire? "Like the sense of accomplishment you feel buying those adorable Calvin Klein pants on the cheap at a little-known sample sale, you'll also feel great getting a bargain on what's probably the most expensive item of clothing you'll ever purchase." (From Chapter 13: Creativity on a Budget) If you cannot relate to any part of that sentence, this book is not for you.
Written in the second person, the Everything Creative Wedding Book is directed at a straight woman who is going to shoulder all the traditional woman's work of planning a wedding (read: almost all of it) but doesn't know a lot about wedding traditions. She likes things to be cute and uses exclamation points! And likes cheesy jokes! She is reading this book at the very beginning of her wedding planning, perhaps before even getting engaged, because she is mulling the idea of doing a theme wedding. Maybe a Halloween wedding... or a traditional Hindu ceremony... or a square dance. What bothers me the most about this book is that it is supposed to be about "creativity," but the ideas are not original. It spends most of its time explaining how things are usually done in the Christian tradition in the United States. It's like the author has taken a standard wedding planning guide and padded it with extra chapters. When they say "creativity," they mean that you should DIY many things (favors, invitations, etc), but they don't give craft ideas or any specific instructions. And they mean you should think about a 1970's disco wedding (play ABBA!), or an "African" wedding (wear kente cloth!), or a dog-themed wedding (poop scoopers for favors!). The only thing that distinguishes this guide, a few funny and off-beat ideas, could be condensed into one Buzzfeed slideshow.
Written in the second person, the Everything Creative Wedding Book is directed at a straight woman who is going to shoulder all the traditional woman's work of planning a wedding (read: almost all of it) but doesn't know a lot about wedding traditions. She likes things to be cute and uses exclamation points! And likes cheesy jokes! She is reading this book at the very beginning of her wedding planning, perhaps before even getting engaged, because she is mulling the idea of doing a theme wedding. Maybe a Halloween wedding... or a traditional Hindu ceremony... or a square dance. What bothers me the most about this book is that it is supposed to be about "creativity," but the ideas are not original. It spends most of its time explaining how things are usually done in the Christian tradition in the United States. It's like the author has taken a standard wedding planning guide and padded it with extra chapters. When they say "creativity," they mean that you should DIY many things (favors, invitations, etc), but they don't give craft ideas or any specific instructions. And they mean you should think about a 1970's disco wedding (play ABBA!), or an "African" wedding (wear kente cloth!), or a dog-themed wedding (poop scoopers for favors!). The only thing that distinguishes this guide, a few funny and off-beat ideas, could be condensed into one Buzzfeed slideshow.
June 14, 2019
For a "Creative" Wedding Book, it wasn't so creative. Maybe in this age of Pinterest, I've already seen or heard of most of its ideas.
It's a good starting point if you want something different (or need something different like when the couple themselves are "nontraditional") and have no idea what to do. It has a lot of general ideas and things to think about if you're doing different, but if you already know generally what you want to do, it's not very helpful.
I was hoping for more creativity in the details (like the invitations) rather than just a general "you could do a board game night for your engagement party!"
It's a good starting point if you want something different (or need something different like when the couple themselves are "nontraditional") and have no idea what to do. It has a lot of general ideas and things to think about if you're doing different, but if you already know generally what you want to do, it's not very helpful.
I was hoping for more creativity in the details (like the invitations) rather than just a general "you could do a board game night for your engagement party!"
June 3, 2009
Good book, but really didn't have any new creative ideas that I wasn't doing. Great for ideas if you are just starting out.
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