Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Anything Goes 5
Phase 1 The Politics of Planning 15
Mr. Wonderful and You 21
Mother, Can You Spare a Dime? 29
Mama Bear and Papa Bear 41
When People You Love Hate Each Other 47
The Son Worshiper 50
Clash of the Clergy 63
Someone Is Missing 72
A Bride by Any Other Name 76
Jealousy, Resentment and Other Forms of Ill Will 80
Stepping on Toes 87
Best Friends and BFFs 93
Jekyll and Bride 102
Phase 2 Nuts and Bolts 107
Putting Together a Guest List 115
Location, Location, Location 127
So Far Away 137
How Do I Look? 140
Bride's Head Revisited 153
The Shoe Must Go On 158
Pretty Maids All in a Row 163
Spreading the Word 171
Food Forethought 179
Soothing the Savage Guests 192
Photographic Memories 206
Let's Go to the Video 218
Flower to the People 226
Timing Is Everything 241
Gimme, Gimme, Gimme 246
Curtain Up 254
With This Ring 267
Making a Clean Getaway 273
Just a Sliver 279
The Bridal Path 285
Scattered Showers 288
You'll Sit Where I Tell You to Sit 292
Like I Needed This? 297
Phase 3 How to Have Fun 301
Decompression 306
Seize Your Day 315