The Broke-Ass Bride’s Wedding Guide Paperback by Dana LaRue

Published December 17, 2013

Find it on: Good Reads and Amazon

For budget brides, including fans of TheBrokeAssBride.com, this is a definitive guide to saving money and making every dollar count during wedding planning, from the engagement party to the big day, without sacrificing style or personality.

Brides-to-be, do you dream of rocking a wedding full of personality, pizzazz, and style, without compromising your dreams or kissing your budget goodbye? Well, bust out your happy dance because today is your lucky day…you’re holding the key in your newly-betrothed hands!

In the pages of this witty guide, Dana LaRue, creator of thebrokeassbride.com, shares hundreds of tips and anecdotes for getting the most bang for your buck, celebrating your personality as a couple, and making wedding planning fun. She includes:

  • The top 14 money-saving rules for choosing your location, dress, menu, and music—and most important of all, enjoying the day
  • Engagement party and rehearsal dinner ideas that won’t break the bank
  • 4 tips for finding your dream theme
  • Sample budget breakdowns ($1,000; $5,000; $10,000; $15,000; and beyond) showing where couples saved and splurged
  • Her very own road-tested advice for becoming a negotiation ninja
  • 7 ways to keep your booze budget under control
  • DIY décor projects and recipes you can make without risking a bridezilla meltdown
  • Online planning shortcuts, tools to find savings, and helpful websites for organization and style inspiration

This book includes really lovely illustrations from Astrid Mueller which compliment the clever and witty text from LaRue.

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How to Go from Soul Mates to Roommates in 10 Easy Steps by Caroline Madden

A Humorous Tongue-In-Cheek Guide to a Happy Marriage

Published September 19, 2014

Find it on: Good Reads and Amazon

Don’t just plan your wedding. Plan your marriage & the rest of your lives together. this is a great bridal shower gift or a gift for the newlyweds.

How to Go from Soul Mates to Roommates in 10 Easy Steps is a tongue-in-cheek guide to keeping the spark alive!

Do you want to ruin a perfectly good relationship?

Do you want to drive your spouse into a lover’s arms? OR

Do you want to keep the spark in your marriage and avoid divorce?

Newlyweds & “old” married couples alike can learn:

  • Why most date nights fail
  • What Sex means to Men…it isn’t what you are thinking!
  • Tips for the Stay at Home Spouse
  • How to keep physical intimacy alive
  • Why every day criticism leaves your partner feeling unloved

Learn great ways to connect as a couple, spending quality time together, keeping a sense of humor that can actually help you get through tough times!

The author, Caroline Madden, is a marriage therapist who specializes in couples struggling with infidelity. Learn from a professional who knows how and why good relationships turn bad. Her style is direct and straightforward, using humor to relay her marriage advice. Humorous suggestions and serious relationship tips about keeping your marriage alive.

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The Master Bridal Shower Planning Guide by Alice Robinson

Tips To Organize The Perfect Bridal Shower

Find it on: Good Reads

Often organizing a bridal shower is quite hard to do, especially if it is close friend party. This book is everything you need to organize the perfect bridal shower. You will find the answer to all the question that you have when you throw a bridal shower.

By reading the book you will miss no details and everyone will be happy. Everyone has certain problems when organizing Often organizing a bridal shower is quite hard to do, especially if it is close friend party. This book is everything you need to organize the perfect bridal shower. You will find the answer to all the question that you have when you throw a bridal shower.

By reading the book you will miss no details and everyone will be happy. Everyone has certain problems when organizing such a party:

  • who will be invited;
  • what invitations do you need;
  • choosing the location;
  • what kind of food should be ordered;
  • witch are the perfect games;
  • who pays for such an event.

The book provides answers to each of these problems.

Here are some topics from the Table of Contents:

  • Bridal Shower Planning Protocols from Start to Finish
  • Eight Important Basics to Planning a Bridal Shower
  • Planning a Bridal Shower Brunch
  • Timetable for a Bridal Shower: When to Plan and What Time to Party? Who’s The Host? Proper Bridal Shower Protocols for Hosting the Event
  • Who Pays the Way: Bridal Shower Etiquette Revisited
  • How to Plan a Bridal Shower for a Second Marriage
  • How to Host a Bridal Shower in an Office Setting
  • Eight Places Perfect for a Bridal Shower Event
  • Defining Responsibilities – Bridal Shower Guidelines You Need to Know
  • Defining the Bride’s Role in the Bridal Shower
  • Catering the Bridal Shower Yourself – Ten Easy Tips to Stay Sane
  • A Bounty of Bridal Showers – Can You Have More Than One?
  • Bridal Shower Attire – What Are You Going to Wear?
  • Can Kids Come? Laying the Ground Rules before the Shower Event

For the sake of disclosure I am not receiving payment for listing the book, or when you purchase it from one of the links.