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  1. I Do. I Did. Now What?!: Life After the Wedding Dress

    by Jenny Lee

    From gaining weight ("The Newlywed Nineteen is the little-known cousin of the Freshman Fifteen"), to handling finances ("What if neither of us is good at it?") to the rigors of Thanksgiving at the in-laws', being married changes everything. But no one ever talks about it. No one ever explains... (learn more about this book)

  2. My Mother's Wedding Dress

    by Justine Picardie

    A glorious meditation on why clothes matter. Beginning with the story of her mother’s wedding dress, a perfect black French cocktail dress bought in 1960, writer and former Vogue editor Justine Picardie affirms what all of us may have suspected: that the real value of our wardrobes lies in... (learn more about this book)

  3. A Dress for Diana

    by David Emanuel, Elizabeth Emanuel

    July 29,1981&#8212The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer is one of the iconic moments of the twentieth century. It remains a day embedded in the memory of millions of people around the world&#8212over 800 million people were watching at home on television. ... (learn more about this book)

  4. The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook

    by Carley Roney

    You want a wedding that will wow your guests, but where do you begin? Carley Roney,  founder of the world’s most popular wedding destination, TheKnot.com, has compiled The Knot Ultimate Wedding Lookbook to make the entire wedding-planning experience enjoyable.     More than 1,000 gorgeous... (learn more about this book)

  5. Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress

    by Ilene Beckerman

    “An account that is sweetly sentimental and brutally honest, touching and witty—in short, a true gem.” — Publishers Weekly , starred review “A work that adds great luster to an already golden event.” — The Memphis Commercial Appeal “Her prose is spare, but rich with meaning and always... (learn more about this book)

  6. The Everything Wedding Checklist

    by Janet Anastasio

    Find Groom! Buy This Book! You're standing confidently at the alter, waiting for your turn to say "I Do," when sudden panic hits. * Did you remember to review all the shots you wanted to get with your photographer? * Did you remember to give the caterer the final guest count? *... (learn more about this book)

  7. All Dressed in White: The Irresistible Rise of the American Wedding

    by Carol Wallace

    Everybody loves a wedding, and in All Dressed in White Carol McD. Wallace celebrates the delicious history and the eternal allure of our favorite rite of passage. In the past 150 years the wedding has gone from discreet private ceremony to elaborate public event, yet the fundamentals remain... (learn more about this book)

  8. Bridal Couture: Fine Sewing Techniques for Wedding Gowns and Evening Wear

    by Susan Khalje

    The apparently effortless grace of a successful gown is always underpinned by solid dressmaking skills - the skills described in "Bridal Couture". Starting with a portfolio of breathtaking gowns designed by the author, "Bridal Couture" covers all the major techniques used to sew these... (learn more about this book)

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    Mother's Wedding Dress

    by Cathy Marie Hake, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck, Gina Fields

    Four short stories..Button String Bride, Wedding Quilt Bride, Bayside Bride and The Persistent Bride.

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  10. The Wedding Dress: Meditations on Work and Life

    by Fanny Howe

    In times of great uncertainty, the urgency of the artist's task is only surpassed by its difficulty. Ours is such a time, and rising to the challenge, novelist and poet Fanny Howe suggests new and fruitful ways of thinking about both the artist's role and the condition of doubt. In these... (learn more about this book)

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