Includes index

Figuring out what you really want -- Guests first, budget second -- From the ballroom to the beach : location and logistics -- Vendors, friendors, and doing it yourself -- Cheers! Feeding everyone -- Getting everyone to show up (and have a good time) -- In this hot outfit, I thee wed -- Sparkles and spreadsheets : a realist's guide to wedding decor -- Picking flowers : florists, DIY, and when the bloom is off the ranunculus -- Ceremonies, vows, and why we're all here -- Gettin' it done

"With reality tv shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; what couples really need is clear guidance on how to assess this information and sort the useful from the disastrous. Enter A Practical Wedding Planner, the (practical) companion volume to A Practical Wedding. Meg Keene walks couples through planning, from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty details. In her characteristic seasoned, sassy style, Keene offers no-nonsense guidance for planning a dream wedding on a real budget."--

"With wedding "reality" TV shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; but what couples really need is guidance on how to go through this information and sort the useful from the disastrous. Enter A Practical Wedding Planner, the (practical) companion volume to A Practical Wedding, with no-nonsense guidance on how to plan the dream wedding, on an affordable budget, from conception to reality. Meg Keene walks couples through planning, from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty details (Are those flowers really in season when you're getting married? How are you going to transport that massive backdrop you just made to your venue? What's the best way to pre-make that cute signature cocktail?). In APW's characteristic seasoned, sassy style, the planner offers indispensable advice for planning a wedding on a real-life budget"--