How to Have an Elegant Wedding for $5000 (or Less) : Achieving Beautiful Simplicity Without Mortgaging Your Future

I can't imagine trying to plan a wedding on a tight budget without some type of guide book, and this is the one for me! SO many great ideas, easy to read, time-lines, do' & don'ts....I say this book is indispensible!!

This is, I feel, one of the best books on the market. I have purchased and scanned numbers of other books, and none compare to this. It spends a lot of time on how to make a realistic budget, and how to stick to that budget. This can be a messy, but necessary part of the wedding planning. Along with wonderful advice and tips, the actual authors of the book are a mother/daughter team who started in the wedding business by planning the daughters marriage a number of years ago. This very personal introduction explaining their begining created in me a great confidence and trust in the authors. I feel that the authors really have a solid grasp on what to expect, how to deal with vendors, and even include a chapter on the brides anxieties and stresses before the wedding. They write in an easy manner and include numerous real life stories to make points and show examples. Though, I personally plan to spend more than 5,000 dollars on my wedding, they give wonderful advice on how to cut costs, and not create a 'tacky' affair. Their budgeting advice is the best. I feel this book goes over every aspect of the wedding and deals with numerous scenarios. It is truely a great find.

This is a great book. It presents the information in a number of different formats including the authors' text, lists, and stories. I recommend it to any bride planning a wedding. There are compromises to be made to keep the cost below $5000, but even if your budget is higher there are great suggestions and organization techniques.

This book contained much of the detail from the other books that I had read previously...but more importantly it got rid of some of the BS. It did NOT have product advertisements. It did not berate the groom.It gave good advice and contained some interesting stories and personal experiences. Out of the 3 books on weddings I have read and the 50 books I have paged through, this one is the best. Not the most complete (you can find thicker books or books with more lists), but definitely the best.

This fabulous, easy to read book is filled with many wonderful ideas on how to have a wedding on a small budget! While this book offers amusing stories of other couples' successful and not-so-successful wedding ideas, its main focus is on getting you organized from the day after your engagement until the thank you notes have been sent out. Each chapter is filled with great organizational tips as well as tips for cutting costs. This book is definitly a must if you're a starving college student!