In the internet age it is easy to overlook what a good book can do to help.  After all that important down time at the end of the day could be your best time to thing around your wedding and look for inspiration.  Here are a series of books which may help the day go a little smoother or spark your imagination.

A Modern Girls Guide to getting hitched

This fun, witty, self-help book for brides-to-be tells the modern woman the truth about weddings. A Modern Girl’s Guide to Getting Hitched gives tips, guidance and case studies on how to plan for your big day, cope with your families and friends, and achieve your own goals. Entertaining and informative, it is aimed at real women and tells the truth about weddings that the magazines don’t dare to mention. Topics covered include: Coming to terms with never being able to pull men again! Dealing with the details that will drive you mad – and discovering the available options; Looking like a princess – without having to behave like one; Creating the right service for you; Speeches – choosing the right people for the job and controlling their content; Choosing a bridesmaid without losing all your female friends; Learning how to balance being a wedding bore with a full-time job; Judgement Day – including common disasters and last minute fixes. A Modern Girl’s Guide to Getting Hitched is a must-have, light-hearted guide to one of the most unintentionally stressful days of a girl’s life.

Making the Father of the Bride’s Speech

You have a wonderful opportunity to add to the magic of your daughter’s wedding. Your words will linger in memories – they may even be captured on video for future generations to hear. So what are the golden rules of speech-making? How can you convey emotion, seriousness and add a touch of humour?

Being the Best Man for Dummies

“…simple, clear and concise…” (Nottingham Evening Post, July 2006)
“Funny and practical” (Pure Weddings, Autumn/Winter edition)

“…clear, bright, easy style…everything you need to know and do…Grooms, get your mate this book or risk kissing your wedding goodbye.” (Lads Mag, August 2006)

“this book will help you through the worst and the best of it all. Buy it.” (Front Magazine, September 2006)

“For extra hints and tips…” (For The Bride, October 2006)

“…a humorous, yet information–packed step–by–step guide to your role and responsibilities”. (Kentish Gazette, Thursday 13th March 2008)

Making the Best Man’s Speech

This is a guide for prospective “best men” which aims to answer the anxieties about making the speech. It offers advice on speech-making essentials, great openings, strong middles, big finishes, plus putting it all together and delivering the speech itself.

Poems and Readings for Weddings

As recent reports suggest, many fewer weddings are now taking place in church. For those that are not having the traditional wedding service, it can be a problem finding suitable material to be read at a civil ceremony. And even some traditionalists like to have something extra read at their wedding lunch or party. This inspiring book offers 70 poems and readings which celebrate love and union – and offer the prospect of a lifetime’s shared happiness.

The Complete Best Man

I know exactly what you are thinking. It seemed such a good idea at the time, but now you are beginning to realise there’s going to be more to it than just turning up on time and handing over the ring. Am I right, or am I right? Fear not. Whether the happy couple has a traditional white wedding vision or a modernist view of their big day, this handbook will show you how to become their perfect best man…a best man who knows how to combine the best of the old with the best of the new. The groom will be glad he chose you. So pour yourself a cold one, sit back and get ready to learn how to turn a stressful honour into a piece of (wedding) cake.

Miss Manners’ Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding

All too often, wedding advice promises brides perfection achieved through selfishness, greed and showing off. Here, Miss Manners and her newlywed daughter, Jacobina, explain how to have a dignified ceremony and delightful celebration without succumbing to the pattern of the vulgar, money-draining wedding that exhausts families and exploits friends.

The step-by-step Guide to Planning Your Wedding

Lynda Wright (Lynda @checkmark-books.co.uk)
When I planned my own wedding, I made lots of notes and lists with tick boxes and space to write in as the plans proceeded. Over a period of time I copied the notes for friends who were getting married and one friend in particular urged me to develop them further and write a book. I wrote the information in a workbook style because it is the type of book I would like to have been able to use to plan my own wedding and I felt sure it would appeal to others. Planning a wedding can be a daunting prospect, but it has been my aim to cover all the decisions and steps that have to be taken along the way to ensure its success. I hope you find the book useful and recommend it to your friends. If you would like to e-mail me with your comments, I would be very pleased to hear from you. In the meantime, have lots of fun planning your wedding and very best wishes for your future happiness. –This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Your Daughters Wedding

This handy guide shows you what role a modern-day mother of the bride plays, helping you to make your daughter’s day as perfect as possible. There’s expert information on the mother of the bride’s duties, what to do and what not to do, what to wear, how to arrange flowers, photography and guest lists and how to handle difficult family situations. Also covering weddings abroad, with no-nonsense advice on how to deal with finances and guidance for smooth preparation in the run up to the wedding day, “Your Daughter’s Wedding” will help you to support your daughter every step of the way.

The Groom’s Guide

he Groom has lots to do but hasn’t a clue – so help him! There are full colour, up-to-the-minute advice exclusively for the groom. There is full backing of “You & Your Wedding” to alert brides that he needs it! This is the book that will make him a superstar on the day. This is a new addition to Britain’s best-selling wedding information list. Branded by Britain’s top-selling wedding magazine, this is a superb book, fully comprehensive with beautifully laid out information and presentation. There’s no padding, no blah-blah, just everything that he needs to be aware of and everything that he needs to do leading up the wedding and on the day itself. This is the book that will persuade his mother-in-law that he’s good enough for her daughter!

Making the Bridegroom’s Speech: Etiquette;Jokes;Sample Speeches;One-liners (Things That Really Matter)

Providing examples, tips and hints for confidence, this wedding speech guide is written exclusively for the bridegroom. It covers conveying feelings to guests; adding a little humour; finding the ideal beginning and ending; putting it all together; and getting the delivery right.

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