The DIY wedding manual

The DIY wedding manual How to create your perfect day without a celebrity budget

Lisa Sodeau

Book - 2010

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Subjects
Weddings > Planning.
Weddings > Economic aspects.
Published
Oxford : How To Books [2010]
Language
English
Main Author
Lisa Sodeau (-)
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
148 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781845284053
  • Preface
  • Wedding timeline
  • 1. Stationery
  • Setting a colour palette
  • Setting a wedding theme
  • Deciding on fonts
  • Save the date cards
  • Invitations
  • Evening invites
  • Order of service booklet
  • Table stationery
  • How to organise a table plan
  • Place cards
  • Thank you cards
  • Budget busters
  • 2. Venues
  • Budget busters
  • Choosing a venue
  • Questions to ask potential venues
  • Types of venues
  • Marquees
  • 3. Reception
  • Deciding on your reception venue
  • Selecting the right package
  • Arranging the seating plan
  • Decorating your reception venue
  • Budget busters
  • Speeches
  • After dinner entertainment
  • 4. Getting married abroad
  • Budget busters
  • Organising your paperwork
  • Pros and cons of getting married abroad
  • Do a reccy
  • Information for guests
  • Packing for a wedding abroad
  • Wedding abroad checklist
  • Wedding insurance
  • Things to consider when getting married abroad
  • 5. Transport
  • The night before the wedding
  • Choosing your transport
  • Budget busters
  • 6. Photography
  • A little planning goes a long way
  • Hiring the right photographer
  • Questions to ask prospective photographers
  • Planning your photographs
  • Budget busters
  • 7. Music
  • Music for the ceremony
  • Prelude
  • The processional
  • Wedding hymns
  • The departure
  • Music for the reception
  • Band vs DJ
  • First dance
  • Party music
  • Budget busters
  • 8. Flowers
  • Budget busters
  • Flowers in bloom
  • Foliage
  • Meanings of flowers
  • Keeping your wedding flowers
  • Buttonholes
  • Hand-tied bouquets
  • Floral table centerpieces
  • 9. Food and drink
  • Food suppliers at venues
  • Budget busters
  • Providing your own food and drink
  • Afternoon tea
  • Buffets
  • Holding a BBQ
  • Themed foods
  • Canapés
  • Welcome drinks
  • Budget busters
  • Desserts
  • After dinner delights
  • 10. Wedding cakes
  • Traditional wedding cakes
  • Making a wedding cake
  • Filling your cake
  • Covering your cake
  • Adding decorations
  • Stacking your wedding cake
  • Cupcakes
  • Alternative options for wedding cakes
  • Budget busters
  • 11. The wedding dress
  • How to find your dream dress
  • Deciding on a dress shape for your figure
  • Choosing the right fabric
  • Budget busters
  • The veil
  • Choosing your bridesmaid and flower girl dresses
  • Budget busters
  • 12. Hair and make up
  • Starting a beauty regime
  • A simple beauty regime to follow
  • Beauty treatments
  • Homemade beauty treatments
  • Wedding hair
  • Long hair
  • Short hair
  • Practice makes perfect
  • Choosing the perfect hair accessories
  • Wedding make up
  • Make up must haves for brides
  • Tools of the trade
  • A step-by-step guide to doing your own wedding day make up
  • Wedding day emergencies
  • Budget busters
  • 13. Favours
  • Ideas for favours
  • Budget busters
  • Index

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