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Stuff Every Groom Should Know

Part of Stuff You Should Know

Author Eric San Juan
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$10.99 US
Quirk Books
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On sale Apr 21, 2015 | 9781594747977
Sales rights: World
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A simple and straightforward pocket-sized guide packed with everything a groom needs to know—from popping the question to planning the honeymoon.

You’ve found the one, and you are ready to commit to a happily married life—but now comes the hard part. You actually have to plan the wedding!

The ideal starting point for any groom-to-be, this mini-manual will help you not only support your future spouse but actually enjoy the wedding planning process, with expert advice on:
  • How to Budget for a Wedding
  • How to Choose the Best Best Man
  • How to Pick the Perfect Tux
  • How to Write Your Own Vows
  • How to Survive Your Bachelor Party

Plus tips on building a guest list, suggestions for stress-free receptions, how to nail the first dance, advice on dealing with your new in-laws, and much, much more!
TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ENGAGEMENT STUFF
Choosing the Ring
Popping the Question
Six Questions Everyone’s Going to Start Asking You
The Name Game
Ten Things That Are Definitely Going to Change After Marriage
Five Things That Definitely Won’t Change After Marriage

WEDDING PLANNING STUFF
It’s Only One Day: Keeping Perspective
A Guide to All the People Who Will Help You Pull This Off
How to Budget for a Wedding
How to Have a Wedding on the (Relatively) Cheap
Location, Location, Location
How to Write a Guest List
How to Make a Seating Chart
How to Choose the Best Best Man
Wedding Bands
How to Pick the Perfect Tux
A Head-to-Toe Glossary of Tuxedo Terms
Regarding Gift Registries
Regarding Religious Traditions
How to Choose an Officiant
How to Write Your Own Vows
Wedding Food (and Drink)
How to Pick Your Wedding Music
Wedding Playlist Cheat Sheet
How to Give Your Mom (and Your Fiancée’s Mom) Her Say
How to Survive Your Bachelor Party
Ten Things to Do the Night Before

WEDDING DAY STUFF
How to Melt Cold Feet
Tips for the Well-Groomed Groom
Nine Things Every Groom Needs in His (or His Best Man’s) Pocket
How to Cry Manfully
How to Rock Your Wedding Photos
How to Meet and Greet All Those Strangers
How to Nail the First Dance Day-Of
Problems That Will Inevitably Arise—and How to Deal
Your Drunk College Friends and You
Your Lovely New Wife
Regarding the Wedding Night
You Really Are Ready for This

AFTER-WEDDING STUFF
Read This Stuff Before the Wedding
How to Plan (and Budget for) a Honeymoon
How to Write Thank-You Notes
Six More Questions Everyone’s Going to Start Asking You
How to Have Good (Married) Sex
How to Say You’re Sorry
Ten (or So) Small but Essential Courtesies

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Copyright © 2015 by Eric San Juan. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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“The perfect engagement present for any couple getting ready to take the plunge.”—Philadelphia Weekly

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A simple and straightforward pocket-sized guide packed with everything a groom needs to know—from popping the question to planning the honeymoon.

You’ve found the one, and you are ready to commit to a happily married life—but now comes the hard part. You actually have to plan the wedding!

The ideal starting point for any groom-to-be, this mini-manual will help you not only support your future spouse but actually enjoy the wedding planning process, with expert advice on:
  • How to Budget for a Wedding
  • How to Choose the Best Best Man
  • How to Pick the Perfect Tux
  • How to Write Your Own Vows
  • How to Survive Your Bachelor Party

Plus tips on building a guest list, suggestions for stress-free receptions, how to nail the first dance, advice on dealing with your new in-laws, and much, much more!

Excerpt

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

ENGAGEMENT STUFF
Choosing the Ring
Popping the Question
Six Questions Everyone’s Going to Start Asking You
The Name Game
Ten Things That Are Definitely Going to Change After Marriage
Five Things That Definitely Won’t Change After Marriage

WEDDING PLANNING STUFF
It’s Only One Day: Keeping Perspective
A Guide to All the People Who Will Help You Pull This Off
How to Budget for a Wedding
How to Have a Wedding on the (Relatively) Cheap
Location, Location, Location
How to Write a Guest List
How to Make a Seating Chart
How to Choose the Best Best Man
Wedding Bands
How to Pick the Perfect Tux
A Head-to-Toe Glossary of Tuxedo Terms
Regarding Gift Registries
Regarding Religious Traditions
How to Choose an Officiant
How to Write Your Own Vows
Wedding Food (and Drink)
How to Pick Your Wedding Music
Wedding Playlist Cheat Sheet
How to Give Your Mom (and Your Fiancée’s Mom) Her Say
How to Survive Your Bachelor Party
Ten Things to Do the Night Before

WEDDING DAY STUFF
How to Melt Cold Feet
Tips for the Well-Groomed Groom
Nine Things Every Groom Needs in His (or His Best Man’s) Pocket
How to Cry Manfully
How to Rock Your Wedding Photos
How to Meet and Greet All Those Strangers
How to Nail the First Dance Day-Of
Problems That Will Inevitably Arise—and How to Deal
Your Drunk College Friends and You
Your Lovely New Wife
Regarding the Wedding Night
You Really Are Ready for This

AFTER-WEDDING STUFF
Read This Stuff Before the Wedding
How to Plan (and Budget for) a Honeymoon
How to Write Thank-You Notes
Six More Questions Everyone’s Going to Start Asking You
How to Have Good (Married) Sex
How to Say You’re Sorry
Ten (or So) Small but Essential Courtesies

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Copyright © 2015 by Eric San Juan. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.

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“The perfect engagement present for any couple getting ready to take the plunge.”—Philadelphia Weekly

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