EXCELLENCE in WEDDING PLANNING takes the reader on a journey that leads to a destination! It begins with how to set up a wedding planning business and ends with the final good-bys at the wedding reception! Written from decades of personal experience, plus the knowledge gained by working with hundreds of students in thirty-five countries, the business part of the book will save a person desiring to be a wedding planner many hours of research. It spells out exactly what has to be done to start a wedding planning business and how to keep it successful. Those already working as wedding planners will find refinements to help take their business to a different level. Brides who are working without a professional planner will find EXCELLENCE in WEDDING PLANNING a great guide for what has to be done and when, information to give the wedding party and etiquette and guidelines for wording and addressing invitations in today's society. There is information about the choosing the most flattering gown for different figure types as well as a discussion of products in a Bridal Registry. Ever wonder why a bride wears,"Something old, some new and a lucky sixpence in her shoe?"Or, when wedding bands came into vogue?
Why a wedding gown is white? Have they always been white? The origin of these and many other wedding traditions is discussed in a chapter written to enlighten and amuse the reader. If there is a wedding in your future, either as a planner or a bride, EXCELLENCE in WEDDING PLANNING is a "must read" book!