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DAVID TUTERA, celebrity wedding and party planner and designer, is the host of the award-winning WEtv show My Fair Wedding with David Tutera. Named as a “Top Trendsetter of The Year” by Modern Bride and called “Best Celebrity Wedding Planner” by Life and Style Magazine, he has also appeared on Oprah, The Today Show and The View. David's designs and products for “Disney’s Couture Wedding Collection by David Tutera” can be found at Walt Disney World, and his wedding gown line, “David Tutera by Faviana” is available across America. He lives in New York City and encourages all to "celebrate life with style!"
| Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
| Introduction: The "Other" Man in Your Life | p. 1 |
| Getting Started 101: The Planning Process: Think, Organize, Do (And Don't!) | p. 7 |
| Think About It: Brainstorming | |
| Get Your Priorities Straight: ABCs of Organizing | |
| Do Your Homework: Researching Before Acting | |
| That Costs How Much?, or My Dad so won't Pay That: The Bride's Guide to Savvy Spending and Budgeting | p. 15 |
| Create Your Budget Before You Spend a Dime | |
| What to Expect (and Questions to Ask When Researching Costs) | |
| Budgeting with Vendors | |
| The Stress-free Bride-to-Be | |
| Scene-Setting for Your Wedding | p. 41 |
| The Perfect Date: Choosing When Your Wedding Will Take Place | |
| That Special Time of Year: Holiday Weddings | |
| In a Faraway Land: Destination Weddings | |
| Location, Location, Location: Selecting a Ceremony and Reception Venue | |
| Perfectly Polished: Etiquette for the Elegant | p. 67 |
| I'm Smiling Because I Have to Right Now: Being a Bride Who Is Nice and Considerate to All | |
| Your A-List: Creating Your Guest List | |
| Get the Party Started!: Choosing Your Bridal Party | |
| Playing the Part: The Role of the Bride and Groom | |
| Being well Received at Your Reception | |
| Oh, You Shouldn't Have!: Registry and Gifts | |
| From me to You: When to Gift Guests | |
| Your Supporting Cast: Attendant Gifts | |
| You're Invited!: Invites And Printed Materials | p. 85 |
| Creating a Buzz: Save the Dates | |
| You are Cordially Invited: Invitations | |
| What Do We Do Now?: Itineraries | |
| The Run of Show: Programs | |
| Places, Everyone!: Escort Cards and Place Cards | |
| What's Cooking?: Menu Cards | |
| The Paper Trail: Accents and More | |
| Much Obliged: Thank-You Notes | |
| Fashion Forward | p. 113 |
| The Aisle Is Your Runway | |
| Making Your Debut: Your Bridal Gown! | |
| Amorous Additions: Accessories | |
| Fashion for Your Bridal Party | |
| Ready for My Close-up: Hair and Makeup | |
| Men of the Hour: Groom and Groomsmen | |
| "Everlasting" Love: Wedding Gown Preservation | |
| Strike Up the Band: Entertainment! | p. 139 |
| Ceremony Serenades | |
| Cocktail and Reception Music | |
| And the Band Played On!: Hiring a Band | |
| Spin My Song: Hiring a DJ | |
| A Sweet Duet: DJs with Accompaniment | |
| Showstoppers: Hiring Performers | |
| Going Out with a Bang: Wedding Fireworks | |
| Lights, Camera, Action!: Photography And Videography | p. 159 |
| Your Personal Paparazzi: Hiring a Photographer | |
| Roll the Cameras!: Hiring a Videographer | |
| Ordinary to Extraordinary: Your Wedding Decor | p. 171 |
| Designing Your Dream: Contracting a Design Vendor | |
| What's Your Bridal Style? | |
| Stop and Smell the Roses: Floral Decor | |
| Decor the Halls | |
| My People Will Call Your People: Contacting Rental Vendors | |
| Let There Be Lighting! | |
| Eat, Drink, and Be Married!: Food And Beverage | p. 206 |
| Creatively Incorporating Food and Festivity | |
| Bottoms Up!: Cocktail Hour | |
| Dinner Is Served: Dinner Receptions | |
| A Taste of Things to Come: Menu Planning and Tastings | |
| Playing with Your Food: Food as Entertainment | |
| Let Them Eat Cake!: Faultlessly Finding Your Future ConFection | |
| Get Me to the Church on Time!: Timelines and Logistics | p. 226 |
| In Due Time | |
| Down to the Minute!: Three Schedule Scenarios | |
| When Time Is on Your Side: Lapses Between Ceremony and Reception | |
| Point A to Point B: Transportation | |
| Don't Do the Pink Stretch Lima: Transporting Yourself to Your Wedding | |
| Which Way Do We Go?: Directions for Guests | |
| There and Back: Transporting Your Bridal Party and/or Guests | |
| The Driving Force: Valet | |
| Checking It Twice | |
| The Main Event: Ceremony and Reception | p. 246 |
| Places, Everyone! | |
| Greeting and Seating | |
| Here Comes the Bride: Processional | |
| Mastering Ceremony | |
| Do You Take This Man?: Vows | |
| Make It Official: Hiring an Officiant | |
| There Goes the Bride: Recessional | |
| To Give Is to Receive: Receiving Lines | |
| Celebrate Good Times: Your Cocktails and Reception | |
| And Nowàthe Announcement of the Bridal Party | |
| May I Have This Dance?: Special Dances | |
| Cheers!: Toasts Given on Your Special Day | |
| Let the Games Begin!: Cake, Garter, Bouquet | |
| Favorite Favors | |
| Closing: Happily-Ever-After-The-Wedding's-Over | p. 274 |
| Index | p. 277 |
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