Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette

Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette
by Peggy Post

Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette
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Author: Peggy Post
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006
ISBN: 0060745045
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: William Morrow

Book Reviews of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette

Book Review: Very Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars

I've always liked the Emily Post series, but found this book to be sorely disappointing. It does highlight some etiquette basics (e.g. do not consider a cash bar, and handwrite your "thank you" cards). But it's hardly "definitive." The book goes into extensive detail on receiving lines, but only glances over seating assignments (which will have a much larger effect on your guests' experience). It distinguishes between dress codes for formal weddings and informal ones, but says little about other etiquette differences. It also offers scant advice on the delicate manners required for less traditional weddings, like those involving mixed families or same-sex couples.

What's worse? At times Ms. Post advises plain bad manners. For instance, you should not have a different number of bridesmaids and groomsmen, as the book suggests. This has nothing to do with procession concerns (which the book cites). It is because the groom is no less important than the bride and warrants the same number of attendants (which the book overlooks). If you are concerned about traditional symbolism cast this guide aside, an American bride at a formal wedding should not wear any color she fancies, nor should the bridesmaids wear white. Also, steer clear of the book's tacky suggestions on official wedding hosting. Hosting is more than just footing the bill, and the divorced MOB should be properly listed on the invitation, regardless of who writes the check.

The list of poor and lacking advice goes on, but my patience does not. I recommend choosing a different etiquette book, and reading critically.

Summary of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette

The classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dreams.

Today's weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. In this new edition, Peggy provides sensible solutions to wedding questions old and new, showing how to manage the big decisions and the little details with tact, consideration and confidence?? leaving you free to enjoy all of the happy times along the way!

With new chapters on the groom's involvement and incorporating today's technology into your wedding plans, plus updates and expansions on destination weddings, same?sex unions, wedding expenses, and more, the 5th edition answers every couple's contemporary questions. And Peggy Post continues to provide the tried and true guidelines every couple needs for a memorable wedding, from announcing the engagement, to budgeting for the ceremony and reception, to choosing the perfect caterer, florist, photographer and music?? and bringing it all off with minimum stress and maximum style.


What makes a perfect wedding? "[The bride] and the groom both look as though there were sunlight behind their eyes, as though their mouths irresistibly turned to smiles," wrote Emily Post in 1922's Etiquette. Great-granddaughter-in-law Peggy Post, author of the fourth edition of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, absolutely agrees with Miss Emily. To ensure those bright eyes and smiles, she imparts thoughtful and commonsensical advice on how to plan for not just your wedding, but for all the social and familial obligations and traditions that a wedding entails.

Unlike many wedding manuals, Post includes advice for the "encore" bride as well as for the new bride. In this day of remarriages and blended families, tact and strategy are often needed to make sure feelings aren't hurt and everything runs as smoothly as possible. A chapter on multicultural and interfaith marriages addresses differing world traditions and how they can be incorporated into a touching ceremony that makes both the couple and their families happy. If you are unsure of who is supposed to do what, Post gives you clear instruction, often including a flow chart that delineates the responsibilities of all people involved in the wedding party (bride's parents throw the engagement party, best man returns the tuxes, flower girl's family pays for her outfit).

Throughout Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette are sidebars with questions asked of Post regarding an amazing array of wedding-related conundrums ("My daughter's fiancé wants to follow his family's tradition of having a money tree at the wedding. I personally find this distasteful; can I say so?"). This is a great book to find the answers for all those sticky questions. All involved in the wedding process should leaf through, get their bearings, smile, and then forge ahead. --Dana Van Nest

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