Perfect for engagement parties or a groomsman’s gift, this little black book has all the skills a guy needs to get from “yes!” to “I do.” Fun, easy, and stress-free chapters on wedding planning for dudes include: ·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

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

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Eric San Juan

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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!

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  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