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Top Ten Things Every Bridezilla Needs-#3
Bridezilla Must-Have #3 Essential Bride Literature. Forget all the "Best Bridal Bargains" and "Dirt Poor Wedding Planning" propaganda. Those are for less blessed and beautiful brides and have nothing to do with you! Bridezillas only need one book to make sure their bridal bidding is completed: Grace Kelly: Icon of Style to Royal Bride. This fabulous book explains how Kelly's amazing style rocketed her to box office fame, and eventually caught her the eye of a bonafide prince! When your Groomie-to-be is giving you grief about the loads of money you've spent on the wedding, just cite this hard-nosed literary source as an example of how you could be doing so much worse - and anyway, doesn't he think you deserve to be treated like the princess you truly are? Plus there are tons of great tips on how to have a bona fide bridezilla princess wedding. Brilliant bubble bath reading!
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Bridezilla Reviews: A Thousand Days In Venice, by Marlena De Blasi
We love a good escapist romance, at least outside of the fainting women and swashbuckling men bodice-ripper genre. There's nothing quite as escapist and romantic as a tale of falling in love with a Venetian stranger and flying to Italy to become his bride, as in A Thousand Days in Venice, by Marlena De Blasi, a true story of a woman who does just that. A delicious read for any time of year, this one works especially well during the cold winters when you'd like to curl up in front of a fire in a palazzo of your own. The luscious-sounding recipes even got us interested in cooking for a hot minute - luckily, that urge passed, and we just set to Citysearching for the nearest Italian restaurant. And if you think your own wedding planning has been trying, revel in the madcap adventures as Marlena navigates the vast and mysterious world of Venetian marriages, from underage seamstresses to bishops insistent that a Catholic wedding will take months. As the Italians insist, of course, the struggle only makes it sweeter. Read this one when you need to get away from it all, and when you're finished, start leaving this page up on your fiance's computer whenever he leaves the room.
Read It, Love It: A Thousand Days in Venice, by Marlena De Blasi
Chasing Harry Winston: The Watered-Down Cosmopolitan of Chick Lit
Touted by the publisher marketing department as "Sex and the City-eque", it turns out that is a very accurate description of Chasing Harry Winston, Lauren Weisberger's newest offering to the literary world and follow up novel to her major best seller The Devil Wears Prada. As someone who devoured The Devil Wears Prada the first time and then went back for second and third helpings over the years, you could definitely say I am a fan of Ms. Weisberger’s work.
Unfortunately Chasing Harry Winston hits a little too close to Sex and the City (SATC) for this reader. The three main characters can be drawn directly to the cast of SATC, minus Carrie Bradshaw (and who wants a SATC that's minus Carrie Bradshaw?) The result is a pretty formulaic and predictable story line. There were bright spots of banter, bonding and some downright sensible advice for the capturing and releasing of menzzzz, but overall this novel falls right into the marketing department's promotional "Beach Read of 2008" to be forgotten about come September.
Overall the novel is a fast read, designer names sprinkled in here and there to give it that glamorous feel and while I do heart SATC, seeing a diluted version of it print is like drinking a watered-down cosmopolitan. However, it delivers what it promises, young Manhattanites trying to make the most of who they are and what they have to give, leaning on each other for support and learning to be happy for one another. Bonus points for a cover that couldn't be more Bridezilla if it tried!
The Only Wedding Planning Book Worth Buying
A lesser bride might be content with a slim volume of trendy wedding tips, but Bridezillas will not settle for anything less than the godmother wedding planning book. Plus, carrying this considerable tome will give you those elusive Angelina arms you've been wanting for your strapless dress.
A Few Wedding Planning Gems Inside:
- Never Plan a Wedding During Daylight Savings Weekend
- Bridal Bodyguards-Mindy appoints a lookout to make sure her bride doesn't see any other bride on the Big Day. We concur!
- As you scout for your location, don't forget to case the bathroom situation and figure out if there's enough power on site to supply your whole event.
- Use photo booth photography to make your Save the Date cards.
- Don't forget your wedding shopping underwear! (Trying on wedding gowns is not a private experience)
Not blowing your budget on bridal magazines and picking up this timeless tome instead? Bridezilla calls that a "Weiss'' Investment. Bridezilla Bonus Tip: This book makes a great heirloom to hand down to future bridal generations.
BookZilla Review: Queen of Babble Gets Hitched
Summer reading is supposed to be like a hot summer fling -- easy, fun and purely for entertainment. Queen of Babble Gets Hitched strives to be all of those things, but with cliche characters and plot that reads like adolescent fiction, it unfortunately falls flat. We suggest bridezillas tote a different book to the beach house this summer.
Written by Meg Cabot (author of The Princess Diaries), the third installment in the Queen of Babble series centers around weddings. It takes place in a posh, French-style bridal shop in Manhattan. While Lizzie is busy retrofitting vintage gowns for wealthy brides, her mind is on her own engagement to Luke -- a "good on paper" guy with a lot of cash, but not a lot of heart.
Enter Chaz - Luke's yokel best friend who seems to have a thing for Lizzie, Ava Geck - a Paris Hilton-meets-Britney Spears trainwreck, and Lizzie's supportive best friend Shari and you have something that's been done before. Queen of Babble Get Hitched is the literary equivalent to an episode of "Grey's Anatomy," - it's entertaining, but not earth shattering, and the characters get on your nerves. The best part about this book are the wedding tidbits, love quotes, and wedding disaster advice at the beginning of each chapter.
Despite its predictable plot and poorly developed characters, the book brings to light an important lesson for bridezilla: before you go after what you want, wedding or otherwise, you have to decide what that something is. Lizzie has to decide if she wants a three-carat Cartier ring from a man she might not love, or no marriage at all from a cargo-pants-clad guy who makes her heart flutter. Seems like bridezilla can have too many choices after all!
Killing Bridezilla: When Nancy Drew Meets Romy's High School Reunion
When I first laid eyes on Laura Levine's new Jaine Austen mystery, Killing Bridezilla, I was skeptical. As an adolescent I avoided mysteries at all costs. Poor Nancy Drew collected dust on the shelf, while I devoured every book in the Sweet Valley High series. But like a bridezilla to Manolos, this mystery pulled me in with a supernatural-like force.
Since I stay clear of my library's mystery section, I never read any of Laura Levine's books and didn't know what to expect. The cover cartoon of a bride in a coffin sent shivers down my spine and brought about visions of my own untimely demise. But all my misconceptions about mysteries stopped when I read the first page. It's a snappy, humorous read, not a dark warning to bridezillas.
Jaine Austen is a part-time writer of toilet ads (very unbridezilla) and part-time private investigator. When Jaine's archnemesis Patty Marshall hires her out of the blue to write her wedding vows, Jaine's first instinct is to say no. But with a dwindling bank account and a lucrative offer from Patti, Jaine takes the assignment and ends up with a much bigger problem on her hands when bridezilla bites the big one.
Patti is the uberbridezilla. She screams at the caterer over a romaine lettuce mix-up and asks Jaine to rewrite the wedding vows multiple times. The only thing longer than her list of demands is her list of enemies. No mystery here; it's obvious from the beginning that bridezilla will go down. What's not so obvious is who did the deed.
Continue Reading Killing Bridezilla: When Nancy Drew Meets Romy's High School Reunion »Bridezilla's Mad About this Bachelorette Party Game
As a wee zilla, Mad Libs were our thing. We played them on the bus. We played them with our third-grade crush. We played them at slumber parties, dreaming up stories about the boys we liked and the girls we hated. At recess, Mad Libs circled the playground and the game lasted all of two minutes before someone tried to slip in (gulp) a dirty word. If you're a fellow Mad Libber, good news: They're baack. With adorable pin-up cover art. And just in time for your bridezilla bachelorette party!
The rules are simple: one player asks you to blindly fill in the blanks of a story with random adjectives, nouns, and verbs. It's best played after bridezilla downs a couple of martinis. Hilarity ensues when you read the story out loud. Play Mad Libs en route to ladies' night. Or ditch the penis paraphernalia and give your bachelorette bash a retro twist.
7 Wedding Planning Books Every Bridezilla Must Read
My name is bridezilla and I'm a wedding book nerd. As a bridezilla, writer, and long-time member of the literati, wedding planning books are my thing. I spend every Saturday morning trolling the bookstore and nothing lures me in quite like the aisle of pastel-blue and-white hardcovers. With so many wedding planning books, what's a bridezilla to do? Select from our bridezilla bestsellers!
1. Offbeat Bride: Taffeta-Free Alternatives for Independent Brides
Sure, you spent many of late nights perusing The Offbeat Bride's "wedding porn," (as do we) but did you know the blogger now has a book? Bridezillas who aren't afraid to wear a lime-green wedding dress or have a coffin on their wedding cake will appreciate this taffeta-free text. This wedding planning book doesn't tell you how to create your own Offbeat wedding, it's inspirational, not instructional. It comes alive with anecdotes from Ariel Meadow Stalling's own experiences.
2. The Wedding Book: The Big Book for Your Big Day
We said it before and we'll say it again: The Wedding Book should grace every bridezilla's bookshelf. This bible-size tome made the bridezilla best-seller list because it's full of every tip, trick, and trend out there. It covers everything from engagement announcement to the crucial days just before you say "I Do."
3. Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette, 5e
What makes the perfect wedding? "The bride and groom both look as though they were sunlight behind their eyes as though their mouths irresistibly turned to smiles." Where would we be without Emily Post? She taught us to handle sticky situations with the grace of a white-gloved Queen. Emily Post's great granddaughter-in-law, Peggy Post wrote this wedding etiquette book. It covers every etiquette tip in the book for new and modern brides. If you ever wondered how to diplomatically deal with your mother in law or what to do about your ever-growing guest list, read this.
4. The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects for Your Ultimate One-of-a-Kind Wedding
We know, a true bridezilla would rather hire someone than resort to do-it-yourself. But when you're as anal-retentive as us, it pays to get out the glue gun. The DIY Bride offers 40 fun projects and clever crafts for your ultimate one-of-a-kind wedding. If you're wavering on this book, consider that you'll get all the kudos for your brilliant creations. Not your wedding planner, not your venues, you.
5.Anti-Bride Guide: Tying the Knot Outside of the Box
The Anti-Bride Guide high-heel kicks convention to the curb. Our obsession with organza and Manolos considered, bridezilla is the opposite of anti-bride. But the author's sassy illustrations and brilliant tips kept us entertained and wanting more. If you want wedding checklists that don't reek of "The Knot," pick up the Anti-Bride.
6.The Best of Martha Stewart Living : Weddings
Who better to give wedding advice than the maven of elegant entertainment - Martha Stewart! This book rolls all her previous wedding advice up into one cinnamon bun of a book. It's full of beautiful snapshots and practical advice. Best Of Martha is especially perfect if you plan to have one of those gorgeous Connecticut country club weddings. Martha has a discerning eye for wedding detail. She may have been one of the first bridezillas!
7. In Style: Weddings
From the most formal church ceremony to barefoot on the beach, InStyle Weddings includes them all. With more than 500 colorful and black & white photographs, it's a visual masterpiece and pairs wonderfully with a morning latte.
51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged: A Pre-Ring Must Read
It's that time of year again: engagement season. To prepare pre-bling bridezillas, who may have an inkling that there's a proposal in their future, I reviewed "51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged."
51 Things You Should Know Before Getting Engaged
This pre-marital manual looks like something you'd pick up in couple's counseling and bring home discretely in a paper bag. Written by a psychotherapist named Michael Batshaw (not Dr. Batshaw), it smells a little too self help for this bridezilla. But if it saves women from getting lured into a bad marriage by a 3-carat princess cut from Tiffany's, it's worth reviewing.
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