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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 395.22 EAN: 9781401302955 ISBN: 1401302955 Label: Hyperion Manufacturer: Hyperion Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 272 Publication Date: April 03, 2007 Publisher: Hyperion Release Date: March 28, 2007 Studio: Hyperion Editorial Review: Product Description: Even if youve never attended a wedding in the South, youll find laughter in the pages of this deliciously entertaining slice of Southern life and love, complete with recipes, advice, and a huge dose of that famous charm "In the Mississippi Delta, funerals bring out the best in people, while weddings, which are supposed to be happy occasions, bring out the worst." So say Gayden Metcalfe and Charlotte Hays, authors of the bestseller Being Dead Is No Excuse: The Official Southern Ladies Guide to Hosting the Perfect Funeral, who turn their keen eyes and sharp wit from the end of the life cycle to the all-important midpoint. For anyone planning, participating in, or attending a wedding (Southern or not), this book will amuse, entertain, and provide advice for marital bliss, including: --Its OK to peek at an etiquette book, but if you rely too heavily on it, people will think that you are not fully acquainted with what is right and wrong. --Anything that was not done in the past doesnt need to be done now -- consider this before ordering a grooms cake, especially one featuring a fishing-tackle or golfing theme. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Ok, but a bit disappointingThis book was just OK. I was really looking forward to reading it so maybe I expected too much. It was really slow in the middle - almost like the author was trying to stretch the material. On the other hand, some parts were really entertaining and all too true. Rating:  - FabulousI thought I liked her book about funerals and I did, but this is even better. I would recommend it especially to southern girls and women who no longer live in the south. I look forward to sharing it with my daughter who is in Denver. Rating: - Great bookInsightful, devilishly funny. Anyone who has any contact with the Mississippi Delta will see long lost friends on every page. Rating:  - A good follow-up to their last bookThe authors of Being Dead Is No Excuse are back for another rollicking good time recounting the foibles and frustration of the Delta. Like Being Dead, this friendly tome wields its wit like a Union saber, slicing through the niceties of southern living and getting to the heart of the matter. "A Southern mother might be tempted to marry off her daughter to Jack the Ripper (who reportedly was a member of the royal family--so there) if it meant she could get out all her tea napkins." As the last ... Read More Rating: - If I were Southern, this would be my wedding planner!This book is hilarious, and yet, so true. Reading the tales of women who are truely southern, and will remind you of it every day of their lives, is hilarious. The wedding stories are great, and filled with practical advice to pull of the perfect southern wedding. I absolutely loved this book. |
