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<\/a>Miss Manners’ Guide to a Surprisingly Dignified Wedding<\/em><\/strong>,<\/a> written by Judith Martin (aka Miss Manners) and her recently married daughter, Jacobina, is done in the traditional “Dear Miss Manners” question and answer style.\u00a0 This in itself is pretty entertaining … well, don’t we all secretly find another person’s dilemma or faux pas a little humorous?\u00a0 Right, as long as it’s not us!<\/p>\nInterspersed throughout are practical,\u00a0informative comments.\u00a0 For example, “Wedding as Fundraiser” is listed as one of Three Terrible Ideas (the title for chapter three.)\u00a0 Times have changed, but hospitality still takes the cake.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Another book I wished I had read before my son got married (sigh –it was published a year later)\u00a0 Anyway, Mother of the Groom<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Sharon Naylor is packed full of practical insights.\u00a0 It’s not just about the rehearsal dinner anymore!\u00a0 And no, you don’t have to shut up and wear beige.\u00a0 Well, you don’t want to upstage the bride and critical comments are best kept to yourself — so I guess it is still kind of true.<\/p>\n