Again and again, Keene astutely reminds her readers that advice-givers frequently don’t know what they’re talking about. The creator of, an alternative wedding planning website, Keene offers couples of all faiths, ages, budgets, and sexual orientation a wise and well-written hands-on guide for navigating the complexities of etiquette and cultural expectation. But the wedding marks the beginning of married life it is the announcement of the start of something great. If all goes well, your wedding may be the happiest day of your life so far. When people say that your wedding is the happiest day of your life, they have it a little wrong. Consider, for example, her humorous adaptation of “The Six Stages of Wedding Planning”: (1) Euphoria: “Squeee” (2) Discovery: “Ooooh, Pretty” (3) Panic: “How the Hell?” (4) Outrage/Depression: “What the Eff,” “Eff Me” (5) Rebellion: “Eff It” and (6) Zen: “It Is What It Is.” Keene effectively uses both sarcasm and practical advice to cut the tension. While planning nuptials can bring out the worst in even the most sedate among us, Meg Keene works to calm such chaos in her book A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable, and Meaningful Celebration.
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