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For Release: January 8, 2001
Contact: Elizabeth Howell
The Emily Post Institute
802/860-1814
media@emilypost.com
EMILY POST'S WEDDING
ETIQUETTE
4TH EDITION
Cherished Traditions and Contemporary Ideas for a Joyous Celebration
by PEGGY POST
Peggy Post teams up with
American Express Gift Cheques to give away two $20,000 dream weddings
through WeddingChannel.com**
Bad news for delinquent gift
givers: You actually don't have a year to send a wedding gift
- that's a myth. According to America's etiquette doyenne, Peggy
Post, it's better to send a wedding gift before you actually attend
the wedding ¾ or soon thereafter. For many guests it's hard enough
to get a set of flatware delivered during the year after the wedding,
never mind before the actual ceremony. And because so many wedding
guests prefer to give monetary gifts, Peggy Post recommends the
American Express Gift Cheque as a more elegant and thoughtful
gift than the personal check or cash.
"Monetary gifts, such as the
American Express Gift Cheque, are certainly acceptable these days,"
says Peggy Post. "In fact, they're a thoughtful way of giving
the recipient the freedom to choose his or her own gift."
Now American Express Gift Cheques
is not only offering brides and grooms the freedom to choose their
own wedding gifts, but also the chance for two lucky couples to
each win their dream wedding, valued at $20,000, through a sweepstakes
on WeddingChannel.com. The two grand prize winners will also each
receive a complimentary bridal consultation with Peggy Post. This
promotion is in celebration of the publication of EMILY POST'S
WEDDING ETIQUETTE, FOURTH EDITION: Cherished Traditions and Contemporary
Ideas for a Joyous Celebration (HarperResource; January 2001;
$27.50), in which Peggy Post, WeddingChannel.com's etiquette authority,
provides expert advice on the complex, often confusing, issues
of today's weddings.
Addressing a variety of etiquette
questions and challenges, this fully revised and updated edition
of Emily Post's perennial classic provides sensible solutions
for every stage of the wedding planning process - from the engagement
to the bridal shower, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and
beyond. The book also covers such timely topics as encore weddings,
multicultural ceremonies, ethnic customs, postwedding duties,
and how to work successfully with wedding consultants and others
on your wedding team. Integrated throughout its text are informative
sidebars and boxes to help busy brides-to-be glean essential knowledge
quickly and easily. These tips include: ¨
- Etiquette Fine Points: Provides
the lowdown on specific etiquette guidelines, such as how to
have the wedding ring placed on your finger if you're wearing
gloves or how to arrange place cards.
- A Question for Peggy: Answers
to the questions most frequently asked by brides, grooms, and
others planning and attending their weddings.
- Another Viewpoint: Responds to
the questions of individuals other than the bride or groom.
For example, a Best Man asks, "How do I deliver ceremony fees?"
A Maid of Honor wonders, 'What's a good alternative if I'm allergic
to my bouquet?"
- Behind the Tradition: Reveals
the origins of some of our most treasured wedding rituals -
why a wedding ceremony ends with a kiss; how the wedding toast
evolved - making them all the more special.
- The Personal Touch: Suggests thoughtful
ways to personalize your wedding, from treating your attendants
to a "day of beauty" to making sure that young children have
crayons and coloring books to keep them entertained at the reception.
- The Wedding Team: Recommends ways
to develop satisfying relationships with consultants and vendors,
using the expert advice of top wedding florists, photographers,
and caterers.
In this indispensable book, readers will
also get invaluable tips on:
- Announcing the engagement
- Wording the wedding invitation to reflect
special circumstances
- Budgeting for the ceremony and reception
- Selecting the site, officiant, caterer,
florist, photographer, invitations, wedding attire, and music
- Conducting interfaith or nontraditional
commitment ceremonies
- Planning a theme or destination wedding
- Choosing the attendants
- Drawing up - and trimming - the guest
list
- Including members of a blended family
in gracious ways
- Negotiating pre- and postnuptial contracts
- Deciding whether or not to include children
in the wedding
- Registering for gifts
- And much more.
A one-stop resource that offers guidance
relevant to today's bride and groom, EMILY POST'S WEDDING ETIQUETTE,
FOURTH EDITION will help any couple look forward to their
special day with confidence. With this comprehensive guide, they
will be able to solve any problems that may arise, whether large
or small, with tact, consideration, and caring.
About the Author
Peggy Post, the third generation of Post authors, writes the
etiquette columns in Good Housekeeping, Parents, and Bride
Again magazines, and is the etiquette expert at WeddingChannel.com,
the Internet's #1 wedding resource for engaged couples and their
guests. She has appeared on such syndicated programs as Oprah!,
Live with Regis and Kathie Lee, and The View. She lives
in southern Florida.
EMILY POST'S WEDDING ETIQUETTE, FOURTH
EDITION
Cherished Traditions and Contemporary Ideas for a Joyous Celebration
Peggy Post
HarperResource
Publication Date: January 4, 2001
ISBN: 0-06-019883-4; $27.50/$41.50 CAN; 352 pages
**About the Wedding Co-Promotion
In celebration of the release of "Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette,"
Peggy Post is teaming up with American Express Gift Cheques and
WeddingChannel.com to offer two lucky brides- or-grooms-to-be
the chance to win a dream wedding, valued at $20,000 each (the
average cost of a modern-day wedding). The two grand prize winners
will also each receive a complimentary bridal consultation with
Peggy Post. Beginning January 16, 2001, engaged couples can enter
online at www.weddingchannel.com/dreamwedding. Two grand prize
winners will be selected via a random drawing in the spring of
2001. No purchase necessary.
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