Includes index.

Figuring out what you really want -- Guests first, budget second -- From the ballroom to the beach : location and logistics -- Vendors, friendors, and doing it yourself -- Cheers! Feeding everyone -- Getting everyone to show up (and have a good time) -- In this hot outfit, I thee wed -- Sparkles and spreadsheets : a realist's guide to wedding decor -- Picking flowers : florists, DIY, and when the bloom is off the ranunculus -- Ceremonies, vows, and why we're all here -- Gettin' it done.

With reality tv shows, glossy bridal magazines, and fanciful Pinterest boards leading the way, it can be easy for a recently engaged couple to slide from wedding planning into wedding madness. Inspiration and ideas abound; what couples really need is clear guidance on how to assess this information and sort the useful from the disastrous. Enter A Practical Wedding Planner, the (practical) companion volume to A Practical Wedding. Meg Keene walks couples through planning, from the big picture down to the nitty-gritty details. In her characteristic seasoned, sassy style, Keene offers no-nonsense guidance for planning a dream wedding on a real budget.