A Practical Wedding Planner: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating the Wedding You Want with the Budget You've Got (without Losing Your Mind in the Process) Paperback – 5 Jan. 2016

This planner has been an absolute lifesaver for planning my DIY wedding. I love the down-to-earth approach (which I've come to find is rare with the wedding industrial complex). It’s all about focusing on what YOU as a couple want for your big day and establishing your 100% non-negotiables to make it truly personal. The book feels like a friendly guide, with zero pressure to splurge on things you don’t need, which I really appreciate. It’s well-written, pretty, organised, and walks you through every step, making the planning process much less overwhelming.I honestly haven’t found any cons yet—it’s been exactly what I needed to feel supported and stay on track. Highly recommend this for anyone wanting a meaningful wedding without all the frills!

This book is full of useful, pragmatic ideas and advice. It's brilliantly non judgemental, which was exactly what I needed. It also contains some ideas I hadn't thought of, such as a list of traditional wedding things to go through with your partner and mark whether they're important to you or not - it's helped us to focus on the key bits and disregard the things that may matter to others, but not to us! Simple but effective and very laid back.

This book has been so helpful whilst planning my wedding. I read A Practical Wedding blog every week. This book laid things out in a straightforward way and I really liked it's 'no pressure' attitude. I ended up lending out to family members who became a but overbearing with their opinions of the wedding and it really helped them understand the kind of wedding we were going for.

I think I bought this a little too late in the wedding process (only about 3 months out) but I'm glad I had it to check out a few things. I absolutely love Keene's blog, and I'm glad this book was full of the practical and helpful advice I've come to expect from her. I'm happily married now(!) and will pass this book on to the next bride in line.

Good

A tad American but still a useful reference.