Cumberland County Public Library: Perfect Wedding

The dress! The flowers! The ceremony! There are so many details to think about when planning your wedding. However, planning the wedding doesn�t have to be stressful. Below is a selection of books and web sites designed to help you plan that perfect, fairy tale event to celebrate your everlasting love.

Wedding Planning	Tips and Ideas
Diamond Shopping	Books at Your Library

Wedding Planning

Our Wedding Day	A personalized one-stop wedding planner and manager. You can create a free account and have access to time and task managers, budget planning and free save-the-date email reminders to send out to those on your guest list. It also offers a free wedding website wizard and “Bride Line”, a real time chat for those burning questions that simply can’t wait.
The Knot	The most-trafficked one-stop wedding planning solution. This site offers information on wedding invitations and budgets, wedding dresses, honeymoons, gift registries, links to local resources, and much more.
Top Wedding Sites	This site offers a wealth of information on every aspect of wedding planning. It includes coupons, an extensive shopping area, and links to local wedding consultants, florists, bridal shops, and more.

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Diamond Shopping

Blue Nile	To learn what makes a good diamond. Blue Nile offers an extensive diamond education section, which will assist you in choosing the right engagement or wedding ring. You do not have to purchase from this site in order to view this section.
Gemalogical Institute of America	Learn the four C's of buying a diamond: Color, Clarity, Cut, Carat weight. The Gemalogical Institute of America provides a basic twenty minute course to convey the essentials of the four C's and be able to make an informed decision when the time comes to purchase your actual diamond.

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Tips and Ideas

DIY Wedding	DIYWedding.org is an online source for all sorts of DIY wedding ideas, inspiration and wedding tips for modern brides in America who wish to personalize their wedding day and make it uniquely theirs
Elegant Galas - Made Simple	Elegala.com is a comprehensive ad-free wedding resource featuring a nationwide directory of the top wedding venues and their recommended vendors, along with planning articles, expert advice, checklists and photo galleries to lead brides through every step of the planning process.
Great Green Wedding	Great Green Wedding provides a variety of resources for couples wishing to make their weddings eco friendly.
Offbeat Bride	Offbeat Bride is a blog celebrating couples who dare to walk off the beaten aisle. It has a lot of ideas for couples who don't want a more traditional wedding.
Wedding Channel	Where you can browse over 300 wedding cake photos, details for your reception, decoration ideas for the ceremony, brush up on wedding etiquette, build a free wedding website, get budget worksheets, and much more!