Weddingbee Blog

I finally finished reading this last night (at 1am). Doug Gordon is a good writer - he definitely keeps your interest.

The book is divided into sections that deal with a specific portion of the wedding. This allows the reader (presumably an engaged groom) to skip around and find the chapters that are relevant to them. We all know what kind of attention span men have - so this book is more of a weddings 101 for clueless men.

I honestly liked the book a lot. I think it had a lot of standard information (any bride who’s even a little into the wedding process would have known most of this information). This is not a book for you to get too many ideas for personalization, unique wedding favors, etc. This book is for men to get an introductory understanding of weddings, what’s involved and what’s expected of them.

The book is very informational, but also told from a personal point of view. The author keeps referring back to his own wedding as for examples. He has other couples’ stories as well, and those are always fun to read.

Overall, I would say that this book would make a great gift to any man who has recently gotten engaged. It will help him deal with why his bride-to-be is stressing out over a seemingly small detail, and it will help him to be more than just a penguin who shows up on the right day to say “I do”. It will hopefully get the groom involved in the wedding planning process, even if it’s only a little bit.

Great job, Doug Gordon!