The Last Decision You'll Ever Make

A Groom's Survival Guide

By: Mark Connelly

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Paperback | 1 March 2011 | Edition Number 1

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From bridezillas and wedding planners to mother's-in-law, bad bridesmaids and clueless best men - at last, a laugh-a-minute survival guide for men about the pitfalls and pleasures of getting married.

The Last Decision You'll Ever Make is a wedding survival guide written by a man for other men. There are no references to 'your special day' and no floral motifs-this book offers sensible and realistic advice while providing belly laughs and wry insights into the terror and wonder of the last decision you'll ever make. Using hilarious quotes from films, books and TV shows, this guide provides a serious groom's-eye view of everything from the proposal to out of control mothers-in-law to feral best men.

A wedding is about you and your partner, your friends and family and fun times, not silver-gilded wedding programs and bonbonni?re (don't ask). Enjoying the wedding process is about perspective, good humour and not taking the whole production too seriously. So sit back, learn a bit about wedding stuff, your bride and what she's going through, and have a few laughs along the way.

About The Author

Mark Connelly is that tried and true clich?: a lawyer who turned to writing as 'a much less demanding and less harmful way to spend one's time.' Mark is a Campaigns Director at GetUp! Australia (www.getup.org.au), an online community-based activist organisation of 400,000 members. He previously worked on John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004.

Mark's work has appeared in the short-lived Manic Times paper and website, New Matilda and the online policy magazine, Insight. In addition to his law degree from NYU Law, Mark holds a Master in Public Policy from Sydney University.

Mark is American, however, growing up in New York allowed him to escape the general prohibition on irony put in place under the Reagan Administration. He currently lives by the beach in Sydney, with his very patient wife, Charmayne.

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Non-Fiction Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Lifestyle & Fashion Weddings Comedy & Humour Humour Collections & Anthologies Society & Culture Social Groups Gender Studies Gender Studies: Men and Boys Family & Health Relationships & Families: Advice & Issues

Dating, Relationships, Living Together & Marriage

The Preface	p. vii
The Introduction	p. 1
The Proposal: The Last Decision You'll Ever Make	p. 15
The Ring: The 'Fifth C'	p. 29
Your Bride and You: Inside the Mind of Your Bride	p. 45
Groom Duties and Wedding Chores: Things You Need to Pretend to Care About	p. 59
The List: The Big Cull	p. 75
The Budget: And You Thought Lehman Brothers Was Bad	p. 93
The Professionals: Your 'Wedding Team'	p. 107
The When, the Where, the How: Here She Comes, Just a Walkin' Down the Aisle	p. 129
The Reception: The Most Expensive Party You'll Ever Have	p. 151
The Best Man: And Other Hangers On	p. 165
The Wedding Consigliere: All the Queen's Horses and All the Queen's Women	p. 181
The Folks: 'Parents Just Don't Understand'	p. 193
The Bucks' Night: And the Hangover	p. 205
The Toast: Brevity is the Soul of Wit	p. 223
The Big Day: Too Fast, Too Furious	p. 243
The Best: You're F@$#ing Kidding Me, There's More?	p. 259
Epilogue	p. 283
References	p. 285
Acknowledgements	p. 287
Appendix: Sample Wedding Budget	p. 289
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A Groom's Survival Guide

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