Practical Wedding Planner -- Meg Keene

After I got engaged, I bought four books on wedding planning; Meg Keene’s A Practical Wedding Planner is the one I’ve continually turned back to. Keene’s book, an extension of her website apracticalwedding.com, understands that not everyone has thousands of dollars to spend on flowers. Keene dismantles the idea that weddings have to be a certain way because of dictates of from society and family and focuses on, above all, making the process easier for the bride and groom. Keene’s book has been the most helpful in my own wedding planning, mostly because it has helped me manage expectations and re-embrace the fun even amidst the chaos.