A Modern Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched

A Modern Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002-02-27
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780749922689

Discover the truth about weddings with this fun, witty, self-help book for brides-to-be. A Modern Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched gives tips, guidance and case studies on how to plan for your big day, cope with your families and friends, and achieve your own goals. Entertaining and informative, it tells the truth about weddings that the magazines don't dare to mention. Topics covered include: *Coming to terms with never being able to pull men again! *Dealing with the details that will drive you mad - and discovering the available options *Looking like a princess - without having to behave like one *Creating the right service for you *Speeches - choosing the right people for the job and controlling their content *Choosing a bridesmaid without losing all your female friends *Learning how to balance being a wedding bore with a full-time job *Judgement Day - including common disasters and last minute fixes. A Modern Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched is a must-have, light-hearted guide to one of the most unintentionally stressful days of a woman's life.

The Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched

The Girl's Guide to Getting Hitched
Author: Sophie Hart
Publisher: Bookouture
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2015-07-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1910751219

Rule number one: Keep calm and marry on… When new mum and events planner Julia Crawford is given the opportunity to plan three weddings, she jumps at the chance. What could possibly go wrong? … Forget bridezilla, Aimee’s future mother-in-law is the stuff of nightmares – hell bent on taking over the wedding entirely. Worse still, her fiancé, Jon, seems oblivious. Aimee’s starting to wonder if she and her groom-to-be are right for each other after all… Body shy Debbie is on a mission. She’s determined to shed a lot of pounds before the big day. As the wedding inches closer, will the new Debbie lose sight of what’s really important? Gill loves Mike and their blended family of five kids to bits, but with a house full of teenage hormones and her eldest, Kelly, struggling with so much change, Gill is feeling the pressure... As the women bond over cake and a cuppa, can they each resolve their wedding woes before the big day? An uplifting, warm-hearted read packed with love, laughter and friendship. If you’re a fan of Jill Mansell, Milly Johnson or Lucy Diamond you’re in for a real treat. ‘Yet another fantastic book by Sophie Hart, an author who is very fast becoming a firm favourite of mine. This is a warm-hearted, uplifting story…It is a fun and entertaining story, and very enjoyable and more-ish. I kept turning the pages and was disappointed when it ended as I was loving the various threads of the story.’ Rachel’s Random Reads ‘I loved how real the stories felt, how much I was pulled into caring about each of the characters in the novel. This was a fantastic read full of friendship, love, laughs, a few tears and a whole host of hope for the future. This is the first of Sophie's books I have read but it definitely won't be the last, she's a great voice in women's fiction and one I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone who loves a heartwarming story. Books and Boardies

A Modern Girl's Guide To The Perfect Single Life

A Modern Girl's Guide To The Perfect Single Life
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2008-10-02
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0748110240

A Modern Girl's Guide to the Perfect Single Life is a must-have book which tells the truth about how to survive and most of all, enjoy, single life. Covering every aspect of single life from going to events alone to fending off exes to enjoying your freedom, it gives advice and guidance on the real issues of single life. Topics include: -Living on your own -Surviving the weekends and holidays -Dating rules for the single girl -Feeling fabulous -Managing your emotions -Enjoying your single status -Facing the future Packed full of common dilemmas as well as secrets of success and case studies, this book is an essential guide for all single women.

No Regrets

No Regrets
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Harmony
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2009
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 0767930312

Ivens presents 101 fabulous things for women to do before they are too old, married, or pregnant to ensure their lives are rich with extraordinary experiences. It's a guide to seizing opportunities, taking chances, and going after all life has to offer.

A Modern Girl's Guide to Dynamic Dating

A Modern Girl's Guide to Dynamic Dating
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2003
Genre: Courtship
ISBN: 9780749923907

This must-have book tells the modern girl the truth about playing the dating game - and winning at it. A Modern Girl's Guide to Dynamic Dating gives tips, guidance and real-life answers about how to find, seduce and keep the right man. Packed full of common dilemmas and disasters as well as advice and experience, this is an essential book for all single women. The topics covered include: Where to look to find love; How to attract men and look drop-dead gorgeous; Avoiding losers, perverts and time-wasters; The first date - how to play it cool when you're on fire! Charming his friends and family; Is it love or just a passion session?; What to do with Mr Perfect when you've got him. A Modern Girl's Guide to Dynamic Dating is an hilarious, unmissable guide to finding the right man with the minimum of stress.

A Modern Girl's Guide to Etiquette

A Modern Girl's Guide to Etiquette
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2003-08-21
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9780749924249

Have you ever felt out of your depth in a social situation? Not known what cutlery to use or how to fend off your boss's advances? This fun but essential 21st Century guide tells the modern girl what to do and how to behave in every situation. Packed full of common dilemmas and advice as well as secrets of success and experience, this book is a must-have for every woman. Topics covered include: Basic rules for everyday manners; How to be a cool companion; The art of conversation; Success in the workplace; Sending out the right messages; Eating out; Being the hostess with the mostest; Being the perfect guest; Handling the rude, crude and undesirable

The Zen Mama

The Zen Mama
Author: Sarah Ivens
Publisher: Piatkus
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2020-01-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0349423342

Let go of parenting expectations and fears to raise courageous, confident children. The Zen Mama philosophy is that mother and child complement each other in adventures and experiences, always putting safety first but without getting caught up in the anxieties, drama, impossible expectations and mental baggage that too often comes along with modern parenting. Learning to become a Zen Mama will help you grow and nurture a Zen Child - someone who isn't afraid to be different, who can stand up for himself or his friends, and can travel the world and experiment with new things without being overwhelmed with self-doubt or being scared. Full of facts, actionable advice and practical tips, this book will be about combining the heart and the head with what works for you and your family, not comparing yourselves to others or meeting a societal standard. It will support and nurture the mother's journey like a wise and sympathetic friend and offers ideas and experience rather than judgement. The Zen Mama will help you to find your purpose as a mother. It will instil the self-belief you need to help create a resilient, creative, caring and smart child - and help to survive the journey.

The Hitched Chick's Guide to Modern Marriage

The Hitched Chick's Guide to Modern Marriage
Author: Mandi Norwood
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1429978945

The marriage revolution is at hand--it's going on right now, led by a new generation of married women who crave independence and adventure just as much as they crave commitment. With her fifteen years of experience at top women's magazines, Mandi Norwood hosts the perfect girls' night out, revealing married women's most intimate confessions from more than one hundred in-depth interviews. Sometimes hilarious, often tender, and always empowering, this smart, sexy, candid guide offers from-the-heart, savvy, and practical advice about every aspect of modern marriage from power, controlling money, and omigod-the-mother-in-law, to brazen behavior in bed.It's something entirely different-sexier, more independent and definitely more complicated. The balance of power has not just shifted, it's off its axis entirely. Mandi Norwood has tapped into the new beast that is modern marriage to deliver straight talk about what really happens: at the dinner table, over the checkbook and in the bedroom. In over one hundred interviews with these new-fashioned wives-hitched chicks-Norwood learned not just what women in marriages today want but how they get it. She found an energetic, adventurous generation whose intimate confessions add up to a hilarious and very candid night out with the girls. "High-voltage advice right out of Pandora's Box."-Lauren Stover, author of THE BOMBSHELL MANUAL OF STYLE "As soon as he slips the ring on your finger, find this book and read it cover to cover. It's the must-have-how-to manual for marriage."-Lucy Danziger, editor-in-chief, Self

Single, Dating, Engaged, Married

Single, Dating, Engaged, Married
Author: Ben Stuart
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0718098439

God has given us a specific, compelling reason for each of the four seasons of relationships: singleness, dating, engagement, and marriage. This book unlocks each season’s God-given purpose and shows you how to thrive within it. In a society where everyone is supposedly more connected, why do people feel so lonely? Even as marriage rates decline, recent studies find the overwhelming majority of single adults still hope to get married. But how can we navigate life and love in this disconnected culture? Has social media eroded the institutions that brought us together—and the deeper emotional intimacy they provided? Pastor and bestselling author Ben Stuart will help you navigate through the four stages of a relational life and show you how to look at the truths and intentions God has established for each. As you embark on this journey, you will discover how to: Use singleness to make an impact for the kingdom of God Pursue dating with clarity and purity Use the season of engagement wisely to prepare for marriage Maximize your life as a married couple for shared ministry Continually seek God and His will throughout each stage Discover how to embrace God's design, invest your life in what matters most, and find meaning in whatever season of life you're in.