Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette is the classic indispensable, comprehensive guide to creating the wedding of your dream, now in its sixth edition. Today's weddings are more complicated than ever, with new traditions replacing old, and new relationships to consider as family life grows more complex. Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette has everything a bride will ever need to know to have the perfect wedding. Anna Post guides brides and their friends and family through weddings to maximize fun and reduce stress, including: * How to handle awkward family situations * How to address envelopes and word invitations * How to choose an officiant * How to blend family traditions * The timeline of events throughout the engagement and during the wedding * Who to include on your guest list * How to use technology to your advantage

"I can't choose between my two best friends. Can I have two maids of honor?"

"My fiance and I are considering a destination wedding. Are we obligated to cover our attendants' travel expenses?"

"Do we have to invite our guests' children to our wedding?"

"I'm still close to my ex-husband's parents. Would it be okay to invite them to my wedding?"

"How do my partner and I go about planning our commitment ceremony?"

"My parents are divorced and each has remarried. Where do they sit in church?"

"Do I have to wear white?"

"Do I Have to Wear White?" draws on the Posts' extensive database of wedding questions received through their Web site, as well as popular topics addressed in their columns. For busy engaged couples and their families, attendants, and guests, this book provides at-a-glance answers to everything from essential bridal basics to the knotty logistical questions that spring up around this joyous--yet often complex--event.

The fresh and insightful guide to etiquette in a digital world from the Emily Post Institute, Inc., the definitive standard-bearer of good manners
For generations of Americans, the Emily Post Institute is the authoritative source on how to behave with confidence and tact. "Manners in a Digital World" is its up-to-the-minute, straight-talking guide that tackles how we should act when using a digital device or when online. As communication technologies change, our smartphones and tablets become even more essential to our daily lives, and the most polished and appropriate ways to use them often remain unclear. As anyone who has mistakenly forwarded an email knows, there are many pitfalls, too. This essential guide discusses topics such as:
- Why you need a healthy digital diet that includes texts, emails, and calls
- How to appropriately handle a breakup announcement on social media
- What makes for the best--and the worst--online comment
- How to maintain privacy and security for online profiles and accounts, essential for everything from banking to online dating
- How parents and children can establish digital house rules
- The appropriate, low-maintenance ways to separate personal and professional selves online"
Emily Post's Manners in a Digital World" is for technophiles and technophobes alike--it's for anyone who wants to navigate today's communication environment with emotional intelligence.