To pull your wedding off without a hitch, select one of our planning guides.

Crane's wedding planning guides help brides, grooms, and members of the bridal party observe proper etiquette and cope with potential stress. From creating invitations to planning the rehearsal dinner and reception, these guides are full of ideas and information to help carry out any wedding plans with minimal stress and maximum style.

We have paperback and hardcover guides for formal and casual weddings

Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette Book by Peggy Post is one of the most widely read wedding planning guides available. This indispensable tool for planning weddings addresses both traditional and contemporary issues. Peggy Post, a third-generation Post author is considered today's foremost authority on etiquette. Hardcover, 416 pages.

When it comes to wedding invitations, thank you notes, announcements, acknowledgment of favors and more, you'll find the answers in Crane's Wedding Blue Book. From black-tie elegance to outdoor casual settings, our expert advice, illustrated with a variety of samples, is sure to be big help. This guide makes an excellent, cherished gift for the newly announced bride-to-be.

Regardless of your writing ability, Writing Thank You Notes by Gabriella Goodwin & David Macfarlane will help you find just the right words for you thank you notes and cards. Paperback, 96 pages.

The Bride's Thank You Note Handbook by Marilyn Werner includes sample letters that can be used as is or adapted to your situation. The author advocates establishing a routine to easily handling the task of showing thanks. In addition to samples, the book includes advice and guidelines and could be a real time saver. Paperback 71 Pages.

It's not just the bride who needs to get through her big day

Wedding planning guides aren't appreciated just by brides. Both brides and their mothers can appreciate Mother of the Bride by Ilene Beckerman. Subtitled The Dream, The Reality, The Perfect Dress, this book includes a personal account of a year-long period of planning for her daughter's wedding. Both funny and heartwarming, this book helps puts things in perspective. Hardcover, 192 pages, Written by Ilene Beckerman

For grooms-to-be, The Groom's Survival Manual by Michael R. Perry offers lighthearted but helpful tips including picking the ring, preparing the guest list and organizing the rehearsal dinner, the bachelor party and the honeymoon. Paperback, 214 pages.>