We have weddings on the brain here in Fairborn. I got married about two weeks ago, and a couple of the other staff members have children getting married later in the year. I had a pretty low-key experience, but even my easy-going family had a few moments of tension. With all the drama associated with planning a wedding, it is no wonder weddings are a major source of inspiration for Hollywood. Try any one of these great (and not-so-great) movies next time you are in a bridal mood.

My Best Friend’s Wedding

27 Dresses

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

License to Wed

Monsoon Wedding

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I’m getting married this June, so obviously, I’ve got weddings on the brain. When I got engaged, one of the first things I did was go through all the books available at the library looking for ideas. I also picked up Miss Manners on Painfully Proper Weddings, because if there’s one event that is sure to arouse hurt feelings and cause etiquette missteps, it is a wedding. I really get a kick out of Miss Manners. If you’ve never read Miss Manner’s Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, you ought to check it out. The book is laid out as a series of question letters and Miss Manners’ replies which are both excruciatingly correct and pithy. I knew Miss Manners would have something useful (and funny) to say about getting married.

The library carries quite a few different wedding books. We’ve got everything from the traditional 1000 Best Secrets For Your Perfect Wedding to The Alternative Wedding Book: Create a Beautiful Wedding That Reflects Your Values and Doesn’t Cost the Earth. We have hilarious treatises on Bad Bridesmaids and one about the rise of the American wedding. We have books by Martha Stewart and books by Modern Bride magazine. Click here for a list of over 100 different wedding books available at your library!

The library also carries back issues of Brides and Modern Bride magazine. We have books put out by The Knot, a well-known online wedding planner. There are books on how to give toasts, and how to buy everything you need on eBay. There are books on how to plan bridal showers and how to bake your own cake. There are books for grooms and books for bridesmaids. There are even books on how to conduct your newlywed life!

If you are getting married soon, or know someone who is, give your finances a break from buying and stop by the library for a few helpful books and magazines.