Planning Your Wedding? Listen to These Audiobooks for Inspiration
Wedding planning can be complex. From finding vendors to picking a dress, the preparations start as soon as you say yes to the proposal. Still, there’s no need to worry. Multitudes of wedding specialists have left many tools you can use to put together your ceremony, including Pinterest boards for theme ideas, curated wedding supplier directories, and magazines dedicated to wedding services.
One resource you may have overlooked, however, is the audiobook. These recording works are getting more and more popular—according to the Audio Publishers Association, 41% of listeners subscribe to at least one audiobook service. You may have already listened to one and know how easy it is to get happily lulled by a narrator’s voice. And when it comes to wedding planning, what better way to garner information than hearing wise words of previous brides-to-be commiserating with you? Even better, audiobook subscription services are becoming more and more affordable. Take Everand: its packages provide access to thousands of new titles, ranging from works from beloved authors like Naja Zebian and Margaret Atwood to, of course, wedding books for just a little over $2 a month. You can even take your library offline to listen to your wedding guide on a commute or during food tasting.
If that sounds good, here are four audiobooks to inspire your wedding.
Weddiculous by Jamie Lee
Before Jamie Lee hosted the hit reality TV series The Wedding Coach, she wrote Weddiculous: An Unfiltered Guide to Being a Bride. The book is precisely what you’d expect from a professional comedian who can make smart, astute observations while basking in the ridiculousness of it all. On one hand, it’s a memoir—you’ll laugh out loud at some of Lee’s stories of her own trip down the altar. It’s also a bride-to-be’s handbook on what matters in a wedding and what not to take too seriously. Lee’s wry, self-aware voice is a must-listen to any bride who wants to embrace the comical aspects of wedding planning.
The Adventures and Discoveries of a Feminist Bride by Katrina Majkut
While wedding traditions can add beauty and meaning to your ceremonies, some can be outdated. In one Business Insider article, for example, one source deplored the bouquet toss as mean—you’re essentially putting all women in a room to fight for who’s getting married next. Many couples now want to redefine or create new rituals that suit their desired wedding. If that sounds like you, you’ll want to listen to The Adventures and Discoveries of a Feminist Bride. Majkut dives into these old traditions to explore their historical origins and evaluate them through the lens of modernity and feminism. With this book, you’ll discover fresh ideas on updating these customs to be more inclusive and truer to your principles. Give it a listen for a new perspective on how to enact your nuptials.
Save the Date by Jen Doll
In our article ‘How to Create an Elegant Wedding Your Guests Will Adore,’ we note several ways to make your wedding delightful to your guests—including having creative invitations, giving intricate favors, and throwing a great after-party. That’s because while the wedding day is for you and your spouse, you’ll still want your guests to have a great time. There’s no better book to help you do that than Jen Doll’s Save the Date. In the audiobook, Doll recounts the many, many weddings she attended and the strange, funny little patterns she noticed over the years. You’ll smile at her wedding shenanigans, nod thoughtfully at her reflections on her nuptials-induced reflections on marriage, and get valuable pro-tips on how to make your ceremony great for all those involved.
Planning a Wedding for Dummies by Sarah Lizabeth Barker
Some brides don’t want to get into the minutiae of wedding planning. That’s okay—there are tools to help with that, too. One is our services here at You’re the Bride, which include matching you with elite wedding professionals to ensure your festivities happen exactly as planned. We can promise a seamless wedding experience you and your spouse will enjoy and cherish. If you’re looking for an audiobook, though, try Planning a Wedding for Dummies. This simplifies the planning process by giving you a template to help define your vision. Barker’s audiobook will help you figure out what you want from your wedding and articulate it to the experts who can help it come to fruition.
Your wedding day should be one of the happiest days of your life. Listen to these audiobooks for inspiration on how to put it together.