The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom

by Jennifer Lata Rung and Mark Rung

Do the words "I want to talk about the wedding" make you break out in a cold sweat? Are you having nightmares of being chased by good china, flower bouquets, and flaming wedding cakes? Do you... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1592574513
• ISBN13: 9781592574513
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Alpha Books
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Getting married--great book!!

I ordered this for my fiancee on a whim! When it arrived, I told him it was a great "bathroom read", and to take it as a "fun read"!! Wow!! I never realized how literally he took the book--he did the greatest things for me, and the best was that on the day before the wedding. He went and met most of our family staying at hotels and family's that came from out of town, to thank them for making the trip and spending it with our family! Many had never met! It made our weekend wedding complete!! Consider this little read a great investment--and in the life you will have together--if your betrothed takes the time to do anything in this book, you've got it made--luck to all!! Mine is the best!!

one of the best groom's guides

This may seem little a silly book to own, a book about how to be a groom, but reading through it I found that there is a lot of value to be found in this book. The argument has been made that the information contained in this book is stuff that men should already know and that it is common sense. Perhaps it is, but most men (or maybe just me) do not come ready made with the knowledge of what it takes to plan a wedding or how to best be helpful in that process. This book is for the average guy who wants to be able to help (rather than hinder) the planning of his wedding. This book has detail about each part of the planning process (from engagement through honeymoon) and lets the guy know what he needs to do, what he should do, and where he should step out of the way. This book has a bit more detail in some places than the more entertaining (though equally informative) book "The Clueless Groom's Guide", so I would consider this one (as well as the previously mentioned book) to be essential groom's guides and invaluable to the average guy who only knows that he should be standing up at the alter waiting for his wife to be to walk down the aisle. This book is worth the time to borrow from the library and it is worth the money to purchase. Either way, you can't go wrong with this book.

It's just plain awesome, baby

Boy, let me tell you this is one valuable read. Mark Rung is obviously gifted with the ability to write. His ability to capture what are tense moments for a groom while still maintaining his funny side are uncanny. This stuff would force Steinbeck to put down his pen and start taking lessons from the master. What a valuable guide for me. Although I'm currently divorced (twice), the guide made the three or so months post wedding bearable for both marriages. Thanks Jennifer and Mark, where would I be without this guide.

God Bless These Authors

The title screamed out from the bookstore's shelf: "This is the book you need!" I bought it; I read it. It is the one book you'll need to straighten out the idiot in your nuptial future. (I'm something of an expert, being engaged to one myself.) You can really sense the strong male input in this book. It's great to see a real couple write a book like this. I hope they will work together on future books. I say KUDOS to the future Mr. and Mrs. Rung. A hearty THANK YOU to you both.

Really good with lots of information.

When my fiance got me this book I said, "Hey who are you calling an idiot!" But after I read it I realized that I was a total idiot! There is a lot I need to know about before getting married that I never knew about. It is all in this book too. There is a lot of information. I feel like now when I get married I know as much information as a person who has been married five times!!!