Well Groomed: A Wedding Planner for What's-His-Name (and His Bride)

by Peter Scott

A humorous wedding planner for the well-meaning but totally unprepared groom. In this one-of-a-kind survival guide to "the big day," newlywed Peter Scott candidly reveals all the wedding preparation... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596910690
• ISBN13: 9781596910690
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Not necessarily new stuff, but great fun.

I picked this up off a discount shelf (sorry, author) to read while I ate dinner while the fiancee was otherwise engaged one night. I ended up staying up until I finished, which wasn't long because it's a short/quick read. If you've already been in the wedding prep process, there's little new here. What this is, though, is a great comic look at the planning process. It seems everyone deals with parents inviting strangers off the street and the ridiculous expenses of planning--this book takes it all on in a funny, but mostly respectful, fashion. I'd strongly recommend this as a gift to any newly engaged guy or anyone getting close to the wedding date.

This (and his Bride) loves it too!

I sat down to start reading this book this afternoon, and didn't get up from my chair until I was finished a few hours later. I was laughing out loud so often that I was beginning to alarm my dogs, who were trying unsuccessfully to sleep at my feet while I read. It brought back great memories from my wedding four years ago, and Scott was able to put into HILARIOUS words so many of the things that my now husband and I went through. We definitely would have appreciated having this before we got married, and we will be sending it as a gift to everyone we know who is now planning their own wedding. Insightful, poignant, at times hysterical, and always right on the money (and it's all about money, right?), this is the best wedding prep book I've seen!

Funniest Book Since "Without Feathers"

Peter Scott has written a witty, hysterical book on the marriage process. This is a laughing-out-loud read, with every nuance from engagement to honeymoon described in uproarious fashion. A must read, and perfect gift, for anyone who has ever contemplated marriage, taken the big step, or been invited to a wedding. I will never attend one again without feeling intense sympathy for the bride and groom.

Hilarious

I'm married, but I read this book anyway and loved it. Far from the dreadful dryness and patronizing tone of most self-help and how-to books, reading Well Groomed is like lounging on the couch in front of the tube with your wisecracking best buddy while he rattles off about your impending nuptials. It's a great read for anyone looking for a laugh, even if you aren't engaged yet or have already gone through the process.

Hilarious and Useful!

I bought this book for my brother-in-law, who is recently engaged. I wish my husband (and I!) had had it for our wedding. The analysis of wedding craziness is sharply, painfully right on, the advice surprisingly heartfelt, and the smart, clever tone in which it is all delivered makes it an easy and fun read. A perfect tonic for the wedding crazies, and an excellent gift for any to-be groom.