Best Man's Handbook

Part 1 Weddings - the state of the art: who can you marry and who can you not?; where and when can you marry?; some American marriage laws; marriage and customs in other countries. Part 2 An engagement is announced: choosing a best man and attendants; wedding invitations; dress - what to wear; the wedding list. Part 3 The stag night and the eleventh hour: the best man's last minute duties. Part 4 The ceremony: in a church; in a register office; weddings in other circumstances; Roman catholic weddings; Jewish weddings; Nonconformist weddings; Quaker weddings; Humanist weddings; some unfortunate mishaps. Part 5 The wedding service. Part 6 The reception. Part 7 The speeches. Part 8 It's unlucky to be superstitious: dates for weddings; on the wedding day; at the wedding; the wedding cake - ring; after the wedding; blood weddings. Part 9 Best best men. Part 10 Checklists: an engagement is announced; stag night; eleventh hour; wedding day; reception; items for decorating going-away car.