Each year 2.5 million couples marry, spending an average of nine months planning the wedding and an average of $20,000. No wonder they’re stressed! How to survive it? With the advice, stories, and best tips from hundreds of brides and grooms who have already walked down that aisle. They’ve made the mistakes and endured the disasters — and somehow pulled off the wedding of their dreams. There’s not a wedding dilemma that hasn’t been encountered, retold, and solved somewhere in Where to Seat Aunt Edna, from announcing your intentions to agreeing on the guest list, choosing the bridesmaids’ dresses, writing vows, and properly seating the eight sets of step-grandparents. Some books help couples write their vows, design their invitations, decorate the reception hall, and plan their honeymoon trip. This book helps them survive the entire process.