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Practical Advice, by the book, for the wedding couple
* In "The Colors of Love" (Lawrence Hill Books-Chicago Review Press, $14.95 paperback), author Kimberly Hohman counsels that being prepared for the possible obstacles offers the best chance for success in an interracial marriage.
These marriages are becoming more common, she says, citing 2000 census figures of about 2 million couples, but there still are challenges such as societal or family disapproval, raising biracial children, finding diverse communities in which to live, and discrimination.
Hohman interviewed many of these couples and from their experiences offers advice to anyone who may be dating and contemplating marriage with someone of another race. There also are practical tips about planning an interracial wedding.
* The ultimate dress is celebrated in "The Knot Book of Wedding Gowns" (Chronicle Books, $29.95 hardcover), by Carley Roney.
After treating readers to a history of weddings and a review of famous weddings through the years (take special note of the photograph of an ethereal-looking Eleanor Roosevelt, wearing a romantic Victorian gown for her 1905 wedding to Franklin D. Roosevelt), Roney surveys the types of dresses that may be right for you. She discusses and describes fabrics, laces, accessories, undergarments, and how to take care of the dress after the ceremony.
* Kleinfeld is one of the nation's biggest bridal retailers, and its executives, Ronnie Rothstein and Mara Urshel (with Todd Lyon) offer advice on "How to Buy Your Perfect Wedding Dress" (Fireside-Simon & Schuster, $14 paperback).
There are millions of gowns out there, and selecting the one you will wear on your wedding day is a challenge. "The stores are different, the merchandise is different, and the process is nothing like anything you've ever experienced," they write.
* For many brides, the oncoming wedding is like an oncoming freight train. Dealing with hundreds of details, expenses, family, vendors, and other considerations can be so overwhelming that the bride forgets to take care of herself.
Leah Ingram offers "The Balanced Bride: Preparing Your Mind, Body and Spirit for Your Wedding and Beyond" (Contemporary Books-McGraw-Hill, $16.95 paperback).
"I've met or interviwed hundreds of brides who've let their personal lives play second fiddle to their weddings, and their personal, psychological and relationship health suffered because of it," she writes. "Many brides have told me that they wished they'd known ahead of time how much stress the wedding would put on their relationship with each other."
* Remember that fellow who's part of the wedding event — the groom? He doesn't get to wear the fabulous dress, the fabulous diamond, and probably doesn't worry about how his hair will look.
But he is looking for help, if healthy sales of the first edition of "The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom," by Jennifer Lata and Mark Rung, are an indication. Now the second edition (Alpha Books, $9.95 paperback, January) is here, with advice about the proposal, choosing the best man, selecting formal wear, budgeting for the honeymoon, and other mysteries.
* "The Everything Weddings on a Budget Book" (Adams Media, $9.95 paperback), by Barbara Cameron, shows you how to pull off a stylish wedding without going broke.
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