Awfully Wedded: Tales of Disaster from the Big Day

by Elissa Stein, Daniel Mailliard

Unbelievable tales. Fashion that defies the imaginations. Weddings that have made headlines, and scene stealers from the movies and TV. AWFULLY WEDDED by Elissa Stein and Daniel Mailliard examines every aspect of wedding culture with hilarious results. Find out about the Southern Belle bridesmaid who fainted during the ceremony--only to be carried out of the church with the entire congregation aware that she wasn't wearing any panties. Or revisit the TV weddings we could never forget, from Di and Charles to Luke and Laura. Learn interesting facts like the grand total of bridesmaids that Elizabeth Taylor went through to the worst wedding gifts ever...it's all here. AWFULLY WEDDED is a must for anyone with a sense of humor about life's absurd scenarios and the often-ridiculous situations we find ourselves in.

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 1999

About the author

ELISSA STEIN’S most current book is FLOW: the Cultural Story of Menstruation. She lived her publishing dream-come-true night with a launch party at Rizzoli's on 57th Street that The New Yorker wrote about the next day. Previous projects include NYC adventures with kids, interactive thank you notes, and labor support for parents-to-be, along with visual histories of iconic pop culture—two of which were featured in Entertainment Weekly’s Must Have list. In addition to writing, she runs her own graphic design business. To balance the above, she practices yoga, knits with enthusiasm, and shops for vintage coats on ebay. She lives in New York City with her husband Jon and their two children.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

It wasn't great. There was a lot of filler, like summaries of TV shows or movies that had weddings. I didn't think the list the authors wrote, of what to avoid at weddings, was funny at all. I found it to be rather racist and stereotyped. Some of the anecdotes about the wedding mishaps were amusing, but overall, I didn't find this to be an entertaining or funny book.

I found the same issues with Elissa Stein's "Prom" book. It was touted as tales from the prom, but was only photos with limited text. I think the reviews are more interesting than the books themselves.