Man Nup: A Groom's Guide to Heroic Wedding Planning

by Rick Webb

Man A Groom’s Guide to Heroic Wedding Planning.A practical, hands-on guide for men who are up to the challenge of planning their own wedding.But what do you mean?! What’s wrong with those ‘other’ wedding planning books??They’re great but they’re written for a particular stereotype. Man Nup assumes you don’t know anything about weddings. Like what a bridal salon is. Or a charger. Or why people buy aisle runners. This book explains wedding planning from the the budget, the guest list, the flowers, AV Club, bachelor parties in Vegas, handling drunk Aunt Mabel... Everything. Whether you’re gay or straight, Man Nup is the wedding planning book you’re looking for. In addition to giving you no-BS advice, Man Nup talks to real men who’ve actually planned their wedding. Be a man. Plan your wedding. Or at least don't look like an idiot about wedding planning.

262 pages, Paperback

Published February 23, 2016

About the author

Investor and writer, venture partner at Quotidian Ventures, and CEO of Secret Clubhouse, a coworking space in Brooklyn. Co-founder of The Barbarian Group, served as their COO for the first ten years, and served at Tumblr as a consultant on Marketing and Revenue. Owns a record label called The Archenemy Record Company.

Reviews

[Andy Gnias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good advice towards planning a practical wedding. Kind of runs out of steam near the end but was definitely worth reading as someone who knows nothing about planning a wedding. The author is also very considerate of planning for different genders, sexual orientations, and regilious traditions.

[Mmaster · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those things where I put the money down not because I am in the target market or because I need the information it offers, but more as a "Yes, I approve of your project and wish it to exist in the world" investment.

That said, I enjoyed this a lot. I think my favourite line:

Part of me is tempted to say you shouldn't bother with traditional wedding planning books at all. They can make you crazy. They can convince you that chargers are important, and choosing one is a monumental task. I strongly suspect that at this moment, you don't know what a charger is or how it relates to weddings. This is good. This is as it should be.
Let's get this out of the way: a charger is a plate that you put underneath your plate. It sits there, unused, until they take it away. No, I am not kidding.

[Michael Galpert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book before planning our wedding was the best decision I made. It helped me stay calm and feel prepared throughout the process.