Everything a bloke needs to know about marriage

by Peter Downey

This is a comic, but practical guide to getting married, to help the groom prepare for the big day and life thereafter. It explores all sorts of weddings and marital hazards such popping the question; coping with the in-laws; wedding traditions; the reception; mowing the lawn; and sex.

About the author

eter Downey is on executive staff at a Christian school in Sydney, Australia. The author of three marriage and parenting books, including So You're Going to be a Dad, he was listed in The Bulletin magazine as one of Australia's Top Ten parenting authors. He is also author of Everything You Want to Know about the Bible (co-authored with Ben Shaw), a book about Jesus for the Bible Society, and has written for a range of journals and publications. Although he has a Bachelor, Masters, and Doctoral degrees in Arts and Education and a diploma in Biblical Studies, he feels like a guy writing a book about automotive engineering when all he’s done is worked part-time in a carwash. He and his wife have three daughters.