One Perfect Day

The Selling of the American Wedding

Rebecca Mead

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Penguin USA
29 July 2008

Popular culture; Weddings, wedding planners

Astutely observed and deftly witty, One Perfect Day masterfully mixes investigative journalism and social commentary to explore the workings of the wedding industry-an industry that claims to be worth $160 billion to the U.S. economy and which has every interest in ensuring that the American wedding becomes ever more lavish and complex. Taking us inside the workings of the wedding industry-including the swelling ranks of professional event planners, department stores with their online registries, the retailers and manufacturers of bridal gowns, and the Walt Disney Company and its Fairy Tale Weddings program-New Yorker writer Rebecca Mead skillfully holds the mirror up to the bride's deepest hopes and fears about her wedding day, revealing that for better or worse, the way we marry is who we are.

By: Rebecca Mead
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 213mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 235g
ISBN: 9780143113843
ISBN 10: 0143113844
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 29 July 2008
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rebecca Mead is a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews for One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding

A sobering and sorely needed examination of how and why contemporary nuptials have turned into bank-breaking three-ring circuses. Los Angeles Times <br> Bound to inspire more than a few couples to elope. <br> USA Today