Getting Hitched: A Wedding Roadmap for the Modern Couple by Rod Howard

Romance is back in style, and couples have never had more freedom over the way they wed.

From lowbrow to lavish, traditional to extreme, Getting Hitched is the complete guide to the road to modern matrimony. Both a source book of ideas and rituals, and a practical guide to planning your own wedding in 21st century Australia, this is your true partner to pre-nuptial bliss.

Within these marital covers can also be found the truth behind wedding customs and superstitions both weird and wonderful, many of which still endure today.

Why is it good luck to cry on your wedding day, but bad luck for the groom to see the bride?

What is flouncing, and why must you "fling the stocking" before "bedding the bride"?

When should you lock your doors against the etiquette police, and where should you turn when the wedding going gets tough?

Includes special sections on elopement, marrying overseas, second-plus weddings and alternative ceremonies.

The book for everyone with the itch to hitch