Ebook: I do but I don't: walking down the aisle without losing your mind

Introduction -- The proposal, part 1: the "I'm-so-independent tap dance" -- The proposal, part 2 : the real thing -- The ring : my baptism by bling-bling -- Home : weddings are women's work -- The dress : my inner bride is hiding from me! -- The W.C., part 1 : the wedding consumer -- The W.C., part 2 : showers, scan guns, and girly clothes -- Beauty day : walking the white carpet -- My proposal : at last -- "Bachelorette" is not a word-- and lollipops are for chicks -- The wedding : the rest of my life will never be long enough -- Epilogue: Mysterium coniunctionis.;An incisive look at what it means to be a bride caught between feminist ideals and the allure of the traditional wedding.