The Rebel Wedding Planning Guidebook: Rewrite the Rules, Celebrate Your Partnership, and Make Planning Fun

An inclusive one-of-a-kind approach to wedding planning that encourages couples to let go of tradition and plan a party that feels as unique as their love story, from a trailblazing “anti-wedding wedding planner.”

Congratulations, you’re engaged! But before you have a chance to soak in the moment, the questions are already rolling in. When’s the big date? Where’s the venue? What are your colors?  Weddings are amazing, but society tends to get overly rigid and fussy about them, while putting all the focus on the bride rather than the couple as a whole.

The Rebel Wedding Planning Guidebook takes a different approach; it cordially invites you to break the rules and put the love back into wedding planning. You may break every single rule or you may just break a few, but this book gives you permission to ignore the “have-tos” or “should-dos” and instead consider “what will feel most like us?”

For many couples, this is the first time you’re project managing something this expensive and important together, which can be stressful, but this book will take you by the hand and guide you through every step of the process, including:

• How to decide which traditions to keep, toss, or reimagine
• How to build a guest list to ensure the vibes are just right
• Advice for LGBTQ+ couples, who have been traditionally overlooked by the wedding industry
• What to wear to feel your best (and why wedding diets are total BS!)
• How to be present (instead of performative) during your ceremony
• A sample budget so you can get a sense of what you can expect to spend on your big day

Complete with a detailed planning timeline, checklists, journal prompts, sample email templates for vendors, and design inspiration, this is truly the only wedding planning book you will ever need. Plus, along the way, there are interactive exercises to strengthen your bond as a couple—and even make the process fun. After all, the wedding is really just a kickoff party to the rest of your lives.

Branded “The Anti-Wedding Wedding Planner” by The Cut, Amy Shack Egan is a seasoned entrepreneur bolstering relationships through her one-of-a-kind disruptive wedding planning company, Modern Rebel. Through Modern Rebel’s “love parties,” Amy has helped 500+ couples in NYC and across the country rewrite the rules with more meaningful weddings and even stronger partnerships. Amy is consistently quoted in the New York Times, TIME Magazine, Vogue, Glamour, BRIDES, Bustle, and more. Amy is also the founder of Cheersy, an online marketplace dedicated to booking day-of wedding coordinators. Cheersy is backed by investors and advisors such as Kerry Washington, Elizabeth Cutler (co-Founder of SoulCycle), and Christina Tosi (founder and Chef at Milk Bar).