Something old, something bold : bridal showers and bachelorette parties /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New Brunswick, N.J. :
Rutgers University Press,
[2006]
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Joining the party
- Origins of bridal showers and bachelorette parties
- Something old : etiquette, tradition, and femininity at bridal showers
- Something borrowed and blue : the bachelorette party
- Something new : consumption, materialism, and excess in pre-wedding rituals
- Something different : variations in pre-wedding rituals
- Conclusion: Bashful brides and bold bachelorettes.