{"id":128930,"date":"2025-09-01T07:00:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=128930"},"modified":"2025-08-28T19:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:14:24","slug":"author-kathy-forbes-makes-wedding-planning-easy-organized-and-joyful-in-new-book-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/author-kathy-forbes-makes-wedding-planning-easy-organized-and-joyful-in-new-book-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Kathy Forbes Makes Wedding Planning Easy, Organized, and Joyful in New Book Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIA, B.C., Sept. 1, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kathy Forbes, a certified wedding and event planner with decades of experience, announces the release of her practical and refreshingly candid guidebook, &#8220;Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps &amp; The Secret to Pull it Together&#8221; (ISBN: 978-1779621962; June 2025). This indispensable wedding guide is designed to help couples plan with confidence, stay organized, and genuinely enjoy their big day \u2014 without getting overwhelmed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0723-s2p-wedding-plan-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"BOOK: Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps and The Secret to Pull it Together\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-127939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0723-s2p-wedding-plan-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0723-s2p-wedding-plan-800x600-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/25-0723-s2p-wedding-plan-800x600-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/><em>Image caption: Cover, &#8220;Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps &amp; The Secret to Pull it Together&#8221; by Kathy Forbes.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Unlike typical wedding planning books packed with endless checklists and unrealistic expectations to tie the lists together, Kathy Forbes\u2019 guide breaks it down into five clear, actionable steps: Timeline, Budget, \u201cDay of\u201d Schedule, Duties and Tasks, and Lists &amp; Assignments. The book offers expert advice, real-life anecdotes, customizable templates, and a crucial but often overlooked tip: selecting a reliable special person that is designated on the \u201cday-of\u201d to handle all logistics while the couple celebrates.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to create a book that feels like a friend\u2019s wise advice during a quiet chat \u2014 simple, direct, and filled with things you won\u2019t hear anywhere else,\u201d says Kathy Forbes. \u201cToo many couples realize too late how vital it is to have someone managing those behind-the-scenes details. This book makes sure you\u2019ll enjoy the day you worked so hard to plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This book is ideal for engaged couples, families, bridal parties, and anyone who wants to plan a memorable, stress-free wedding without the guesswork.<\/p>\n<p>A charming mix of memoirs and practical guide, &#8220;Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps &amp; The Secret to Pull it Together&#8221; reflects Kathy Forbes\u2019 vast experience through her wedding and event planning business and her corporate background as a sales analyst.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kathy Forbes earned her wedding and event planning credentials from BCIT (British Columbia Institute of Technology) in 2005 and quickly turned her skills into meaningful work, planning joyful events. Her personal mission is to make wedding planning a positive and unforgettable experience for every couple.<\/p>\n<p>Now retired from corporate life, Kathy Forbes enjoys writing, painting, traveling, and expanding her world through reading and educating herself in order to gain new experiences. Married to her high school sweetheart, Kathy has two married daughters and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps &amp; The Secret to Pull it Together&#8221; is available now through <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/cnjW6AP\">Amazon<\/a> and all major online book retailers in Canada, the U.S., and worldwide.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK SUMMARY:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author: Kathy Forbes<\/p>\n<p>Email: authorpress@tellwell.ca<\/p>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anewpaigeevent.com\/\">https:\/\/www.anewpaigeevent.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buy Link (Amazon): <a href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/cnjW6AP\">https:\/\/a.co\/d\/cnjW6AP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genre: How-To<\/p>\n<p>Released: June 2025<\/p>\n<p>PAPERBACK ISBN-13: 9781779621962<\/p>\n<p>Publisher: Tellwell ( <a href=\"https:\/\/tellwell.ca\">https:\/\/tellwell.ca<\/a> )<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIA, B.C., Sept. 1, 2025 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Kathy Forbes, a certified wedding and event planner with decades of experience, announces the release of her practical and refreshingly candid guidebook, &#8220;Wedding Planning: Five Easy Steps &#038; The Secret to Pull it Together&#8221; (ISBN: 978-1779621962; June 2025). This indispensable wedding guide is designed to help couples plan with confidence, stay organized, and genuinely enjoy their big day &#8211; without getting overwhelmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10114,"featured_media":127939,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[135,12804,66,11132,242,37,134,20255],"tags":[766,7810],"class_list":["post-128930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brides-and-weddings-news","category-ap","category-books-publishing-news","category-british-columbia-business","category-canada-news","category-entertainment-news","category-general-editorial-news","category-victoria-business","tag-event-planning","tag-wedding-planner","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":2193,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128930"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128936,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128930\/revisions\/128936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}