Toss the Bride

by Jennifer Manske Fenske

Professional wedding planner Macie Fuller is having trouble saying "I do." White doves and wedding bells are all in a days work, as is the occaisional difficult client. But when her wealthy boyfriend Avery proposes, Macie's reaction shocks everyone. Will she become a monster in a white veil, she wonders? And more importantly, how can she be herself in Avery's purebred family? When Macie comes around, it's not for the white dress or gift registry, but for love. She wants it for life. This is a warm and witty novel about finding romance on your own terms.

Genres: Chick Lit, Fiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published December 27, 2005

About the author

Jennifer Manske Fenske is the author of the novel, Toss the Bride. Her essays have been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Arizona Republic, and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel as well as New Parent and The Lutheran magazines.
Jennifer is a graduate of Clemson University, where she studied fiction writing with Mark Steadman. She received her M.A. degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and was a student of Richard Elman's fiction workshop. After graduation, Jennifer worked at several writing jobs, including newspaper reporter, website content developer, and scribe for an international nonprofit agency.

She lives outside of Denver, Colorado with her husband and two young daughters.

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love, love, love this book! I have been reading a lot of serious books lately and I reread this one to give me a little break. It is funny and sweet, but also has a great message about love and communication in a loving relationship. I wish they would make it into a movie. I highly recommend this book. It is so fun!

[Sarah A. · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful story about a wedding planner named Macie whose own love life is in tangles, and her adventures with monster brides. Charming, funny, sweet, and heartwarming in much the same vein as Steve Martin's Shop Girl.

[Lisa Griffin]

Light summer reading. The author is a friend.

[Courtney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, the book was cute. I enjoyed some of it, especially when we finally got to Macie's story but it took so long to get to that point. However, I don't think the writing was very good and there are some parts that annoyed me. Each chapter having a different bride was cool but just didn't work well with me, there was too much extra in the book, not enough plot. 2.5 stars

[Jessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. Highly relatable if your in the industry and had some very funny moments.

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

- I did not care for Avery, Macie's boyfriend. He would just leave whenever they had a disagreement, and he didn't seem serious about finding/having a job.
- Macie didn't seem to want to keep her job as a wedding planner and she seemed wishy washy about every aspect of her life. I wasn't satisfied with the ending.
+ Macie's best friend was my favorite character. She had her own business called Cake Cake lol
+ It was fun reading about the different brides and how crazy they were.I don't think I could ever be a wedding planner!

[Ashley FL · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think it is more like 2.5 stars. I liked the parts about the various weddings, but ultimately the main character never came together for me, and her actual storyline made little sense.

If I weren't in a wedding frame of mind, it might have been 2 stars.

[Terri]

The cover of this book grabbed my attention while browsing a charity book sale. I decided to get it for the sole reason that the author is from Georgia and the story is set in Atlanta. I read it a couple of months and can't remember anything about it.

[Alison Beechner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Each chapter is dealing with a different client with an overall plot of her own life. Around page 80 I was getting a little tired of the story not going anywhere, but I pushed through and it picked up.

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

A heartfelt, light comedy and romance novel. A girl, coming to terms with responsibility and adulthood, and moving forward to the next step in her life. I enjoyed the book thoroughly, and it was a read I needed desperately. 5/5!

[Robyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, light read. It was refreshing to find a romantic comedy story without a bunch of garbage, but it also wasn't a very deep book.

[Danielle · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was craptastic. The only good parts were the Bridezillas.

[Deanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute k enjoyed it!!

[Jeanine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great beach read!! Smart and funny.