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A Vintage Wedding
Weddings, romance, humour and happy-ever-after endings. The deliciously romantic new novel from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Recipe for Love, A French Affair and The Perfect Match .
A vintage wedding, romance, and a happy-ever-after ending -- what more could you want from the 'modern-day Jane Austen'.
In a small Cotswold country town, Beth, Lindy and Rachel are looking for new beginnings.
So they set up in business, organising stylish and perfectly affordable vintage weddings.
Soon they are busy arranging other people's Big Days.
What none of them know is that their own romances lie waiting, just around the corner...
A vintage wedding, romance, and a happy-ever-after ending -- what more could you want from the 'modern-day Jane Austen'.
In a small Cotswold country town, Beth, Lindy and Rachel are looking for new beginnings.
So they set up in business, organising stylish and perfectly affordable vintage weddings.
Soon they are busy arranging other people's Big Days.
What none of them know is that their own romances lie waiting, just around the corner...
416 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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About the author
Katie Fforde
96 books2,312 followersCatherine Rose Gordon-Cumming was born 27 September 1952 in England, UK, the daughter of Shirley Barbara Laub and Michael Willoughby Gordon-Cumming. Her grandfather was Sir William Gordon-Cumming. Her sister is fellow writer Jane Gordon-Cumming. Katie married Desmond Fforde, cousin of the also writer Jasper Fforde. She has three children: Guy, Francis and Briony and didn't start writing until after the birth of her third child. She has previously worked both as a cleaning lady and in a health food cafe.
Published since 1995, her romance novels are set in modern-day England. She is the founder of the "Katie Fforde Bursary" for writers who have yet to secure a publishing contract. Katie was elected the twenty-fifteenth Chairman (2009-2011) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She is delighted to have been chosen as Chair of the Romantic Novelists' Association and says, "Catherine Jones was a wonderful chair and she's a very tough act to follow. However, I've been a member of the RNA for more years than I can actually remember and will have its very best interests at the core of everything I do."
Katie lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England with her husband, some of her three children and many pets. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit. The writers she likes herself is also in the romantic genre, like Kate Saunders.
Published since 1995, her romance novels are set in modern-day England. She is the founder of the "Katie Fforde Bursary" for writers who have yet to secure a publishing contract. Katie was elected the twenty-fifteenth Chairman (2009-2011) of the Romantic Novelists' Association. She is delighted to have been chosen as Chair of the Romantic Novelists' Association and says, "Catherine Jones was a wonderful chair and she's a very tough act to follow. However, I've been a member of the RNA for more years than I can actually remember and will have its very best interests at the core of everything I do."
Katie lives in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England with her husband, some of her three children and many pets. Recently her old hobbies of ironing and housework have given way to singing, Flamenco dancing and husky racing. She claims this keeps her fit. The writers she likes herself is also in the romantic genre, like Kate Saunders.
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January 21, 2016
I normally like Katie Fforde's books, but not this one. I think the problem lies, for me, in two elements: too many leading ladies, and too much sex too soon.
Having three main characters, all having love interests, means that none of them get the attention they deserve. The characters were very thinly portrayed, with very little characterisation. I didn't even remember what they looked like, other than the fact Beth's short hair kept getting mentioned.
Also, the love interests got together with the ladies so early in the book, I wondered what would happen in the rest of the book (very little, actually). In most of her previous novels, there was a lot of sexual tension and 'will they/won't they', but here they just fell into bed straight away, leaving the rest of the book with remarkably low tension or drama.
For a book that went on for over 400 pages, I thought it went way to fast, but very slowly at the same time. Had it not been such easy reading, I would have given up halfway through.
Most of her public will love the book, but I didn't.
Having three main characters, all having love interests, means that none of them get the attention they deserve. The characters were very thinly portrayed, with very little characterisation. I didn't even remember what they looked like, other than the fact Beth's short hair kept getting mentioned.
Also, the love interests got together with the ladies so early in the book, I wondered what would happen in the rest of the book (very little, actually). In most of her previous novels, there was a lot of sexual tension and 'will they/won't they', but here they just fell into bed straight away, leaving the rest of the book with remarkably low tension or drama.
For a book that went on for over 400 pages, I thought it went way to fast, but very slowly at the same time. Had it not been such easy reading, I would have given up halfway through.
Most of her public will love the book, but I didn't.
February 11, 2021
Not a bad book, I just realized that not only was this really long, but a lot of things do not get resolved at the end of this. Which made me wonder if this had a sequel (it does not). Due to that, I gave it three stars.
"A Vintage Wedding" follows three women (Beth, Lindy, and Rachel) live in a small village that seems to be on its last gasp. There's not a lot of trade or new people moving there. When Rachel (one of the new arrivals) is roped into going to a hall meeting on what to do with the hall and if there was a way to use it to boost finances for the village. Rachel meets Beth (another new arrival) who is staying nearby at her sister's fiancée's family rental. Beth is young and doesn't know what she wants to do, but is running out of money and options. Lindy has two little boys and dreams of doing something bigger with her life. Getting married and divorced wasn't part of her plan. When the three women meet at the hall meeting and start to slowly know each other, they end up taking part in planning a wedding for a local woman. From there, their idea of Vintage Weddings takes shape.
I don't know about having a favorite character this time. I just genuinely enjoyed all of the characters. As I said above, this was a bit long to get through. Fforde tells each of these women's stories in a very concise way with a lot of development. Honestly it could have been broken up into 3 books. I liked two of the love interests, loathed one, and felt indifferent towards another (yes that's four men). The love interests honestly seemed secondary to things though and I wish that Fforde had handled dangling plot points.
For example, why did Rachel get divorced? I could guess, but it's never outright said. Lindy seems ambivalent about ever marrying again and getting her boys a stepfather and that carries throughout the book. Beth is....she wasn't bad, but I got exhausted by her the way she got exhausted by her mother and sister. I think she got way too overly involved with things with regards to one of the love interests and I felt annoyed about it.
The flow was good, the book goes back and forth between all three women really well.
The setting of the village sounds charming. But I honestly thought it was a bit weird there was a whole thing about raising money for the hall's roof and that just kind of died off. Also cleaning and redoing the hall kitchen. The whole thing was so weird. And there seemed to be a resurgence of business in the village, or about to be some.
Like I said, the ending was weird and it felt like this book was setting up a sequel. The three women only plan two weddings, so who would even consider that a great business at that point? Also the money discussed did not seem like a lot to be living on. Lindy for example seemed to be working 24/7 designing and redoing dresses and I totally blanked on other work that she did. It just seemed like a very odd stopping point.
"A Vintage Wedding" follows three women (Beth, Lindy, and Rachel) live in a small village that seems to be on its last gasp. There's not a lot of trade or new people moving there. When Rachel (one of the new arrivals) is roped into going to a hall meeting on what to do with the hall and if there was a way to use it to boost finances for the village. Rachel meets Beth (another new arrival) who is staying nearby at her sister's fiancée's family rental. Beth is young and doesn't know what she wants to do, but is running out of money and options. Lindy has two little boys and dreams of doing something bigger with her life. Getting married and divorced wasn't part of her plan. When the three women meet at the hall meeting and start to slowly know each other, they end up taking part in planning a wedding for a local woman. From there, their idea of Vintage Weddings takes shape.
I don't know about having a favorite character this time. I just genuinely enjoyed all of the characters. As I said above, this was a bit long to get through. Fforde tells each of these women's stories in a very concise way with a lot of development. Honestly it could have been broken up into 3 books. I liked two of the love interests, loathed one, and felt indifferent towards another (yes that's four men). The love interests honestly seemed secondary to things though and I wish that Fforde had handled dangling plot points.
For example, why did Rachel get divorced? I could guess, but it's never outright said. Lindy seems ambivalent about ever marrying again and getting her boys a stepfather and that carries throughout the book. Beth is....she wasn't bad, but I got exhausted by her the way she got exhausted by her mother and sister. I think she got way too overly involved with things with regards to one of the love interests and I felt annoyed about it.
The flow was good, the book goes back and forth between all three women really well.
The setting of the village sounds charming. But I honestly thought it was a bit weird there was a whole thing about raising money for the hall's roof and that just kind of died off. Also cleaning and redoing the hall kitchen. The whole thing was so weird. And there seemed to be a resurgence of business in the village, or about to be some.
Like I said, the ending was weird and it felt like this book was setting up a sequel. The three women only plan two weddings, so who would even consider that a great business at that point? Also the money discussed did not seem like a lot to be living on. Lindy for example seemed to be working 24/7 designing and redoing dresses and I totally blanked on other work that she did. It just seemed like a very odd stopping point.
September 13, 2017
Katie Fforde is the perfect author to read when you feel down or when you just want something light, happy, and funny. Vintage Wedding is no exception! Love the emphasis on friendship and how it can truly enrich and even change lives. While the characters are sweet, attractive, & quirky, morality isn't their strong suit. (No descriptive love scenes or anything, though, at all). They seem to give into their carnal desires rather quickly, but are sweet and fun to read about. I enjoyed my time spent with the lovely ladies Beth, Lindy, & Rachel and appreciated their collective genius of talents and their love for each other. May we all meet such friends in our own lives (and be as successful in business with them)!
-Thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Katie Fforde for a reading copy in exchange for an honest review-
-Thanks to NetGalley, Bookouture, and Katie Fforde for a reading copy in exchange for an honest review-
December 23, 2015
If you can suspend disbelief right from the beginning, you should enjoy this light-hearted tale set in the Cotswolds. There women quickly form a friendship. One of them Beth is left to inexpensively organise her sister’s Helena’s wedding. This sparks an idea and the three women, Beth, Lindy and Rachel, are inspired to set up a business organising weddings on the cheap using among other things, vintage clothes. Rachel, has OCD and a passion for painting everything white. Teaming up with Beth, also a relative newcomer to the village and Lindy, a single mother who has lived all her life in the area certainly brings some changes into Rachel’s life.
As you would expect in a book by Katie FForde about wedding planning there is also romance, sometimes from what seem to be the most unlikely candidates. A couple of the male romance candidates are not quite what they first appear and add some complications.
I enjoyed this book, and you may too if you don’t take it all too seriously but accept it as an entertaining tale told with Kate Ford’s light hand. In a world where there are a lot of dark novels and serious tomes, this is just as refreshing as a spring morning. And if things sometimes happen all a little too easily, and Beth happens to instantly became an expert cake decorator after watching You Tube , then just go along with it. This is meant to be a fun read and it is.
As you would expect in a book by Katie FForde about wedding planning there is also romance, sometimes from what seem to be the most unlikely candidates. A couple of the male romance candidates are not quite what they first appear and add some complications.
I enjoyed this book, and you may too if you don’t take it all too seriously but accept it as an entertaining tale told with Kate Ford’s light hand. In a world where there are a lot of dark novels and serious tomes, this is just as refreshing as a spring morning. And if things sometimes happen all a little too easily, and Beth happens to instantly became an expert cake decorator after watching You Tube , then just go along with it. This is meant to be a fun read and it is.
January 21, 2019
This book is so brilliant had me hooked straight away and didn't want it to end at all. Very well written with very realistic characters and the countryside sounds so idlic and full of friendship, romance, families and starting a new business with friends. Worth far more than five stars and very enjoyable read.
There are three woman Beth rachel and Lindy and they all live in a small Cotswold town and want to make something of their lives but how do they manage. They decide to set up a business organising wedding at affordable prices and using the village hall which needs work on it before they can start. Do they manage to make ago off the business and when all of them say they aren't interested in men will that soon change or not.
Great really highly recommend it.
There are three woman Beth rachel and Lindy and they all live in a small Cotswold town and want to make something of their lives but how do they manage. They decide to set up a business organising wedding at affordable prices and using the village hall which needs work on it before they can start. Do they manage to make ago off the business and when all of them say they aren't interested in men will that soon change or not.
Great really highly recommend it.
March 8, 2015
***Copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review****
This isn't my favourite of Katie Fforde's books, but it is still a really fun and romantic read. I really like the premise and for the most part it works really well (once I'd got past my initial irritation with the character of Rachel!) but there were a few things that just didn't work for me as well as they could have done. I also felt a little bit like there were a couple of lose ends left at the end in a couple of the subplot. Still it was a nice way of passing a few train journeys, even if I didn't love it the way that I love Flora's Lot and Stately Pursuits.
This isn't my favourite of Katie Fforde's books, but it is still a really fun and romantic read. I really like the premise and for the most part it works really well (once I'd got past my initial irritation with the character of Rachel!) but there were a few things that just didn't work for me as well as they could have done. I also felt a little bit like there were a couple of lose ends left at the end in a couple of the subplot. Still it was a nice way of passing a few train journeys, even if I didn't love it the way that I love Flora's Lot and Stately Pursuits.
did-not-finish
August 19, 2017I'm DNFing this one at 21%. I didn't like it, and it has been in limbo since june 5 (it is now august 19...).
Not only was the Dutch translation awful (not as in incorrect, but in the choice of words. It felt old-maiden like. I'm not sure whether the original text has the same problem, and frankly, I don't care, because I won't be reading it.
What else bothered me? Well, if you care to check, I hardly post updates when reading. I posted 6 lenghty comments on this one...
I'm recapping them here in reading order, since they were all unrealistic actions, and definately the author's fault and not the translator's;
WARNING: SARCASM AHEAD
- Someone who lives in the country, does not go out and buy kindling wood in a store. You collect it on your walks, or in your garden.
- And this really 'got my goat', because I work in the industry; a non-seamstress promises a VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS can be altered to fit (it has to be let out, since it's too small). Guess again, darling, in most cases, this is not possible. Oh and the statement 'People in the '80s (1980s) were a lot thinner?'.. UGH.
- Very good business sense: an aunt will be baking the wedding cake for her sisters wedding, and without sampling any of her baking (or asking the aunt whether she wants to), the MC promises her first client auntie will bake her cake too. Note: this 'aunt' is not a baking professional. If it where the case, I wouldn't be up in arms about this.
- Another thing, related to the kindling, that proves the author does definately NOT live in the country: one of the other MC's (there's 3 of 'em, and all of them infuriating), who has a fireplace that has NEVER BEEN LIT, and the draught capacity of the chimney has not been checked, lights a fire and THEN LEAVES FOR THE EVENING. This is irresposible in so many ways, I was cussing so loud when I read this, my neighbors acctually came over to check whether everything was allright.
point 1: a cold chimney won't draft as well as it should, and needs monitoring, to make sure the smoke actually gets pulled out, and not blown into the room.
point 2: if the chimney does not draw propperly, it's a CO2 hazzard.
point 3: it's a fire hazzard. Really. You should never leave a fire unattended, unless you can close off your fireplace with a spitguard. And even then, it could cause a chimney fire (althouh granted, this is unlikely in a new chimney, it's caused by sooth build-up).
I guess the MC has a really good fire insurance that pays out easily?
And then I haven't touched on the basic premisse of this book: off course you decide to start a company with two girls you've just met, in an industry none of you have any experience in, or any qualifications (sewing, baking)... At least one of them is an accountant. And really, in my pion this makes things even worse. BECAUSE SHE SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
What peeved me the utmost about this book, is the set of mind it reflects, and, unfortunately, a set of mind I have encountered in real life numerous times, and still infuriates me. (And yes, I know I've been using 'infuriate' a lot in this review, but that is really how I feel about this issue).
People think, because baking, sewing, knitting and all those other crafts are something 'everyone can do', you can build a business out of it WITHOUT EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.
Wake up people, this is not true. Would you call yourself a plumber because you know how to install a kitchen faucet? Or a carpenter because you can screw 2 pieces of wood together? Probably not. Then why do people accept that someone who can push the peddle on a sewing machine calls herself a seamstress?
I could go on and on about this, and examine the sociological reasons for this, but I don't think this is the place. I just want to wake people up and think about this for a second.
Rant done.
Not only was the Dutch translation awful (not as in incorrect, but in the choice of words. It felt old-maiden like. I'm not sure whether the original text has the same problem, and frankly, I don't care, because I won't be reading it.
What else bothered me? Well, if you care to check, I hardly post updates when reading. I posted 6 lenghty comments on this one...
I'm recapping them here in reading order, since they were all unrealistic actions, and definately the author's fault and not the translator's;
WARNING: SARCASM AHEAD
- Someone who lives in the country, does not go out and buy kindling wood in a store. You collect it on your walks, or in your garden.
- And this really 'got my goat', because I work in the industry; a non-seamstress promises a VINTAGE WEDDING DRESS can be altered to fit (it has to be let out, since it's too small). Guess again, darling, in most cases, this is not possible. Oh and the statement 'People in the '80s (1980s) were a lot thinner?'.. UGH.
- Very good business sense: an aunt will be baking the wedding cake for her sisters wedding, and without sampling any of her baking (or asking the aunt whether she wants to), the MC promises her first client auntie will bake her cake too. Note: this 'aunt' is not a baking professional. If it where the case, I wouldn't be up in arms about this.
- Another thing, related to the kindling, that proves the author does definately NOT live in the country: one of the other MC's (there's 3 of 'em, and all of them infuriating), who has a fireplace that has NEVER BEEN LIT, and the draught capacity of the chimney has not been checked, lights a fire and THEN LEAVES FOR THE EVENING. This is irresposible in so many ways, I was cussing so loud when I read this, my neighbors acctually came over to check whether everything was allright.
point 1: a cold chimney won't draft as well as it should, and needs monitoring, to make sure the smoke actually gets pulled out, and not blown into the room.
point 2: if the chimney does not draw propperly, it's a CO2 hazzard.
point 3: it's a fire hazzard. Really. You should never leave a fire unattended, unless you can close off your fireplace with a spitguard. And even then, it could cause a chimney fire (althouh granted, this is unlikely in a new chimney, it's caused by sooth build-up).
I guess the MC has a really good fire insurance that pays out easily?
And then I haven't touched on the basic premisse of this book: off course you decide to start a company with two girls you've just met, in an industry none of you have any experience in, or any qualifications (sewing, baking)... At least one of them is an accountant. And really, in my pion this makes things even worse. BECAUSE SHE SHOULD KNOW BETTER.
What peeved me the utmost about this book, is the set of mind it reflects, and, unfortunately, a set of mind I have encountered in real life numerous times, and still infuriates me. (And yes, I know I've been using 'infuriate' a lot in this review, but that is really how I feel about this issue).
People think, because baking, sewing, knitting and all those other crafts are something 'everyone can do', you can build a business out of it WITHOUT EXPERIENCE OR EDUCATION.
Wake up people, this is not true. Would you call yourself a plumber because you know how to install a kitchen faucet? Or a carpenter because you can screw 2 pieces of wood together? Probably not. Then why do people accept that someone who can push the peddle on a sewing machine calls herself a seamstress?
I could go on and on about this, and examine the sociological reasons for this, but I don't think this is the place. I just want to wake people up and think about this for a second.
Rant done.
March 3, 2015
As a huge Katie Fforde fan, I would love to thank Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone, for a review copy of this book. This is my honest review.
Beth, has just moved into the village, and has agreed to help her sister organise her wedding, so its more like sister Helena's vision and not their controlling mother's. Beth also believes there is nothing you can't learn from youtube, and has a whole range of skills, especially when it comes to computers.
Rachel has also just moved into the village, and is slightly OCD. She likes white spaces, no mess and has an eye for organisation and every little detail, as well as being an accountant.
Lindy has lived in the village her whole life, has 2 young children and is a part time seamstress.
The three girls all meet at a Save Our Village Hall meeting, and are all in agreement that the village hall would, after being done up, be a perfect venue for weddings. During their chat, they decide to join forces and set up Vintage Weddings, a company designed to help people organise their weddings on a budget.
As always the descriptions of the Cotswolds and of village life, and the characters of the people in the village are intricately described, and you end up feeling like you are part of the village, and in fact I wish I did live there.
The main story in A Vintage Wedding is the preparations leading towards Helena's wedding. They do get a practice wedding on a proper budget, and the scenes of that one, had me welling up.
To me this book is vintage Katie Fforde, doing what she does best, small town romance with an interesting profession. Loved every second of this story.
Beth, has just moved into the village, and has agreed to help her sister organise her wedding, so its more like sister Helena's vision and not their controlling mother's. Beth also believes there is nothing you can't learn from youtube, and has a whole range of skills, especially when it comes to computers.
Rachel has also just moved into the village, and is slightly OCD. She likes white spaces, no mess and has an eye for organisation and every little detail, as well as being an accountant.
Lindy has lived in the village her whole life, has 2 young children and is a part time seamstress.
The three girls all meet at a Save Our Village Hall meeting, and are all in agreement that the village hall would, after being done up, be a perfect venue for weddings. During their chat, they decide to join forces and set up Vintage Weddings, a company designed to help people organise their weddings on a budget.
As always the descriptions of the Cotswolds and of village life, and the characters of the people in the village are intricately described, and you end up feeling like you are part of the village, and in fact I wish I did live there.
The main story in A Vintage Wedding is the preparations leading towards Helena's wedding. They do get a practice wedding on a proper budget, and the scenes of that one, had me welling up.
To me this book is vintage Katie Fforde, doing what she does best, small town romance with an interesting profession. Loved every second of this story.
July 9, 2017
Beth, Lindy and Rachel set up 'Vintage Weddings' when they're thrown together and decide to start working on organising weddings for people.
In truth I read this because I was so far behind in my Goodreads Challenge and wanted a 'quick read'. As you can probably tell with me taking a month to read it, it didn't quite work out that way. Why you ask? Well let's make a list.
- one dimensional characters
- a healthy dollop of insta-love
- people changing their opinion on whether or not they're in love in a paragraph
- love/men fixing character foibles
- women being described as looking 'well' if they've had sex
- a romantic rival being described as 'fat' and 'ugly' and other derogatory ways despite being apparently a horrible person which could have been the main criticism
- 20 somethings saying things like 'awesome, you rock' unironically
- surprisingly little plot and a lot of filler about wedding planning that was...well...yeah
But seriously the one thing that annoyed me was the style of writing
In truth I read this because I was so far behind in my Goodreads Challenge and wanted a 'quick read'. As you can probably tell with me taking a month to read it, it didn't quite work out that way. Why you ask? Well let's make a list.
- one dimensional characters
- a healthy dollop of insta-love
- people changing their opinion on whether or not they're in love in a paragraph
- love/men fixing character foibles
- women being described as looking 'well' if they've had sex
- a romantic rival being described as 'fat' and 'ugly' and other derogatory ways despite being apparently a horrible person which could have been the main criticism
- 20 somethings saying things like 'awesome, you rock' unironically
- surprisingly little plot and a lot of filler about wedding planning that was...well...yeah
But seriously the one thing that annoyed me was the style of writing
April 29, 2016
I usually love Katie Fforde's books, but I found this one slightly disappointing. The theme of the book reminds me a little too much of Wedding Season; a group of three women, all pushed to learn skills they don't currently possess to make a last minute budget wedding for a sister come about, which of course goes splendidly, and picking up three amazing men along the way.
It also bothers me that Rachel, who is referred to several times as having OCD, seems to be able to get over it with only a mild feeling of discomfort and no real setbacks. Now I know this is a romance novel, so it's supposed to be upbeat rather than a realistic portrait of mental illness, but I think both the storyline and the general perception of readers of this illness could have benefited from a little more realism.
It also bothers me that Rachel, who is referred to several times as having OCD, seems to be able to get over it with only a mild feeling of discomfort and no real setbacks. Now I know this is a romance novel, so it's supposed to be upbeat rather than a realistic portrait of mental illness, but I think both the storyline and the general perception of readers of this illness could have benefited from a little more realism.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 14, 2019
Sajnos egyre gyakrabban lehet találkozni a magyar könyvpiacon a gyenge, igénytelen, a magyar nyelvtan alapszabályaira hírből sem adó fordításokkal, de ez a "mű" még a már megszokott, silány minőséget is alulmúlta.
A történet maga sem túl erős - futószalagon sorozatgyártott, összefércelt románc - és a fordítás csak rontott rajta.
Csak hogy a "legcsodálatosabb" pillanatot említsem: a "Christian name"-et sikerült "keresztény név"-nek fordítani. Itt kezdtem ném szolid hajtépésbe. Ez most komoly? Ennél még a Google-fordító is jobbat tud.
Szégyelje magát a Libri Kiadó és szégyellje magát a fordító is. És hát Katie Fforde se legyen elájulva magától, van hova fejlődni.
Az egy csillag annak a ténynek szól, hogy könyvtári volt a könyv, nem a saját pénzemet dobtam ki az ablakon.
A történet maga sem túl erős - futószalagon sorozatgyártott, összefércelt románc - és a fordítás csak rontott rajta.
Csak hogy a "legcsodálatosabb" pillanatot említsem: a "Christian name"-et sikerült "keresztény név"-nek fordítani. Itt kezdtem ném szolid hajtépésbe. Ez most komoly? Ennél még a Google-fordító is jobbat tud.
Szégyelje magát a Libri Kiadó és szégyellje magát a fordító is. És hát Katie Fforde se legyen elájulva magától, van hova fejlődni.
Az egy csillag annak a ténynek szól, hogy könyvtári volt a könyv, nem a saját pénzemet dobtam ki az ablakon.
March 12, 2015
Prototypical Fforde: fluffy, sweet and uplifting. Lovely.
August 7, 2016
2 stars for my first (and probably last) Katie Fforde book. I liked the idea of the story and of the characters but the execution was not ideal for me.
While the romances were sometimes quite cute, I never really bought into the friendship between Lindy, Rachel and Beth that was supposed to be the focal point. Yes, they did sometimes talk about their love lives but it always felt rushed with none of them actually talking about their past other than the facts, like "I'm divorced" or "I have children".
Furthermore, the development of the characters was just so rushed at times (e.g. Rachel's admission of having a problem with cleanliness came suddenly out of the blue and her "cure" as well) that it seemed strange and devalued the reading experience for me. Moreover, I sometimes had the impression that the author was working really hard to ensure that the plot could not be interpreted as in any way offensive or politically incorrect. I mean it was nice that Lindy was introduced as a loving mother but to emphasize the fact that she didn't regret giving up the future she had imagined every time she was tired or angry that the kids misbehaved got a bit much.
While the love stories centered on Rachel and Lindy although rushed were quite cute and endearing at times, I didn't understand Beth's sudden realization of Charlie having been an a**hole all along, although the book never really gave an indication of that. And her new romance really bugged me as well, as she let him walk all over her after such a short period of knowing one another.
Concerning the idea of starting a wedding planning business, I was also disappointed that it remained more or less a good idea but mainly untested, especially because the main point of planning cheap weddings became soon redundant with Beth's mother having a change of heart concerning financial support.
To sum up, this book was quite entertaining at times, but it definitely didn't live up to the promises of the blurb in my view.
While the romances were sometimes quite cute, I never really bought into the friendship between Lindy, Rachel and Beth that was supposed to be the focal point. Yes, they did sometimes talk about their love lives but it always felt rushed with none of them actually talking about their past other than the facts, like "I'm divorced" or "I have children".
Furthermore, the development of the characters was just so rushed at times (e.g. Rachel's admission of having a problem with cleanliness came suddenly out of the blue and her "cure" as well) that it seemed strange and devalued the reading experience for me. Moreover, I sometimes had the impression that the author was working really hard to ensure that the plot could not be interpreted as in any way offensive or politically incorrect. I mean it was nice that Lindy was introduced as a loving mother but to emphasize the fact that she didn't regret giving up the future she had imagined every time she was tired or angry that the kids misbehaved got a bit much.
While the love stories centered on Rachel and Lindy although rushed were quite cute and endearing at times, I didn't understand Beth's sudden realization of Charlie having been an a**hole all along, although the book never really gave an indication of that. And her new romance really bugged me as well, as she let him walk all over her after such a short period of knowing one another.
Concerning the idea of starting a wedding planning business, I was also disappointed that it remained more or less a good idea but mainly untested, especially because the main point of planning cheap weddings became soon redundant with Beth's mother having a change of heart concerning financial support.
To sum up, this book was quite entertaining at times, but it definitely didn't live up to the promises of the blurb in my view.
March 2, 2015
Loved Katie Fforde's new book. Feisty heroines, romantic heroes, happy endings - just what I needed. Got so fond of Lindy, Beth and Rachael, and the image of Raff as Mr Darcy will endure! A definite 5 star read for me.
August 31, 2017
Listened to in audio format.
Katie Fforde is one of my favourite chic lit authors. I enjoy her books so much I will often just buy the book without reading a single review because I know I will love it. I know her storylines are light and fluffy but they are perfect escapism after some of my darker books.
A Vintage Wedding is set in a small town in the Cotswolds. Beth has recently moved to the town and attends a meeting to save the town hall. There she is introduced to single mum Lindy and divorced Rachel.
Beth, Lindy and Rachel soon become close friends. When Beth explains she is organising her sister Viviens wedding the other girls offer to help. Each of the girls has some special skill to offer. Beth is good on computers. Lindy is a seamstress and Rachel is a perfectionist with an eye for detail.
The girls enjoy themselves so much they decide to start Vintage Weddings. The girls organise weddIngs on a budget including dress making, make up and food. As a practice run Vintage Weddings is asked to organise the wedding for a farmers wedding. Beth falls in love with the bride's brother but is he the one? I also enjoyed the community spirit when some of the villagers helped paint the village hall and other things.
On the romance front my favourite pairing was the pent up slightly OCD Rachel and Raff. Rachel enjoys living alone so she can keep things clean, she is thinks Raff is a bit of rough and tries to keep him at arms length. With the help of vintage weddings and Rafe, Rachel becomes more light hearted and not so up tight. I also liked Angus who was uncle to Lindy's children.
If I had one criticism this book was read by Jilly Bond who is an excellent narrator. However I thought she made Rachel sound middle aged and Lindy sound like a country bumpkin.
A Vintage Wedding was a lovely feel good book. With nice relatable characters who you care about.
Katie Fforde is one of my favourite chic lit authors. I enjoy her books so much I will often just buy the book without reading a single review because I know I will love it. I know her storylines are light and fluffy but they are perfect escapism after some of my darker books.
A Vintage Wedding is set in a small town in the Cotswolds. Beth has recently moved to the town and attends a meeting to save the town hall. There she is introduced to single mum Lindy and divorced Rachel.
Beth, Lindy and Rachel soon become close friends. When Beth explains she is organising her sister Viviens wedding the other girls offer to help. Each of the girls has some special skill to offer. Beth is good on computers. Lindy is a seamstress and Rachel is a perfectionist with an eye for detail.
The girls enjoy themselves so much they decide to start Vintage Weddings. The girls organise weddIngs on a budget including dress making, make up and food. As a practice run Vintage Weddings is asked to organise the wedding for a farmers wedding. Beth falls in love with the bride's brother but is he the one? I also enjoyed the community spirit when some of the villagers helped paint the village hall and other things.
On the romance front my favourite pairing was the pent up slightly OCD Rachel and Raff. Rachel enjoys living alone so she can keep things clean, she is thinks Raff is a bit of rough and tries to keep him at arms length. With the help of vintage weddings and Rafe, Rachel becomes more light hearted and not so up tight. I also liked Angus who was uncle to Lindy's children.
If I had one criticism this book was read by Jilly Bond who is an excellent narrator. However I thought she made Rachel sound middle aged and Lindy sound like a country bumpkin.
A Vintage Wedding was a lovely feel good book. With nice relatable characters who you care about.
March 26, 2015
Beth, Lindy and Rachel meet and set up a Vintage Wedding company, initially because Beth's sister needs to organise a wedding on a budget and the other 2 are roped in to sharing skills and ideas. When they are asked to organise a wedding for a local girl, they imagine they will be able to practice their organisational and creative skills and also help the village.
I loved the way they transformed the village hall and planned the other wedding venue. Everyone they met seemed to be someone who could help them provide dream weddings on a shoestring.
They are all recovering from relationships in the past - but meet very 'dashing' men who rival Mr Darcy in one scene.
This was like catching up with an old friend. I love Katie Fforde books.
I loved the way they transformed the village hall and planned the other wedding venue. Everyone they met seemed to be someone who could help them provide dream weddings on a shoestring.
They are all recovering from relationships in the past - but meet very 'dashing' men who rival Mr Darcy in one scene.
This was like catching up with an old friend. I love Katie Fforde books.
March 28, 2017
I began reading this book while preparing for my own wedding, and I was so excited to read it. I thought it would be the perfect way to spend some down time in the weeks before my wedding - but boy, was I wrong! This was possibly the worst book I've ever read! The story didn't flow, the dialogue was stilted and awkward, and the story was incredibly cheesy and unrealistic. This book read like an amateur wrote it; maybe it just didn't translate well from England, but I absolutely hated the writing style. I put this book away for a year and half before forcing myself to finish it, and I only powered through because I hate to abandon a book. I will never read another Katie Fforde book ever again.
March 29, 2015
Really enjoyed this one from Katie Fforde - one of my favourite authors. Loved the storyline and the country feel. Would like to see what The Vintage Wedding Company does next.
February 22, 2015
Katie Fforde is back with what is incredibly her 21st novel. Katie’s books are a welcome breath of fresh air and a nice easy read with some lovely messages at their centre. I found the last one or two didn’t hold my interest and they had become a bit run of the mill but I am pleased to say with the release of A Vintage Wedding for me the author is back on form and I found this book refreshing, entertaining, heart-warming and a joy to read. Each book explores a different profession and it is clear the author puts plenty of research into these professions and her excitement at writing about something different comes right through the pages. Each book having such varied characters and jobs is what makes Katie’s novels so appealing and enjoyable.
Centred around three women living in a rural village, from the outset Katie creates a warm, feel good community atmosphere where everyone helps each other out (sometimes being a bit too inquisitive into other people’s lives) in order to secure the future of the village hall. Beth, Rachel and Lindy all meet per chance at a meeting in the hall. These are three very different women with varied backgrounds, problems and at different stages in their lives. They get on famously when they meet and before we know it they are setting up a business called Vintage Weddings to help people out who want a spectacular wedding without the costs that go with it. Each woman can bring something different to the table and that is what will make the business a success , that and their never give up attitude. In the beginning I did find it hard to believe that three women who had just met each other and knew nothing of their pasts could decide to go into business. Yes, I knew they wanted to save the village hall and at the same time do something positive with their lives but it just all happened so quickly. But I just had to put this slight issue to the back of my mind and read on and enjoy the story which I did.
Rachel is recently divorced and newly arrived in the village. She has renovated a house to her exacting standards- all white and neat with nothing out of place. Rachel is a bit neurotic and a control freak and as we learn more about her issues and her phobias slowly become more apparent to us.As the novel progress’ we see Rachel begin to thaw, unwind and relax as she comes to terms with what she is going through. Also ably helped by Beth and Lindy and a little romance. I think the community could see what was wrong with Rachel and the issues she was battling. Instead of confronting her head on which would have just upset her and led to her closing herself off , the community did what was right and helped her in ways which may not have been obvious at first. Raff who was every women’s dream man could see through to the inner Rachel that was hiding and he wanted to do his best for her but in a stifling way.
Beth doesn’t want to return home to her overbearing mother after university so instead is renting in the village and helping her sister organise her wedding. Meeting Lindy and Rachel transforms her life as she gets out more and learns to let go and grab every opportunity that comes her way. Beth was a great character and you could see a total 360 in her attitudes and opinions. Ok she may have been hurt along the way but we all need to experience some pain before we come through the other side. All three women go on a journey and to read about all the subplots and funny moments was great. I couldn’t pick a favourite character as all three offered something different which only added to the overall story.
Lindy is a young, single mum totally committed to her boys and has lots of support from her parents and grandmother. She longs to fall in love again and to be better off financially. Even though I don’t have children myself I felt I could identify with what Lindy was coping with. She had a super talent in sewing and was so kind and caring to everybody that at times she neglected herself and her happiness. So it was lovely to see the journey she undertook and how meeting Beth and Rachel transformed her life.
From about a third of the way through, to me it was quite obvious who was going to end up with who ( apart from one couple who threw in an unexpected twist) but that didn’t really bother me as I was too invested in the story and whether the women would make a success of their Vintage Weddings company and all their troubles and ups and downs made for a great read .Ok so the main characters may not have had the perfect, easiest of lives but they were not downbeat and did the best they could and in these downtimes to come up with your own business idea and attempt to make a go of it should be commended.
This is a book that proves you have to grab every opportunity that comes your way because if you sit back and do nothing in life all its opportunities will just pass you by in the blink of an eye. Through establishing the business Beth, Lindy and Rachel move forward with their lives instead of being stuck in a rut they seized any chance. I became endeared to them through their sheer hard work and determination. The company truly was the missing slot in their lives that brought all the pieces together. A Vintage Wedding is a wonderful, sentimental novel which dealt with current relevant issues in a refreshing, honest way that was not rammed down our throats. This is the perfect, romantic read for anytime of the year but sitting in the garden on a sunny day sipping a glass of something cold would be my idea of heaven.
Centred around three women living in a rural village, from the outset Katie creates a warm, feel good community atmosphere where everyone helps each other out (sometimes being a bit too inquisitive into other people’s lives) in order to secure the future of the village hall. Beth, Rachel and Lindy all meet per chance at a meeting in the hall. These are three very different women with varied backgrounds, problems and at different stages in their lives. They get on famously when they meet and before we know it they are setting up a business called Vintage Weddings to help people out who want a spectacular wedding without the costs that go with it. Each woman can bring something different to the table and that is what will make the business a success , that and their never give up attitude. In the beginning I did find it hard to believe that three women who had just met each other and knew nothing of their pasts could decide to go into business. Yes, I knew they wanted to save the village hall and at the same time do something positive with their lives but it just all happened so quickly. But I just had to put this slight issue to the back of my mind and read on and enjoy the story which I did.
Rachel is recently divorced and newly arrived in the village. She has renovated a house to her exacting standards- all white and neat with nothing out of place. Rachel is a bit neurotic and a control freak and as we learn more about her issues and her phobias slowly become more apparent to us.As the novel progress’ we see Rachel begin to thaw, unwind and relax as she comes to terms with what she is going through. Also ably helped by Beth and Lindy and a little romance. I think the community could see what was wrong with Rachel and the issues she was battling. Instead of confronting her head on which would have just upset her and led to her closing herself off , the community did what was right and helped her in ways which may not have been obvious at first. Raff who was every women’s dream man could see through to the inner Rachel that was hiding and he wanted to do his best for her but in a stifling way.
Beth doesn’t want to return home to her overbearing mother after university so instead is renting in the village and helping her sister organise her wedding. Meeting Lindy and Rachel transforms her life as she gets out more and learns to let go and grab every opportunity that comes her way. Beth was a great character and you could see a total 360 in her attitudes and opinions. Ok she may have been hurt along the way but we all need to experience some pain before we come through the other side. All three women go on a journey and to read about all the subplots and funny moments was great. I couldn’t pick a favourite character as all three offered something different which only added to the overall story.
Lindy is a young, single mum totally committed to her boys and has lots of support from her parents and grandmother. She longs to fall in love again and to be better off financially. Even though I don’t have children myself I felt I could identify with what Lindy was coping with. She had a super talent in sewing and was so kind and caring to everybody that at times she neglected herself and her happiness. So it was lovely to see the journey she undertook and how meeting Beth and Rachel transformed her life.
From about a third of the way through, to me it was quite obvious who was going to end up with who ( apart from one couple who threw in an unexpected twist) but that didn’t really bother me as I was too invested in the story and whether the women would make a success of their Vintage Weddings company and all their troubles and ups and downs made for a great read .Ok so the main characters may not have had the perfect, easiest of lives but they were not downbeat and did the best they could and in these downtimes to come up with your own business idea and attempt to make a go of it should be commended.
This is a book that proves you have to grab every opportunity that comes your way because if you sit back and do nothing in life all its opportunities will just pass you by in the blink of an eye. Through establishing the business Beth, Lindy and Rachel move forward with their lives instead of being stuck in a rut they seized any chance. I became endeared to them through their sheer hard work and determination. The company truly was the missing slot in their lives that brought all the pieces together. A Vintage Wedding is a wonderful, sentimental novel which dealt with current relevant issues in a refreshing, honest way that was not rammed down our throats. This is the perfect, romantic read for anytime of the year but sitting in the garden on a sunny day sipping a glass of something cold would be my idea of heaven.
July 11, 2018
I wanted pure escapism and Katie Fforde delivers again. Three loveable characters in an idyllic Cotswolds village make you dream of a country lifestyle with heartache and eccentricity. Such fun!!!’
January 25, 2015
Single mum Lindy is living in a Cotswold village near her parents and grandmother trying to bring up her two young sons the best that she can.
Beth is staying in an empty holiday let for the winter. Having dropped out of university, she really has not much to keep her there the only thing she is doing is avoiding her mother.
Rachel was a "weekender", using her cottage in the village as a second home. Divorce has meant she can now live here permanently but can she find happiness when everything in her world is so white?
These three women are thrown together in an unlikely way through a community project, to renovate the local village hall so a wedding can be held there - for Beth's sister. They pool their resources and skills and start to create a perfect day.
They did not bargain on a trial run of someone else's wedding first. It will test their skills and the strength of this new friendship.
None of them bargained for love.
It seems that organising weddings can all lead to romance of your own.
Angus is renovating his own property and has returned to the area, maybe he can now forge some sort of relationship with his nephews as his brother clearly has other ideas on fatherhood.
Raff is the local ladies man, it seems. A bit of rough and always knows someone, who knows someone who can help. Will he be able to rescue a damsel in distress, when she does not even realise she was distressed in the first place?
Charlie seems the perfect man to be able to love, a real local. When Finn arrives, he is well-known and even he can sweep ladies off their feet as well. Can he pick them back up though?
This is a busy book, because the characters are so richly drawn they have plenty to occupy their time and do plenty for readers to enjoy. It is all believable, a friendship forged between three women so different that it just works so well.
I thought Beth had found her true love and I felt for her when it went wrong. I wanted to be amongst the mess of Lindy and her house to show you that anywhere can be home. Rachel found the right person to make her see the edges of life are not pristine and perfect and everyone can coexist quite well together. You became part of the village, the community, I wanted to drink tea out of the vintage china and eat cakes in the village hall. I wanted to stand at the church and watch brides enter. I wanted to go and spend an evening in the local pub, sat by the crackling fire enjoy the company. I was drawn right into this book. The plot did not go where I thought it would go, which was great, it meant that I had to keep reading.
This is a lovely romantic book without being full of unnecessary fluff and is such a concept that it could even beg a sequel.
Beth is staying in an empty holiday let for the winter. Having dropped out of university, she really has not much to keep her there the only thing she is doing is avoiding her mother.
Rachel was a "weekender", using her cottage in the village as a second home. Divorce has meant she can now live here permanently but can she find happiness when everything in her world is so white?
These three women are thrown together in an unlikely way through a community project, to renovate the local village hall so a wedding can be held there - for Beth's sister. They pool their resources and skills and start to create a perfect day.
They did not bargain on a trial run of someone else's wedding first. It will test their skills and the strength of this new friendship.
None of them bargained for love.
It seems that organising weddings can all lead to romance of your own.
Angus is renovating his own property and has returned to the area, maybe he can now forge some sort of relationship with his nephews as his brother clearly has other ideas on fatherhood.
Raff is the local ladies man, it seems. A bit of rough and always knows someone, who knows someone who can help. Will he be able to rescue a damsel in distress, when she does not even realise she was distressed in the first place?
Charlie seems the perfect man to be able to love, a real local. When Finn arrives, he is well-known and even he can sweep ladies off their feet as well. Can he pick them back up though?
This is a busy book, because the characters are so richly drawn they have plenty to occupy their time and do plenty for readers to enjoy. It is all believable, a friendship forged between three women so different that it just works so well.
I thought Beth had found her true love and I felt for her when it went wrong. I wanted to be amongst the mess of Lindy and her house to show you that anywhere can be home. Rachel found the right person to make her see the edges of life are not pristine and perfect and everyone can coexist quite well together. You became part of the village, the community, I wanted to drink tea out of the vintage china and eat cakes in the village hall. I wanted to stand at the church and watch brides enter. I wanted to go and spend an evening in the local pub, sat by the crackling fire enjoy the company. I was drawn right into this book. The plot did not go where I thought it would go, which was great, it meant that I had to keep reading.
This is a lovely romantic book without being full of unnecessary fluff and is such a concept that it could even beg a sequel.
August 19, 2018
Following what appears to be a trend in the Katie Fforde books I have read, this is about three young women, brought together by a village hall meeting, who, despite their differences become friends and start a wedding planning business.
Beth is currently between jobs, an ebay expert, she has escaped her mother's domineering ways by moving to small village in the Cotswolds, she has agreed to organise her sister's wedding on the cheap because her sister has spent the money their mother gave her for the wedding on overseas travel with her fiance.
Lindy is a divorced single mother of two, making ends meet by hemming curtains and turning up trousers. She is thrilled at the idea of making wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses from things Beth has found on ebay.
Rachel is a recently divorced accountant, slightly obsessed with order and cleanliness she doesn't like anyone to come into her cottage in case they get things dirty or move something from its correct place.
Between the three of them they hope to organise Beth's sisters wedding, then Lindy's mother lets slip that she has rented the village hall out to a local girl and offered their services to the bride to help plan her wedding. Soon in a whirlwind of tulle and gypsophila the girls are becoming friends, improving their lives and organising weddings, there is also romance in the air from the local ne'er do well Lovejoy look-alike, Lindy's husband's older brother and the bride's older brother.
I liked this book but I felt it was overlong, maybe each of the women could have had their own books rather than having three romances and a fledgling business in a single book. Having said that, I had the opposite complaint about the previous book I read by Katie Fforde so maybe its just me being contrary.
If you like cutesy English villages, have an ebay obsession or are just mildly obsessive about nice smelling candles I'm sure you'll enjoy these wedding planners as they rejuvenate the village and rope all the villagers into their cottage industry.
Beth is currently between jobs, an ebay expert, she has escaped her mother's domineering ways by moving to small village in the Cotswolds, she has agreed to organise her sister's wedding on the cheap because her sister has spent the money their mother gave her for the wedding on overseas travel with her fiance.
Lindy is a divorced single mother of two, making ends meet by hemming curtains and turning up trousers. She is thrilled at the idea of making wedding dresses and bridesmaids dresses from things Beth has found on ebay.
Rachel is a recently divorced accountant, slightly obsessed with order and cleanliness she doesn't like anyone to come into her cottage in case they get things dirty or move something from its correct place.
Between the three of them they hope to organise Beth's sisters wedding, then Lindy's mother lets slip that she has rented the village hall out to a local girl and offered their services to the bride to help plan her wedding. Soon in a whirlwind of tulle and gypsophila the girls are becoming friends, improving their lives and organising weddings, there is also romance in the air from the local ne'er do well Lovejoy look-alike, Lindy's husband's older brother and the bride's older brother.
I liked this book but I felt it was overlong, maybe each of the women could have had their own books rather than having three romances and a fledgling business in a single book. Having said that, I had the opposite complaint about the previous book I read by Katie Fforde so maybe its just me being contrary.
If you like cutesy English villages, have an ebay obsession or are just mildly obsessive about nice smelling candles I'm sure you'll enjoy these wedding planners as they rejuvenate the village and rope all the villagers into their cottage industry.
July 25, 2016
Katie Fforde's books are comfy and light. This one was no exception. But it was also bland. There's very little in the way of plot and there's not much characterization. I loved Rachel, however, and her obsession with getting details just right. So wevet. Also Raff was pretty great. I think her OCD cleared up too easily, and I would have liked more space devoted to her. And Lindy and Beth? Too much insta-love!
Beth's love interests and plot line were very annoying.
Lindy's plotline was a little better, but there was one thing missing.
Beth's love interests and plot line were very annoying.
Lindy's plotline was a little better, but there was one thing missing.
March 6, 2015
Katy Fforde is back and this time the theme is wedding planning.
Beth, has just moved into Chippingford, when she is asked by her sister Helen to arrange her wedding to avoid their overbearing Mother taking charge. The problem is Helen has virtually no money and Beth has no experience. Luckily at her first village event she meets Rachel (another newcomer) and Lindy who has lived in the village all her life. The meeting in the lack lustre village hall results in them all being involved in the campaign to Save the Village hall and in agreeing to help Beth with the wedding - with the intention of using the revamped hall for the reception.
From this inauspicious start, they find themselves having a practice run when Sarah (Lindy's mum) volunteers their services to a local girl and suddenly Vintage Weddings is born.
What follows is a fun mix of friendship, crises and romances for all which I have no intention of spoiling by describing here. But needless to say the course of true love never runs smooth and for some there will be the inevitable tears before bedtime.
The characters are all different, but likeable with real life problems that many can identify with. Beth is a bit of a muddler but prepared to give anything a go; Lindy is divorced and struggles along with 2 young boys and Rachel is a perfectionist with OCD tendencies. However together they help each through and prove the value and support of having good friends.
Vintage Wedding is Katy Fforde at her best, warm, comfortable and entertaining, the perfect anytime read.
I received an ARC via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
Beth, has just moved into Chippingford, when she is asked by her sister Helen to arrange her wedding to avoid their overbearing Mother taking charge. The problem is Helen has virtually no money and Beth has no experience. Luckily at her first village event she meets Rachel (another newcomer) and Lindy who has lived in the village all her life. The meeting in the lack lustre village hall results in them all being involved in the campaign to Save the Village hall and in agreeing to help Beth with the wedding - with the intention of using the revamped hall for the reception.
From this inauspicious start, they find themselves having a practice run when Sarah (Lindy's mum) volunteers their services to a local girl and suddenly Vintage Weddings is born.
What follows is a fun mix of friendship, crises and romances for all which I have no intention of spoiling by describing here. But needless to say the course of true love never runs smooth and for some there will be the inevitable tears before bedtime.
The characters are all different, but likeable with real life problems that many can identify with. Beth is a bit of a muddler but prepared to give anything a go; Lindy is divorced and struggles along with 2 young boys and Rachel is a perfectionist with OCD tendencies. However together they help each through and prove the value and support of having good friends.
Vintage Wedding is Katy Fforde at her best, warm, comfortable and entertaining, the perfect anytime read.
I received an ARC via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
March 16, 2015
This is a modern day romance set in a country village in England. There are 3 main women characters Rachel, Beth and Lindy who after meeting each other instantly hit it off and become friends and soon after business partners when they decide to become wedding planners and set up a business called Vintage Weddings.
This is a fluffy light hearted read and along the way Rachel, Beth and Lindy become more confident, fall in love (and lust!) and their friendship and business grows.
In the beginning I couldn't work out who was who and so I never really connected to any of the characters. It got better as the end got nearer and I felt I knew them more. Also because there was more romance and love stories towards the end which I liked.
I was most interested in the Vintage Wedding side of the story, where the woman set up their own wedding business. But when they started to decorate cakes from watching YouTube, and becoming make up artists and dress makers on the spot I just didn't find any of it believable. If only it was that easy!
I recommend this book to light hearted romance fans and anyone planning a vintage wedding.
This is a fluffy light hearted read and along the way Rachel, Beth and Lindy become more confident, fall in love (and lust!) and their friendship and business grows.
In the beginning I couldn't work out who was who and so I never really connected to any of the characters. It got better as the end got nearer and I felt I knew them more. Also because there was more romance and love stories towards the end which I liked.
I was most interested in the Vintage Wedding side of the story, where the woman set up their own wedding business. But when they started to decorate cakes from watching YouTube, and becoming make up artists and dress makers on the spot I just didn't find any of it believable. If only it was that easy!
I recommend this book to light hearted romance fans and anyone planning a vintage wedding.
July 18, 2016
Now, I can't say that I have read Katie Fforde's other books so I can't offer a comparison. But, the title jumped out at me as something I would enjoy as I relaxed on the beach. The characters were one dimensional, the plot dragged on as if it was somebody's diary (e.g. 12th Oct met with friends, discussed plans, had a glass of wine, cleaned the house moaned about kids). Which is great but I felt myself flicking through trying to find when the actual storyline and drama/hook would begin. The only potential drama I could see was with Charlie, and he disappeared before it began!
It got to the point when my friend, albeit to me, was reading over my shoulder and said "I've been reading over your shoulder for a while now and what on earth is your book about?" and I just couldn't even tell her. I speedily finished it for the sake of finishing it and will not be recommending it to anyone - unless they struggle from insomnia and need something to send them to sleep!
It got to the point when my friend, albeit to me, was reading over my shoulder and said "I've been reading over your shoulder for a while now and what on earth is your book about?" and I just couldn't even tell her. I speedily finished it for the sake of finishing it and will not be recommending it to anyone - unless they struggle from insomnia and need something to send them to sleep!
June 2, 2016
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15/20 - En bref, j'ai passé un bon moment avec nos trois héroïnes qui ne se connaissaient pas mais vont très facilement se lier d'amitié et monter un projet qui les tient à cœur. Chacune à sa manière va trouver sa voie et va la prendre sans regarder en arrière. Une très belle leçon d'amitié, d'amour, de lâcher prise et malgré quelques petites longueurs on ne voit pas passer le temps avec Lindy, Beth et Rachel qui ont trois caractères bien différents dans lesquels chacun de nous pourra se reconnaitre. Une très belle aventure !
15/20 - En bref, j'ai passé un bon moment avec nos trois héroïnes qui ne se connaissaient pas mais vont très facilement se lier d'amitié et monter un projet qui les tient à cœur. Chacune à sa manière va trouver sa voie et va la prendre sans regarder en arrière. Une très belle leçon d'amitié, d'amour, de lâcher prise et malgré quelques petites longueurs on ne voit pas passer le temps avec Lindy, Beth et Rachel qui ont trois caractères bien différents dans lesquels chacun de nous pourra se reconnaitre. Une très belle aventure !
October 25, 2019
I've read every one of Katie's books and adored this one.Three ladies brought together by a wedding and a village hall. They start a business, have ups and downs, loves and losts, smiles and tears.This is one of those books where you want to live in that village and join in all the fun.
March 10, 2015
Another lovely book from Katie Fforde. I always find Katie's books so wonderful to escape into. This one was no different. This book is beautifully written, heart warming and uplifting. I fell in love with this book right from the start a wonderful book everyone should read. ☺️
March 15, 2015
I felt a little let down by this book. I found the whole plot rather contrived, particularly the friendship of the three young women, so perfect and artificial.
Perhaps Katie Fforde's formula is wearing out, which would be a pity as I usually find her books light and refreshing.
Perhaps Katie Fforde's formula is wearing out, which would be a pity as I usually find her books light and refreshing.
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