A Wedding Disaster... Or Was It?

Wedding Woes #1

by Sheila Holmes

Because of their busy schedules, engaged KiirstiAan and her mom have chosen to plan the wedding almost entirely via e-mail. The minutia of all the details being exchanged becomes somewhat cumbersome, so while they’re planning, and to break the monotony of the endless back-and-forth online exchanges, KiirstiAan reminds her mother of a number of outrageous wedding disasters her parents have witnessed, and that her mom has already shared with her. She suggests that her mom write a book about all the nuptial disasters to which she’s been witness. With some trepidation, her mom says ok, IF KiirstiAan will proofread each and every one of them. With whole-heartedness, the bride-to-be agrees. Thus, while the e-mail wedding plans continue (with no small amount of stress), KiirstiAan’s mom recounts some of the most unbelievable wedding disasters that have ever been told. Was each wedding truly a disaster? Oh, yeah. Or, was it? And, more importantly, can KiirstiAan avoid these and any other monumental mishaps in her own wedding?

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First published June 19, 2014

About the author

I just love to read and write! They are two of the greatest blessings I've been given! And, since I love writing so much, I believe I have been given an incredible opportunity to share Christ with readers through the writing of contemporary romance fiction.

Formerly a high school teacher, I "retired" myself so that I can focus on writing fulltime.

My hope is that I'll have many years of writing inspirational fiction ahead, and that my readers will feel uplifted by my stories.

Reviews

[Rebekah Morris · Rating 2 out of 5]

To start off with, this story did not make me laugh, and it did not make me cry. There were several times when I struggled to follow the author's description of something, and other times when I shook my head at things that just couldn't be. (How is a man with a broken wrist supposed to use crutches? And where is the hospital that has you in and out of the ER in two hours despite a broken wrist and leg?)
I also couldn't get why the mom was planning her daughter's wedding, why they didn't just talk instead of emailing all the time. (I started this book with the impression that the mother and daughter were planning this wedding long distance. Turns out they live in the same city.)

I did like the mother and daughter relationship and the fact that prayer was emphasized when things were difficult. But the story just wasn't for me. There was nothing objectionable (except unrealistic things), but I didn't care for it.

I was given a copy of this book free in exchange for my honest review.

[Heidi Morrell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Knowing of my own personal wedding "almost disaster", I took to reading this book like a duck to water. I was not disappointed!
I was laughing and crying, and, like KiirstiAnne, was silently "begging" her Mom for more stories! :)

[Shana Danton · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was just enchanting. It was so different from what I thought it would be.

The whole story was told through emails. I've never of such a thing. Sounds weird, I know, but this author knew exactly what she was doing.

Fantastically fun read!

[Gena Daughtry · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just thought this was the most FUN book I've read in a long time.

I was blessed by its Christian/Biblical values and the relationship the mother and daughter had.

This story was sooo imaginative!

Super read!

[JS Carper · Rating 5 out of 5]

If anyone had told me that a whole story could be told through emails between two people, I would have thought they were crazy! But, this author did just that. It was amazing!

[Danielle Turko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Kiirstiann is about to get married but she places all the planning in her mothers capable hands. The engagement is only going to be 3 months long and she isnt as detail oriented as her mom is so she wants someone to take control and pull everything together so she can have the day shes always dreamed of. Who better to know than her mom? The butterflies start to take over right away though and in the middle of what ifs her mom starts to tell her stories of weddings shes been in or attended where things have gone terribly wrong but they still turned out great. Kiirstiann encourages her mom to write these stories down and publish them which she agrees to do as long as her daughter proof reads them. So begins an email chain of near epic proportions that involves the stories of near wedding disasters and her wedding planning together. How better to plan your big day than to know the good, the bad, and the ugly that can come along with this special day.
I myself am not married but remember a few years ago when my brother got married he and his wife were planning a wedding several hours from where my parents were living and trying to coordinate the reception over email since my parents agreed to look after that was complicated enough without throwing all the rest of the wedding details in there too. I do kind of feel like the author was grasping at some of the stories but reality truly can be stranger than fiction so these exact scenarios very well could have happened at someone's wedding. I personally found it an enjoyable read with some funny spots but nothing about this book was good enough that I would go looking for the next book or something else by this author unless it was free which is how I got this book in the first place

[Sheane Carpenter · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was delighted with this read. I especially was impressed with the relationship with the mother and daughter, as well as the Christian emphasis.

I thought it was clever the way the mother who was telling the story, brought in weddings that she'd actually attended into the emails she and her daughter were sending back and forth.

I would never have thought to tell a story this way, and it was not only successful, but a truly wonderful read!

Can hardly wait to read the next in the series!

[KJ Cooper · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one I finished in two evenings.

Just so much fun, and where in the world did the author think up these kinds of wedding disasters. They were outrageous, but believable!

I'm looking forward to the next in the series!

[Jane Penter · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the most clever novel. The entire plot was through emails between a mom and her daughter that was getting married. Don't know how she did it, but it was more than successful! I loved it!