How I Planned Your Wedding ~ The All-True Story of a Mother and Daughter Surviving the Happiest Day of Their Lives

Susan Wiggs, Elizabeth Wiggs Maas

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The authors will be appearing at Third Place Books on Monday, February 7, at 7 pm

Bainbridge Island’s bestselling romance novelist Susan Wiggs has lived through her daughter’s wedding, now the two are telling the tale in their humorous account and wedding guide, How I Planned Your Wedding: The All-True Story of a Mother and Daughter Surviving the Happiest Day of Their Lives, due out just before Valentine’s Day − one of the most popular days to “pop the question.”

When Elizabeth Wiggs Maas was first engaged, she envisioned a lavish wedding – the type of affair her mother might create in one of her bestselling books. But Susan curbed the fantasy with a dose of reality: budget.

Always candid, this devoted mother and daughter are completely upfront about their occasional disagreements, inevitable standoffs and sometimes radically opposed visions. As readers accompany the mother and daughter through the process of planning “the big day,” Susan shares her survival tips for mothers of the bride, and Elizabeth reveals her recurring hurdles, mistakes and triumphs. Included in their book:

• How to choose and dress your attendants
• Why working with a wedding planner will save you money and how to pick one
• How to choose wedding vendors
• Gifts and thank-you notes
• Surviving the big day

With practicality and a large measure of good humor, Susan and Elizabeth share their hard-earned wisdom any bride-to-be, and her mother, will appreciate. Sounding just like a romance writer, Susan sums it up this way, “Bad moments make good stories, and a good story, like a good marriage, lasts forever.”

About the Authors

Susan Wiggs lives on Bainbridge Island, WA and is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of women’s fiction, including the popular Lakeshore Chronicles series. She raised her daughter to be an independent, good-hearted woman … and a spectacular bride who believes in the magic of happily-ever-after. Visit her website.

Elizabeth Wiggs Maas is a graduate of Pomona College and an MBA candidate at the University of Chicago. Her blog is a compendium of food, fitness and fabulosity, garnered thousands of readers eager to follow her hilarious misadventures on the way to the altar.

--Article courtesy Book-It Northwest