Chicken Soup for the Soul: Here Comes the Bride: 101 Stories of Love, Laughter, and Family
400Chicken Soup for the Soul: Here Comes the Bride: 101 Stories of Love, Laughter, and Family
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Overview
You will be inspired and entertained by this collection of stories from brides and their friends and families, about all the aspects of being a bride, from proposal to honeymoon. These stories will make you laugh, entertain you, inspire you, and occasionally make you tear up. You’ll love these stories about
- the proposal
- the ring
- the dress
- planning the wedding
- family drama
- the wedding party
- things that went wrong!
- unconventional weddings
- mid-life love
- second chances
- and the honeymoon
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781935096849 |
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Publisher: | Chicken Soup for the Soul |
Publication date: | 05/15/2012 |
Series: | Chicken Soup for the Soul Series |
Edition description: | Original |
Pages: | 400 |
Product dimensions: | 5.58(w) x 8.28(h) x 1.08(d) |
About the Author
Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
Hometown:
Santa Barbara, CaliforniaDate of Birth:
August 19, 1944Place of Birth:
Fort Worth, TexasEducation:
B.A. in History, Harvard University, 1966; M.A.T. Program, University of Chicago, 1968; M.Ed., U. of Massachusetts, 1973Website:
http://www.jackcanfield.comTable of Contents
1 The Proposal
1 The Perfect Proposal Dallas Nicole Woodburn 1
2 A Case of Cold Feet John P. Buentello 5
3 The Bridge of Saint Mary's Sara R. Rajan 9
4 Hello, My Name Is Clueless Kathleen M. Basi 13
5 Liftoff Mitali Ruths 16
6 A Month to Change Your Mind Margaret Luebs 20
7 Scrabble Surprise Sage de Beixedon Breslin 23
8 A Simple Proposition Rita Lussier 27
9 Mother Knew Best Jennifer Lang 30
10 A Gift of Faith Johanna Hardy 34
11 Mississippi Muddle Shawnelle Eliasen 38
2 The Ring
12 Aunt Jane's Diamonds Julie Burns 45
13 Miracle of the Flying Diamond Sharon Pipke 48
14 A Tiny Ring Lori Bryant 52
15 From Thin Air Heather Zuber-Harshman 54
16 Ringing In Our Wedding Ronda Ross Taylor 58
17 I Love Lucy Gina Farella Howley 61
18 Planet Zirconia Sioux Roslawski 66
19 Humoring the Groom Karen Robbins 70
20 Will You Marry Me...Again? Dani Nichols 72
21 An Unconventional Proposal Kristi Cocchiarella FitzGerald 74
3 The Dress
22 A Real Piece of Me Val Muller 81
23 The Peasant Dress Barbara Flores 85
24 The Perfect Dress Lava Mueller 89
25 A Simple Wedding Dress Debra Mayhew 92
26 Up in Flames Jennifer J. Heeg 95
27 Hand-Me-Down Bride Jennifer Quist 97
28 Two Women in Black Sallie A. Rodman 102
29 The Second Dress LaTonya Branham 105
30 Something Borrowed: A Wedding Gown Encore Sally Friedman 108
4 It's All in the Planning
31 Just a Few Little Changes Monica A. Andermann 115
32 My Husband the Wedding Planner Victoria Grantham 120
33 A Mother's Wedding Dreams Kris Lindsey 124
34 Turn Around Caitlin Q. Bailey O'Neill 128
35 It Had to Be Perfect Kate Sugg 131
36 The Paws in Our Plans Kate Fellowes 133
37 The List Betty Ost-Everley 136
38 Nothing Can Change This Love Julie Turner 140
39 Groomzilla Barbara D. Diggs 142
5 Meet the Parents
40 Here Comes the MOG Judith Marks-White 149
41 My Daughter's Wedding Jack Kline 153
42 Wedding Vows Donna Lowich 156
43 Perfectly Imperfect Wendy Teller 160
44 Gaining Not Losing Lynne Cooper Sitton 163
45 Dad's Handout Amelia Rhodes 166
46 A Little Something for Rob Shelia Seiler Lagrand 169
47 Our Day April Taylor Fetch 172
48 The Father of the Brides Sally Friedman 176
49 The Mommy-Moon Charlotte A. Lanham 180
50 Something Old, Something New Lela Foos 184
6 The Wedding Party
51 Not Pretty in Pink Harriet Cooper 189
52 Flood Damage LeAnn Campbell 192
53 The Legacy of a Little Dress Tanya Shearer 195
54 How Bad Skin Made Me a Better Maid of Honor Wendy Toth 199
55 The Bridesmaid Dress Debbie Wong 203
56 No Boundaries Jayne Thurber-Smith 207
57 The Folly of Vanity Samantha Keller 210
58 A Wedding Gone to the Dogs Mary Z. Smith 213
59 Decisions, Decisions Ellen Scolnic 216
60 She Should Have Been My Bridesmaid Loni Swensen 220
61 Young at Heart Alice Muschany 224
7 Marital Mishaps
62 Through Storm and Flood Cael Jacobs 231
63 Once Upon a Time Edie Barton Scher 234
64 One Size Fits All John P. Buentello 238
65 Making Light of the Storm P.D.R. Lindsay 241
66 The Runaway Who Wasn't the Bride Pam Hawley 245
67 Buckaroos and Buckarettes Linda S. Clare 249
68 A Gift from Great-Grandma Sallie Wagner Brown 253
69 The Cake Jill Fisher 257
70 Cinderella Descending Laura L. Bradford 260
71 My Perfect Wedding Diana DeAndrea-Kohn 264
72 It Won't Rain Tracy Crump 267
8 Bucking Tradition
73 The Farm Boy and the Mongolian Circus April Knight 273
74 You're Getting Married Where? Anna M. Lowther 276
75 Under the Chuppah Sally Friedman 279
76 All Aboard the Wedding Train Jill Jaracz 282
77 An Interesting Cast of Characters Lori Dyan 285
78 Bagpipes in Toronto Diane M. Radford 288
79 Polterabend Tanya Sousa 291
80 A Wedding with Tim Rosalind Forster 295
81 Highland Fling for Two Valorie Wells Fenton 299
82 "Accidental" Wedding Carol Hurn 303
83 My Husband Married a Woman Named Donna Dawn Baird 308
9 Never Too Late for Love
84 Un Bel Di (One Fine Day) Annalee Davis 315
85 Pink Hibiscus Shelly Bleggi Linton 320
86 Better than Prince Charming Stephanie McKellar 323
87 My Valentine Svetlana Grobman 326
88 The Wrinkled One Patt Hollinger Pickett 330
89 My Piano Man Jeanne Zornes 333
90 Remember the Watermelons Bari Benjamin 335
91 A Senior Bride and Her Wedding Francine L. Baldwin-Billingslea 338
92 The Second Time Around Sally Friedman 342
10 The Honeymoon
93 The Getaway Caleb Jennings Breakey 349
94 Our Honeymoon Adventure on Pancake Bay Ann McArthur 354
95 Locked Out! Laura Smetak 358
96 Honeymoon Havoc Beverly F. Walker 361
97 The Stranger's Offer Kayleen Reusser 364
98 Happily Ever After…After the Honeymoon Myra Lipp Sanderman 367
99 Honeymooning in a Clown Car Linda Jackson 369
100 A Life of Surprises Jayne Thurber-Smith 371
101 Honeymoon in the Outhouse Patricial Lorenz 374
Meet Our Contributors 379
Meet Our Authors 397
Thank You 399
About Chicken Soup for the Soul 401