The Wedding Diaries

The Wedding Diaries
Sam Binnie

The first novel in an entertaining and hilarious new series introduces Kiki Carlow, a woman on a mission to create her perfect wedding.Kiki Carlow is shocked but delighted when boyfriend Thom proposes. Planning a wedding is easy, right? That’s as long as you ignore:1. The utterly bankrupting price of the only dress you’ll ever truly love.2. Your suddenly pregnant sister – surprise!3. The celebrity wedding you’re covering for work which is devouring your every waking thought.4. The Mother of the Bride. Entirely.Kiki soon discovers that planning the perfect wedding might just bring total chaos to the rest of her life. Can she stop being a Bridezilla in time to marry the man she loves?Heart-warming and hilarious, The Wedding Diaries will make you laugh, cry, and want to watch Bridesmaids all over again…

SAM BINNIE

The Wedding Diaries

For J,

Bringer of sunshine

Table of Contents

Title Page (#u695496b9-e003-51bb-b8aa-731d4a2863cb)

Dedication (#u6356dd66-1bba-533a-a3c9-ea826aa1dfca)

August 15th (#u22f19ba5-357b-5a96-9c27-9c316db6cfd4)

September 2nd (#u83c03d0e-31a7-5d29-87a8-0e31cc954a89)

October 2nd (#u1f7c485c-fba2-50c3-9c03-8be3dc2ca0d9)

November 8th (#ufc8f248e-88f8-5e0e-9c96-452f39c0d0df)

December 2nd (#u51c5d0c3-9a15-5b9f-9c56-90ecb8ef7a8e)

January 1st (#litres_trial_promo)

February 4th (#litres_trial_promo)

March 1st (#litres_trial_promo)

April 1st (#litres_trial_promo)

May 1st (#litres_trial_promo)

June 4th (#litres_trial_promo)

July 1st (#litres_trial_promo)

August 2nd (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

Welcome (#litres_trial_promo)

Sam’s Wedding Guide (#litres_trial_promo)

Top Five Wedding Essentials (#litres_trial_promo)

Wedding Inessentials (#litres_trial_promo)

Hen parties – Dos and Don’ts (#litres_trial_promo)

Stag parties – Dos and Don’ts (#litres_trial_promo)

Family (#litres_trial_promo)

Decorations (#litres_trial_promo)

Wedding Lists (#litres_trial_promo)

Table Plans (#litres_trial_promo)

Honeymoon Destinations (#litres_trial_promo)

Money (#litres_trial_promo)

Finally, my attempt to lower your chances of future marital discord (#litres_trial_promo)

Read on for an exclusive extract from The Baby Diaries out in Spring 2013 (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

August 15th (#ulink_d25a4933-fdca-558b-a408-dbeb4164a685)

Here’s who knows about weddings: Abba. The Dixie Cups. Alfred Doolittle. All masters on the theme of matrimony, whether it’s the oaths (I do), the venue (Chapel of Love) and the punctuality (on time). But can they tell me: what happens when you ruin the proposal?

It was the final night of our long weekend in Bath, an early birthday gift from me to Thom, and I was getting suspicious. Thom had been strange with me for the previous week – silent, jumpy, and staring at me when he thought I wasn’t looking – and had been in an odd mood for most of the weekend. He seemed twitchy and insistent on going out for dinner when all I wanted was to sink into our hotel bed with room service and some TV, so I put two and two together and decided that five = looking for somewhere public to break up with me. I’d had passing concerns every now and again since February, when I’d ruined a Valentine’s meal at a tapas bar by rifling through each dish looking for a ring that wasn’t there. In the taxi to the restaurant my nerves were noticeable.

Me: Are you sure this is the restaurant you want to go to?

Thom: [silence]

Me: Oh Jesus. Please can we just go home?

Thom: [silence]

Me: Look! There’s a homeless man. Are you sure you wouldn’t rather take him?

Thom: [silence]

Me: Brilliant. This is just how I hoped my holiday would end.