Books Like The Wedding Bluff

Weddings require a ton of planning and coordination, which can result in plenty of stressful situations. Everyone wants their wedding day to go perfectly, but this is rarely the case with so many variables and interpersonal dynamics. The potential for things to go wrong is one of the reasons why so many authors love writing stories based around weddings. For example, The Wedding Bluff by Lilly Bartlett follows the wedding dramas of Emma and Daniel. While Emma’s family can only afford a low-key wedding, Daniel’s mother is expecting a sophisticated society party, leaving the two no choice but to try and throw a fancy wedding on a shoestring budget. For more stories centered around the stress of planning or attending weddings, check out the following books like The Wedding Bluff. The Last One at the WeddingBy Jason RekulakThe Last One at the Wedding by Jason Rekulak combines family drama with thriller elements for a tense and suspenseful story. It stars Frank Szatowski, a father who is shocked when his daughter Maggie contacts him for the first time in three years. Frank thought that their estrangement would become permanent so he is determined to make things right when Maggie invites him to her upcoming wedding in New Hampshire. Frank is surprised to discover that Maggie is marrying the son of a famous tech billionaire and that the wedding venue is a secluded, luxurious private estate. While Frank tries to reconnect with his daughter and get to know her new family better, he finds that she has little time for him and her husband-to-be is withdrawn and evasive.The Wedding DateBy Jasmine GuilloryThe Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory is the story of Alexa Monroe and Drew Nichols. The pair meets under strange circumstances when a power outage leaves them stranded together in an elevator. Since it is the eve of his ex’s wedding festivities and he is without a plus one, Drew manages to convince Alexa to accompany him as his fake girlfriend. However, after the two have more fun at the wedding than they thought possible it’s time for them to return to their regular lives. Drew is a pediatric surgeon in Los Angeles and Alexa is the mayor’s chief of staff in Berkeley. Unfortunately, the two high-powered professionals can’t stop thinking about each other, which could lead them to a long-distance dating disaster.A Wedding In DecemberBy Sarah MorganA Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan captures the family drama and shocking secrets that can happen at weddings. Rose, the youngest daughter of the White family, is getting married and her whole family has arrived in Aspen for the wedding. However, Rosie doesn’t know that her parents, Maggie and Nick, are on the brink of divorce and have been living apart for the past six months. Then there’s her older sister, Katie, who thinks Rosie is making a mistake and is determined to save her from herself but finds herself constantly distracted by the good-looking best man. Finally, Rosie herself finds herself having second thoughts about the wedding, despite loving her fiance. The Wedding SeasonBy Katy BirchallThe Wedding Season by Katy Birchall is set at the start of a calendar year filled with eight weddings. The first to tie the knot is Freya Scott, who is getting married to her long-term boyfriend Matthew. Freya is intent on making it a day to remember, but her entire life plan goes up in smoke when Matthew calls things off just hours before they are supposed to walk down the aisle. A humiliated and heartbroken Freye has no idea how she will make it through a summer of other people’s weddings on her own. Fortunately, her friends intervene and ensure that each wedding features some outrageous challenges for Freya to complete to distract her from what might have been.The Summer WeddingBy Fiona WalkerThe Summer Wedding by Fiona Walker is a comedic look at the wedding of Iris Devonshire and Dougie Everett. Iris is the teenage daughter of a celebrity couple, and her wedding is to be held in the gardens of the grand Palladian pile alongside the Thames. However, her parents think that she is rushing into her marriage, and things only get worse on the big day. Not only is her fiance flying high as Iris rides a white stallion up the aisle, but a hot air balloon is also heading straight for the ceremony.Destination WeddingBy Diksha BasuDestination Wedding by Diksha Basu follows Tina Das as she leaves New York behind for a weeklong trip to Delhi to attend her cousin’s lavish wedding. For her, it’s an opportunity to get some clarity about her life, especially her stalled career, her recent breakup, and the feeling that she might never feel as at home in America as she does in India. The wedding is to be held at Delhi’s poshest country club, but with Tina’s entire family in attendance, things quickly become chaotic. From her divorced parents, who are both exploring new love interests, to a former fling unexpectedly appearing on the guest list, Tina is in for a family wedding with more drama than she could have imagined.The Wedding ThiefBy Mary SimsesThe Wedding Thief by Mary Simses is about the Harrington sisters, Sara and Mariel. However, the two have never gotten along, with Sara being a career-focused event planner and Mariel being bohemian and semi-employed. The two sisters have not spoken since the night Sara realized something was going on between her boyfriend Carter, and Mariel. Unfortunately, Mariel is about to marry Carter, who Sara still loves. So, when her mother lures her back to Connecticut under false pretenses, Sarah sees an opportunity to sabotage her sisters' picture-perfect wedding and win Carter back.