It's Wedding Season!

Recently this book keeper has attended quite a few weddings. Each, of course, was special in its own right. Ordinarily, wedding trips provide a great opportunity for me to catch up on my reading. However, this wedding season I have not had a moment to sit down! I suppose wedding season is my excuse for neglecting "The Library Under the 'L'." So, in line with the "Wedding Season" theme, I have decided to make a posting ALL ABOUT WEDDINGS!

My FAVORITE wedding book is Preston Bailey's Fantasy Weddings. The pictures are just unbelievable. I am so impressed by the way Mr. Bailey is able to take a location and transform it into a completely new and spectacular world for guests to explore.



I look through the pictures and can only imagine how the masterpiece (because his designs truly are art) makes each moment so magical.

However, if you are looking for a book with more of a literary component, I always think of The Wedding by Nicholas Sparks. The follow-up to The Notebook, the wedding tells the story of a couple who have grown apart during their 30 year marriage and a husband's struggle to express his emotions. I think I like this book because it turns "the fantasy" upside down. Talented people like Preston Bailey can present an extraordinary event to celebrate the vows taken, but in the end it is up to the bride and groom to create the true fantasy - a love that lasts forever.