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A Wedding of Her Own…

By: Maya Rodale
August 12, 2010

Just once month until the wedding…

I mean it this time. My wedding. Coming right up. Gah. Previously, I had only to worry about a certain fictional wedding in my latest, A GROOM OF ONE’S OWN. There was plenty to worry about there:

Two weeks before the wedding…which bride will the duke choose?

The night before the wedding…Will all those schemes go awry?

The day of the wedding…will they all live happily-ever-after?

My own wedding is a month away (but GROOM is available in stores now!) and I’m discovering some differences between real weddings and fictional weddings.

First, dress fittings are so much more fun in romance novels. I was really excited for mine so that I could finally have this real life experience. But it really involves just standing there and holding up layers of organza and chiffon and other fluffy fabrics. I had also been ordered to bring a friend to learn how to bustle my gown or I could take notes. Take notes! On a dress!  I was dismayed that there wasn’t any tea and cake and gossiping and scheming, which is how I had written about dress fittings. Perhaps I’ll bring my own for the second fitting… On second thoughts, that’s a disastrous idea.

And the other thing…In A Groom Of One’s Own, the heroine is jilted on her way down the aisle. This is a personal horror of mine, which is why I had to write about it. Later, the hero also meets her halfway down the aisle, but for far more romantic reasons. Having read the book, the MY groom is well aware of this and thinks it would be splendidly romantic to meet me halfway down the aisle. I think it will steal my thunder, and frankly, make me nervous! So, what do y’all think: would it be romantic or attention-stealing?

OTHER DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING IN AVON BOOKS Romance

  • Sue says: August 18, 2010 at 10:07 am

    I believe you mean “one” month…not “once”…right? We authors need to watch that stuff.
    Best of luck.

  • Amy Valentini says: August 17, 2010 at 2:44 am

    Maya, congratulations on your upcoming nuptials and I hope your day is as splendid as you always dreamed it would be. Now, as to your groom meeting you halfway down the aisle … no, no, no!! That walk belongs to you and whoever is escorting you. It’s tradition. It’s your moment in the light when all eyes are on you including the groom’s, especially the groom’s!! I’ve been to weddings where they’ve done something quirky to make it different but in the end, it’s that first sight of the bride in all her beauty that everyone remembers. If the groom pops out of one of the seats then does he have the best view in the house? NO! The best view for him is from down in front. Besides, when I made that walk, I only had eyes for my groom. His was the first face I saw when I entered and I kept my eyes on him all the way down the aisle. Actually, at the top, before I started, I had my father on one side, my mother on the other side and I guess the excitement got the better of me because when I saw my future husband standing at the end, I gave him a little hip wiggle and a big smile. It’s what he remembers the most. No one else even seemed to notice! So walk the walk, meet your groom and allow yourself to be given away properly into the hands of your future, your groom!! Happy Wedding and we’ll want to hear all about it!! xoxo

  • Maya Rodale says: August 13, 2010 at 7:26 am

    My dear Tony,

    A faux jilting would NOT be funny.

    XO, Maya

  • Tony says: August 13, 2010 at 6:56 am

    I think a faux jilting would make a hilarious start to the wedding and your married life together. You’ve got to start with a sense of humour!

  • Allison says: August 12, 2010 at 8:34 pm

    Hi Maya,

    I don’t think meeting you halfway down the aisle will steal your thunder. People will be surprised but once that passes, the attention will revert to you. If you are nervous about the wedding, maybe seeing him coming toward will take your mind off your fears and it would be romantic but I think thats something you both have to make up your mind about.

  • Jane says: August 12, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Congrats, Maya. I think it would be quite a romantic gesture for him to meet you halfway down the aisle, but it does make you nervous or steal your thunder then maybe he shouldn’t.


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