Weddings are a fun feature in romance novels, because they can offer up so many different situations to throw romance protagonists into. My cousin is having a wedding? I need a date. My cousin is having a wedding? I need a fake date. My cousin is getting married to the man I’ve loved for years? I need to go on an epic road trip with the person I hate the most to break them up. My expected future spouse dumped me at the altar? Guess I’ll just go on my honeymoon alone, then. And so on, and so forth. A wedding can be a catalyst, a featured centerpiece, or a conclusion for a romance novel. But no matter what, they can certainly make things interesting! Let’s talk about the ways weddings make an appearance. This is the tip of the iceberg as far as weddings are concerned, especially if you look at how weddings work in historical romance. Old school romances, for instance, often showed characters having to get married before they can have sex. I’m sure there are other ways weddings make themselves known in romance, whether they’re on the side, in the background, or front and center to the story. I feel like telling you about those would be spoilers, though. So just… think about it when it happens, and consider why there is a wedding right there. And enjoy it! With the historicals, in particular, that means the couple is more likely to figure out their hangups with physical intimacy and use it to further the emotional kind.
