Below, I’ve rounded up some great wedding planning books that buck the usual traditions, as well as some romance novels about weddings — because they are abundant and so very fun. I couldn’t resist. Unfortunately, almost all the modern wedding planning books I could find were written by and for Christian-adjacent white women. While the books listed do include stories and advice for a variety of weddings, there are not many dedicated specifically to weddings for different races or religions. I’m pleased to have found two dedicated to the beauty of queer weddings, so at least there’s that. As for me, I flipped through a handful of wedding books and got overwhelmed by the minutiae. We ended up getting married on our five-year anniversary at one of our favorite restaurants with only our immediate family present, with two close friends officiating and photographing. It was perfect. For more bookish wedding content, be sure to check out this history of superhero weddings, this list of books about marriage, and this list of ten books centered on weddings. In One Perfect Day, Rebecca Mead digs in to the wedding industry and all its glitz and glory. With investigative journalism and social commentary, she interviews wedding planners, employees of department stores with wedding registries, and, of course, wedding dress designers to get the inside scoop on why weddings are so lavish. Meddelin Chan accidentally killed her blind date. Her mom and several aunties try to help her get rid of the body, but of course, that’s a bigger task than they imagine. It was in a cake cooler and shipped off to the massive wedding Meddy and her family are working…oops. Then Meddy’s great college love shows up amid the chaos, making her to-do list extraordinarily long: hide body, don’t get arrested, charm ex-lover, and also pull off a fabulous wedding.
