num_pages: 368
description: Anyone who is intimated by the prospect of planning a wedding will laugh out loud and take solace in Altared. In this unexpected, heartwarming, thought-provoking collection, more than two dozen of our most perceptive and entertaining writers offer a wide range of takes on the modern wedding. It's all here. Fantasies. Realities. Fond memories. A few regrets. From planning it to doing it and everything in between. Original essays by Top Women WritersJulianna Baggott, Curtis Sittenfeld, Catherine Ingrassia, Elizabeth Crane, Lara Vapnyar, Lisa Carver, Carina Chocano, Rory Evans, Jennifer Armstrong, Elise Mac Adam, Janelle Brown, Daisy de Villeneuve, Meghan Daum, Amy Sohn, Samina Ali, Farah L. Miller, Gina Zucker, Kathleen Hughes, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Ruth Davis Konigsberg, Lori Leibovich, Julie Powell, Jill Eisenstadt, Anne Carle, Amanda Eyre Ward, Amy Bloom, Dani Shapiro.
language: English
title: Altared: Bridezillas, Bewilderment, Big Love, Breakups, and What Women Really Think About Contemporary Weddings
titlecomplete: Altared: Bridezillas, Bewilderment, Big Love, Breakups, and What Women Really Think About Contemporary Weddings
genres: Anthologies, Sociology, Chick Lit, Short Stories, Gender, Marriage, Memoir, Essays, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 327
publisher: Vintage