Diary of a Mad Bride
by By Wolf, Laura
Category: Fiction , Literary

Once I was a sane, levelheaded professional woman.  Then I said “yes.” Now I am the lunatic bride I always made fun of!What is it about getting married that turns normal people into total freaks?A savvy, riotously funny novel, Diary of a Mad Bride is for anyone who has ever been a bride, is about to become a bride, yearned to be a bride, or suffered the sheer indignity of appearing in public in the world’s ugliest bridesmaid dress....My wedding was starting in less than twenty minutes, and I was stuck in a 7-Eleven parking lot with popcorn kernels wedged in my gums and vanilla ice cream melting on my dress.  It was a disaster too large to comprehend.  After an agonizing year spent planning my wedding, could it really end like this?  The voices chronicling a year of wedding hysteria swirled in my head....— My grandmother upon viewing my engagement ring:“What do you mean he gave you an emerald!  Diamonds are eternal, emeralds say, maybe five years.”— My future father-in-law on the night of my engagement party:“To a happy marriage and, if necessary, a painless divorce!”— My best friend, Anita:“Oh, screw congratulations.  Of course I’m happy for you.  Stephen’s a major piece of ass and he’s got a sense of humor. Just as long as you’re certain this is what you want.”  Would I survive this day after all....?