Terrific Fictional Books About Weddings
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Get married or attend a wedding across the globe with the best fictional books about weddings to read right now. And, if you are in the mood for a movie, don’t miss these fun wedding movies.
What We Recommend
1. The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
One of the most popular series of wedding romance books in recent years starts with The Wedding Date, where two high-powered professionals collide. Attending the wedding of an ex is a nightmare, so Drew Nichols takes a chance on a woman he gets stuck in an elevator with – Alexa Monroe seems like the perfect wedding date. But could she be more than that?
This one can be read as a stand-alone, or you can follow the love stories of all the cast through the rest of the series (The Proposal and The Wedding Party are also fun books about weddings).
Read The Wedding Date: Amazon | Goodreads
2. Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close
When you hit your 30s, your life can feel like an endless parade of bridal showers, bachelorette parties, and (of course) weddings – especially if you’re single. Girls In White Dresses is one of the funniest under-the-radar fictional books about weddings that will make you feel seen (or give you traumatic flashbacks!).
Three women are dealing with nightmare bosses, messy families, and disastrous dates. Everyone else seems like they have it all together, marrying appropriate men at appropriate ages – so where did it all go wrong for Isabella, Mary, and Lauren?
Read Girls in White Dresses: Amazon | Goodreads
3. I Take You by Eliza Kennedy
If you loved the movie Bridesmaids, you must read I Take You – one of the best bawdy novels about weddings, where it’s not all flowers and happily-ever-after.
Lily Wilder lives up to her name, in every regard. She loves life, she loves a drink, and she loves men. How will she actually settle down with just one?
Her wedding to Will – a handsome, respectable archaeologist – is coming up fast, and Lily needs to figure it out. Meanwhile, Will needs to figure out whether he truly knows the woman he loves, and whether he should be marrying her at all.
Read I Take You: Amazon | Goodreads
4. Destination Wedding by Diksha Basu
The best fictional wedding books aren’t just about the big day; they’re about the journey, the family drama, and finding the people you’re meant to be with. That’s what you get with Destination Wedding.
A New York career woman needs a break, and her cousin’s lavish wedding in Delhi seems like the perfect escape. But with divorced parents bringing new partners, an ex in attendance, and a best friend who lives for chaos, this is hardly going to be a relaxing vacation.
Pick up Destination Wedding when you need a reminder that everyone’s family is messy or help recognizing what really matters at the end of the big day. Discover more books set in India.
Read Destination Wedding: Amazon | Goodreads
5. The Engagements by J. Courtney Sullivan
How did diamonds become the standard for wedding rings? An advertising campaign, of course! J. Courtney Sullivan’s historical fiction novel, The Engagements, explores the legacy of the real-life ad woman Frances Gerety, and her perennial slogan: “A diamond is forever.”
This is one of the novels about weddings that come at them from a different angle. Rather than following one couple down the aisle, Sullivan interrogates the relationships of four couples –some married, some soon-to-be – and the tangled web that connects them all together.
Be sure to look up some of Frances Gerety’s original diamond ads before you pick this one up, for context!
Read The Engagements: Amazon | Goodreads
6. The Member Of The Wedding by Carson McCullers
One of the classic books about weddings comes from the pen of Carson McCullers, the South’s most underrated writer. The Member Of The Wedding revolves around Frankie, a twelve-year-old tomboy who feels disconnected from her ‘real’ life.
Frankie escapes in fantasies of accompanying her brother and his bride-to-be on their honeymoon to Alaska. This sharp, devastating novel takes place over just a few days, as the nuptial celebrations grow closer and Frankie’s illusions become harder to hold onto. It’s a remarkably progressive book, too, with a significant Black character who defied the literary tropes of the time.
Read The Member Of The Wedding: Amazon | Goodreads
7. The Grace Kelly Dress by Brenda Janowitz
We’ve all heard the stories of wedding dresses passed down through generations, from mothers to daughters to daughters’ daughters. One such dress is the inspiration for Brenda Janowitz’s sweeping historical fiction novel, The Grace Kelly Dress.
Rose is a seamstress in 1950s Paris, who takes on a job recreating Grace Kelly’s iconic dress for a wedding – but when she finds herself in love with the groom, she’s forced to choose between work and love.
Sixty years later, Rocky has found the perfect fit in her husband-to-be, but a dispute over her mother’s heirloom wedding dress threatens to unravel the family. This is one of the must-read fictional wedding books for historical fiction lovers.
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Read The Grace Kelly Dress: Amazon | Goodreads
8. Less by Andrew Sean Greer
Less is one of the best books about avoiding a wedding: Arthur Less fears that he is ‘the first homosexual to ever grow old,’ and he’s desperate to avoid the wedding of his much younger ex-lover to an age-appropriate partner (without looking like he’s doing just that).
So, Arthur Less packs his bags and accepts every invitation he receives to half-baked literary engagements around the world.
What follows is a hilarious, heartfelt journey of self-discovery – one for which Andrew Sean Greer won a Pulitzer Prize!
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Read Less: Amazon | Goodreads
9. Royal Wedding by Meg Cabot
Many millennial women grew up with Meg Cabot’s Princess Diaries series, starring the delightfully dorky teenage princess Mia Thermopolis. However, the series is so long-running that most of us aged out of it before we got to the books about weddings – specifically, Princess Mia’s wedding to her high-school sweetheart, Michael!
Yes, Royal Wedding goes in a very different direction to the film adaptation(s)-The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement – but it’s just as much fun. With the scheming Grandmere, the earnest boyfriend (now fiance!), and Mia’s bumbling attempts at a normal life and international diplomacy, this one will take you right back.
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Read Royal Wedding: Amazon | Goodreads
10. Save The Date by Morgan Matson
If the best books about weddings are the ones where everything that can go wrong, does go wrong, then Save The Date takes the cake!
Charlie is delighted that all of her siblings will be reunited at the family home for her older sister’s wedding, one last time before the house is sold and everything changes. It should be the perfect ending, and a new beginning… except that everything is going wrong. The dog won’t stop howling, the justice of the peace has gone missing (and a tuxedo, too), relatives aren’t speaking, musicians are being difficult, and alarms keep going off.
If your own wedding was a disaster, this book will make you feel a whole lot better about it!
Read Save The Date: Amazon | Goodreads
11. The Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa
If you liked The Worst Best Man – one of the most popular wedding romance books on #Bookstagram for a minute there – you should check out The Wedding Crasher, the latest novel from contemporary romance author Mia Sosa.
Solange doesn’t mind being roped into helping her wedding planner cousin in the lead-up to a couple’s big day. However, when she realizes the couple isn’t meant to be, the best way she can ‘help’ is to crash the wedding, and make sure the groom doesn’t commit to the wrong girl.
Little does she know that the groom knows more than he’s letting on and has motives of his own for locking it down. That’s why he suddenly claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding.
Read The Wedding Crasher: Amazon | Goodreads
12. The Secret Bridesmaid by Katy Birchall
If you love British rom-coms, The Secret Bridesmaid will be one of your favorite fictional books about weddings, for sure! Sophie Breeze has made a career out of being a great bridesmaid – literally. She hires herself out to desperate brides and ensures their big days go off without a hitch.
When ‘70s It Girl Lady Victoria Swann hires Sophie to handle her daughter’s wedding, she thinks it will be her crowning achievement. But, of course, things quickly descend into chaos. The bride is awful, the bride’s sexy older brother is an unwelcome distraction, and a rival society wedding is announced for the same date. Can Sophie really pull this wedding off?
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Read The Secret Bridesmaid: Amazon | Goodreads
13. The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas
This is another one of the wedding romance books you’ve definitely seen all over #Bookstagram and #BookTok. The Spanish Love Deception was originally self-published by Elena Armas, but when it blew up on social media, it was re-released by Simon & Schuster. The title has gone on to sell millions of copies, making it a USA Today and New York Times best-seller.
The story begins with Catalina desperately seeking a date to her sister’s wedding, preferably someone willing to carry on the charade that she has an American boyfriend. Aaron might be her only option – her infuriating, condescending, alarmingly handsome colleague. Once they’re out of the office and on a flight to Spain, Catalina realizes there might be more to Aaron than she’s seen at work.
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Read The Spanish Love Deception: Amazon | Goodreads
14. Queerly Beloved by Susie Dumond
This delightful queer-centric story revolves around Amy, a baker and bartender from Oklahoma who hasn’t quite come out–yet. The door opens when she’s fired from the Christian bakery where she works, giving her an opportunity to finally live as her fully authentic self.
She decides to market herself as a bridesmaid-for-hire, helping other couples get their happily ever after. And when she meets Charley, Amy realizes she might just have a shot at getting her own, too!
Read Queerly Beloved: Amazon | Goodreads
15. Delilah Green Doesn’t Care by Ashley Herring Blake
If you like your queer novels about weddings steamy with a side of snark, you must read Delilah Green Doesn’t Care. Plus, it’s a great novel about sisters. This is the first book in the Bright Falls series, and it begins with the titular character guilt-tripped into returning to her hometown to photograph her step-sister’s wedding.
Claire Sutherland runs the Bright Falls bookstore, and she likes to stick to her routine – she doesn’t count on Delilah showing up and causing trouble. The two women are forced to run the gauntlet of wedding preparations together, and sparks are sure to fly.
Read Delilah Green Doesn’t Care: Amazon | Goodreads
What type of wedding novels do you prefer? Sweet and sappy? Or, thrillers and murder mysteries? What books do you recommend? We are always adding to our TBR pile. Let us know in the comments!