Since weddings are the goal of all romance novels, and I would guess 90% of girls dream about their fantasy wedding (much less so about actual life with a guy afterwards), it only makes sense that Roberts would set a book in the middle of the wedding world. Weddings have become such elaborate affairs that we are all aware of the wedding planning business and have seen it in action in numerous movies.
We have four women, who have been friends since childhood when their favorite games was planning weddings, who have now formed a wedding business. Parker is the planner who also owns the estate they use for the weddings. Her parents were killed in an accident, so she has inherited it and it makes sense to put it to use, plus it pays for the upkeep. Emma does the flowers and decorations and has her own greenhouse. Laurel does the food, especially the cakes. And Mackenzie - Mac - is the photographer. I can see this turning into another one of Roberts'quadrilogies, and the title lends itself to X in color - Vision in White, Petals in Pink, etc.
As usual i like the strong women - the businesswomen and learned a bit about how a good photographer might think about her/his subject, plus all the work that has to be done after the pictures are shot. Mac is a dedicated professional with a problem mother, who falls for the most geeky love interest yet (I loved it) - an English teacher with a Phd. What I realized after the New Yorker article is that Roberts also takes time to develop the male character, so you see both sides - this guy was great in his lack of self confidence, asking for dating tips from his colleague.
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