Need lockdown reading? Author adeleparks shares free short story called A Perfect Wedding and all bridezillas need to read it
May 05, 2020 - 12:21 BST hellomagazine.com HELLO! has invited best-selling authors to entertain readers with uplifting stories during these testing times. We begin the series with a heart-warming tale by Adele Parks. Read on for the extract and check out Adele's bestseller, Just My Luck...BUY NOW MORE: The sweet bedtime stories royal parents read their children
When Harriet first called to say Jason had proposed, I was delighted, ecstatic. They're a great couple, very compatible – and a wedding! So many of my friends have given up on the idea of their children getting married; they've accepted the word"partner" and say things like:"Well, he's like a son-in-law in every way. Marriage is outdated." I've said the same myself, although I think weddings are beautiful and marriage is hopeful, wonderful.
She has burned through her budget. The dress was a bone of contention. She picked a designer one in a fabulous London store. It is shimmering, intricate, breathtaking. But so was the price tag! The equivalent to a deposit on a flat. Compromises had to be made, so she decided to buy a copy online for a tenth of the price. I suggested she simply find a less expensive dress, but she knew best. The dress has been delayed at customs for three weeks, causing much anxiety.
"That's it. I'm calling it off.""What?""I'm cancelling.""A postponement will inconvenience a lot of people, darling. What about Jason's family? They've flown from the States.""Not postponing. Cancelling. So many disasters. They're omens. Jason and I aren't supposed to get married." "I hope you aren't going to suggest I wear that," Harriet mutters sulkily. I grin at her head poked up through the floor and beckon her to join me."No, the moths have got to it.""Oh, I'm sorry." It has been a while since Harriet has had empathy for anyone else. I grin and shrug."It doesn't matter, it's only a dress. The marriage is still going strong." She looks uncomfortable.
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