Wordy Birds

Altared

Original airdate: May 25, 2007

“Altared: Bridezillas, Bewilderment, Big Love, Breakups, and What Women Really Think About Contemporary Weddings” was edited by Colleen Curran.

About the book: Anyone who is intimated by the prospect of planning a wedding will laugh, cry and take solace in the never-before-published personal essays in Altared where writers like Dani Shapiro tell us that: “At your ten-year anniversary, not a soul will ask you who your caterer was.” Curtis Sittenfeld vows to attend every wedding she is invited to and learns the real meaning of the guest list. Jacquelyn Mitchard writes about her second wedding to her sexy, young carpenter. Meghan Daum illustrates the purgatory of the “singles table” and Lara Vapnyar writes about her search for the perfect wedding dress on a tight budget. From planning it to doing it (or not going through with it after all), Altared explores what women really think about the modern wedding in this heartwarming, thought-provoking and deeply funny collection.

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Altared: Bridezillas, Bewilderment, Big Love, Breakups, and What Women Really Think About Contemporary Weddings

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www.colleencurran.com