Sweetheart Lost and Found. Shirley Jump

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      The Wedding Planners

      Planning perfect weddings…finding happy endings!

      It’s the biggest and most important day of a woman’s life—and it has to be perfect.

      At least that’s what the Wedding Belles believe, and that’s why they’re Boston’s top wedding-planner agency. But amidst the beautiful bouquets, divine dresses and rose-petal confetti, these six wedding planners long to be planning their own big day!

      But first they have to find Mr. Right….

      This month:

      Sweetheart Lost and Found

      by Shirley Jump

      And don’t miss the exciting wedding-planner tips and author reminiscences that accompany each book!

      For more tips and bridal fun please visit the Wedding Belles at http://harlequin-theweddingplanners.blogspot.com.

      Shirley tells all about her own big day:

      “You seriously can’t take me anywhere without a calamity happening. I’m a walking America’s Funniest Home Video. Even my own wedding had a near-disaster. My husband got laryngitis the day of the wedding (hmm…was that a convenient way of not having to say any vows?), so his vows came out as a squeak. I forgot our toasting glasses and we had to borrow other guests’ champagne glasses when the best man made his speech.

      But all of that was nothing compared to my veil catching on fire.

      Let’s just say tulle and candles aren’t a good mix. When my husband and I went to blow out the unity candle, it was before he kissed me, so my veil was still down. I tried to blow through the tulle. The netting swooped forward into the flame and, whoosh, caught on fire. Not a big flame, thank goodness, but a nice little spark. So here I am, madly blowing out my veil, then trying to lift the veil and get the unity candle blown out at the same time. I have a nice round hole in my veil as a memento.

      Don’t even get me started on the time I tripped and fell on the church altar in front of two hundred people at someone else’s wedding. And just don’t ask me to do a reading at your wedding—not unless you’re planning on splitting the prize money from AFHV with me.

      At least in my fictional world of Sweetheart Lost and Found I can create weddings where almost nothing goes wrong!”

      Catch up with Shirley’s latest news at www.shirleyjump.com.

      Sweetheart Lost and Found

      Shirley Jump

      TORONTO • NEW YORK • LONDON

       AMSTERDAM • PARIS • SYDNEY • HAMBURG

       STOCKHOLM • ATHENS • TOKYO • MILAN • MADRID

       PRAGUE • WARSAW • BUDAPEST • AUCKLAND

      To Kathy, who has brought music and laughter

       into our lives, and who graciously forgave me for

       tripping on the altar in the middle of her wedding.

      Planning perfect weddings…finding happy endings!

      In April: Sweetheart Lost and Found by Shirley Jump

      Florist: Will Callie catch a bouquet, and reunite with her childhood sweetheart?

      In May: The Heir’s Convenient Wife by Myrna Mackenzie

      Photographer: Regina’s wedding album is perfect. Now she needs her husband to say “I love you!”

      In June: SOS Marry Me! by Melissa McClone

      Designer: Serena’s already made her dress, but a rebel has won her heart….

      In July: Winning the Single Mom’s Heart by Linda Goodnight

      Chef: Who will Natalie cut her own wedding cake with?

      In August: Millionaire Dad, Nanny Needed! by Susan Meier

      Accountant: Will Audra’s budget for the big day include a millionaire groom?

      In September: The Bridegroom’s Secret by Melissa James

      Planner: Julie’s always been the wedding planner—will she ever be the bride?

      Callie Stevens is the florist at The Wedding Belles. Here are her tips for your big day:

        A little visual can go a long way toward making sure you and the florist are on the same page. So bring along pictures of floral arrangements you like, or flowers you find special, to give your florist an image of the perfect bouquet.

        If you get married around a holiday, remember that the church will probably already be fully decked out with great flowers. Save some money by utilizing the beautiful arrangements already in place.

        To save money, don’t go for cheap flowers—choose one striking bloom in a less expensive vase arrangement for a centerpiece, or a simple bouquet with a few colorful flowers. Sometimes less is more.

        On the big day be sure someone has been designated to be in charge of distributing and pinning on the boutonnieres and corsages so you don’t have to worry about that detail.

        If you want your guests to be able to see each other across the table, be sure to keep centerpieces under fourteen inches high. Also, keep highly fragrant flowers to a minimum at table settings, as some guests may have scent allergies.

      CONTENTS

      CHAPTER ONE

      CHAPTER TWO

      CHAPTER THREE

      CHAPTER FOUR

      CHAPTER FIVE

      CHAPTER SIX

      CHAPTER SEVEN

      CHAPTER EIGHT

      CHAPTER NINE

      CHAPTER TEN

      CHAPTER ELEVEN

      CHAPTER TWELVE

      CHAPTER THIRTEEN

      CHAPTER ONE

      CALLIE Phillips slipped the final flower into the cheery wedding bouquet, stepped back to admire her handiwork and marveled СКАЧАТЬ