USA Today bestselling author Jamie Brenner's The Wedding Sisters invites readers to the most unpredictable wedding of the year. "Brenner tempers the weighty emotional aspects of the sisters’ journey with the fluffy frivolity of wedding planning, a contrast that fans of Emily Giffin and Lauren Weisberger will adore. Mixing high society and high drama, this one is witty, heartfelt, and fun." - Booklist Meryl Becker is living a mother's dream. The oldest of her three beautiful daughters, Meg, is engaged to a wonderful man from one of the country's most prominent families. Of course, Meryl wants to give Meg the perfect wedding. Who wouldn't? But when her two younger daughters, Amy and Jo, also become engaged to celebrated bachelors, Meryl has to admit that three weddings is more than she and her husband, Hugh, can realistically afford. The solution? A triple wedding! At first, it's a tough sell to the girls, and juggling three sets of future in-laws is a logistical nightmare. But when Hugh loses his teaching job, and Meryl's aging mother suddenly moves in with them, a triple wedding is the only way to get all three sisters down the aisle. When the grand plan becomes public, the onslaught of media attention adds to Meryl's mounting pressure. Suddenly, appearances are everything - and she will do whatever it takes to keep the wedding on track as money gets tight, her mother starts acting nutty, and her own thirty year marriage starts to unravel. In the weeks leading up to the nuptials, secrets are revealed, passions ignite, and surprising revelations show Meryl and her daughters the true meaning of love, marriage and family. ** Featured in Popsugar's Best Books for Women 2016 Jamie Brenner grew up in suburban Philadelphia and studied literature at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Her previous books include The Wedding Sisters, The Gin Lovers, and Ruin Me . Her latest novel is the national bestseller The Forever Summer , which People magazine calls "A captivating tale of family secrets and strong women." Jamie lives in New York City with her husband and two teenager daughters. The Wedding Sisters By Jamie Brenner St. Martin's Press Copyright © 2016 Jamie Brenner All rights reserved. ISBN: 978-1-250-04574-4 Contents Title Page, Copyright Notice, Dedication, Acknowledgments, Prologue, Eight Months Until the Wedding, Six Months Until the Wedding, Three Months Until the Wedding, One Month Until the Wedding, 24 Hours Until the Wedding, The Wedding Day, Reading Group Guide, Also by Jamie Brenner, Praise for the Author, About the Author, Copyright, CHAPTER 1 It was an "all hands on deck" kind of night. At least that's how it felt to Meryl. Unfortunately, judging by everyone else in her family, she would be doing the heavy lifting alone. It was only noon, but in her nervous excitement, Meryl couldn't wait to set the table with the good dishes. She hated to put too much pressure on this dinner, but she felt an overwhelming sense that everything had to be absolutely perfect. She couldn't help but fuss. "Remember, honey, it's not about you," Hugh had said on his way out the door earlier that morning, a comment that both rankled her and served as useful caution. "I'm doing this for Meg," she had responded in a huff. He had kissed her on the forehead with a knowing smile, squeezing her hand. They were finally meeting the parents of the man her daughter was going to marry. Meryl had read up on them in the New York Times and Vanity Fair, even seen them on CNN, but that had only served to make her ill at ease. They're just people, she reminded herself. And we're going to be family. She dialed her mother's cell phone despite the odds being that she wouldn't answer. At eighty-six, her mother did not embrace technology and she made no apologies for it. Still, Meryl felt more comfortable knowing she had a cell phone, though in that particular moment, it served only to increase her frustration. "Mother, it's me. I just want to make sure you'll be ready for me to pick you up at three for the dinner tonight? Please. It's important to us." She hesitated, wondering if she should sign off with "I love you" or "Looking forward to seeing you." But that's not how they spoke to one another, and it would seem odd to tack it on now — desperate. As though Meryl needed her there tonight. Except, she did. Meryl hoped beyond hope that, for just one night, they could seem like a normal family. If not for her own sake, then for her daughter's. That was the thing about weddings: they forced family members to deal with one another, like it or not. Meryl drew back the dining room curtains and gazed out at the East River. The view was the best thing about their apartment, her favorite part of her home of the past twenty years. She always found it so calming. Meryl couldn't imagine living anywhere in Manhattan without a view of the water. But then, there had bee