
The stories collected here--including such gems as Stephen Crane's " The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky" O Henry's " The Marry Month of May" F Scott Fitzgerald's " The Bridal Party" Joy Williams's " The Wedding" & Lorrie Moore's " Thank You For Having Me" encompass comic wedding mishaps engagements broken & mended honeymoon adventures & scenes both heartwarming & heartbreaking There are glamorous weddings in Paris & New York & more eccentric ones in the Wild West & on a remote island beach There are nervous brides forgetful grooms meddling guests interrupted nuptials second thoughts & second chances Above all there are all kinds of people
- young & old rich & poor divorced & widowed with or without children
- joining together in the age-old quest for matrimonial happiness