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

In this unexpected, heartwarming, thought-provoking collection, more than two dozen of our most perceptive and entertaining writers offer "darkly funny ruminations on getting hitched" (People).

Anyone who is intimidated by the prospect of planning a wedding will laugh out loud and take solace in Altared. It's all here. Fantasies. Realities. Fond memories. A few regrets. From planning it to doing it and everything in between.

Original essays by Top Women Writers
Julianna Baggott _ Curtis Sittenfeld _ Catherine Ingrassia _ Elizabeth Crane
Lara Vapnyar _ Lisa Carver _ Carina Chocano _ Rory Evans _ Jennifer Armstrong _ Elise Mac Adam _ Janelle Brown _ Daisy de Villeneuve _ Meghan Daum _ Amy Sohn _ Samina Ali _ Farah L. Miller _ Gina Zucker _ Kathleen Hughes _ Jacquelyn Mitchard _ Ruth Davis Konigsberg _ Lori Leibovich _ Julie Powell _ Jill Eisenstadt _ Anne Carle _ Amanda Eyre Ward _ Amy Bloom _ Dani Shapiro