"Scenes From an Impending Marriage" by Adrian Tomine

40 pages

At the request of his fiancee, Adrian Tomine set out to create a wedding favor for their guests that would be more fun and more personal than the typical chocolate bars and picture frames. What started out as a simple illustrated placecard soon grew into a comic book. These short strips chronicle the often ridiculous processes involved in planning a wedding, including hiring a DJ, location scouting, trips to the salon, suit fittings, dance lessons, registering for gifts, and managing parents' demands. I think they're really cute and funny! When I was planning my wedding, I kept thinking Why are we doing this, again? when it came to some ritual or tradition. Tomine illustrates these moments perfectly. The drawings are super-cute, too!

I now pronounce you someone else by Erin McCahan

2010/272pgs

This book was just OK. I felt it would have worked better if the main character had been a college freshman instead of a high school senior. It's all about her meeting a boy (soon after she dumps her previous boyfriend-I think it was like the day after) and then soon they are engaged and planning a wedding. I know some teen girls who would get swept up in that idea, but I felt the story would have worked better if she was just a bit older. It's a nice book about identity though and could work for fans of chick lit.