The Wedding Machine

I was looking forward to this book with it being a Women of Faith Fiction. And I did enjoy the story of the friendships - especially of Southern women - who love their sweet tea & everything "Southern Hospitatility"... The story of Ray, Kitty B, Hilda & Sis - 4 women who have stayed friends from the 60's into today - where some of their own children are getting married. They each had their own personalities & stories... I'm glad I kept my "cheat card" though because with the four women & all their children & their fiances & spouses - WOW - lots of names getting thrown around here! The story - well, it was a cute story - but just odd. To me, there were wasnt so much an "ending" - so many open stories that didnt have closure. That was a weird thing for me...One of the husbands is ill - what happened to him? One of the daughters went against her mother & married someone else - what happened to them? One of the friends is still locked inside of her home for goodness sakes... what becomes of her? I guess I can just take the "They lived happily ever after" approach - but that did disappoint me about the book. I did laugh at scenes in the book & could totally appreciate the Southern Weddings these ladies pulled together. Laughing at the idea that "Video taping" a wedding is just horrid! I wonder if real southern belles still exist like these ladies? Hope so! If you like a nice, easy read (dont forget the cheat card though) on friendships, you'd have a good time with this story - but I personally could take it or leave it...Its definitely not horrible though...

Way to many characters...hard to follow. Could not get into it!