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For Anna and Jamie, Indi and Richard, Max and Caroline, M, and Phil xx
Each of the stories about Poppy, Sera, Lily, Jess, and their friends at Brides by the Sea can be read on its own. If you like to read consecutively, this is the order:
The Little Wedding Shop by the Sea
Christmas at the Little Wedding Shop
Summer at the Little Wedding Shop
I hope you have as much fun reading the books as Iâve had writing them, love Jane xx
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. Audrey Hepburn
Chapter 1
Tuesday, 14th February
At Brides by the Sea: Roving reporters and the older mindset
âIn love with love,
on February 14th ⦠â
Itâs past six as I pause on the step of Brides by the Sea. As the warm light shines out into the darkness, the Valentineâs Day motto on the glass of the door catches my eye. Well yes, I know, thatâs what itâs meant to do. Itâs only a few white painted letters and three heart-shaped dots, but thereâs still a horrible twist in my chest as I see it.
I know itâs stupid. Iâm fine with wedding shops because I come here so often. And wedding dresses still give me a thrill. Itâs St blinking Valentine I hate. Every other day of the year Iâve learned to be happily single. But February 14th is so damned coupley. For people like me who once had it all and blew it, itâs hell.
What went wrong? If the wind wasnât howling so hard Iâd tell you more. As it is, a breeze off the bay like todayâs can turn the silkiest hair into a haystack in two seconds flat. I didnât put in an entire hour of straightening earlier to end up with frizz.
Usually Iâd spend the day hiding out at home. But today Iâve come to â excuse the groans â a Valentineâs day wedding party. The worst of all worlds then. But before I have the chance to tell myself off for faltering so early, the shop door flies open so fast I almost topple off my new Kurt Geiger platforms.
âLily, perfect timing. Whatâs the news from Bath? How was your journey? Come on in, Poppy and I are in the White Room, everyone else has gone home to get ready â¦â