There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride is your personal guide to calling off a wedding-- maybe your own! It walks the reader through the reasons, logistics, and emotions associated with breaking an engagement and provides down-to-earth advice, support, and encouragement from women who have been there. Rachel Safier-- the widely recognized expert on the topics of cold feet and broken engagements-- addresses all your concerns, including figuring out if it's more than just cold feet, dealing with friends and family who don't understand, giving back the ring, and more. Filled with stories from sixty-two 'almost brides' from twenty-five. states and four countries who've been through this difficult process themselves, There Goes the Bride offers comfort, inspiration, practical advice, some tears, and quite a few laughs. "Tying the knot is great-- when it's right. For to-be-weds everywhere who may not be sure their 'one' is 'The One, ' or for those on the receiving end of a broken engagement, the personal stories in this book are a balm for understanding how and why these things happen and for coping with the aftermath and moving on."
-- Carley Roney, editor-in-chief and cofounder, theknot.com
"Safier's timely and important book shows why it's better to break off an engagement than go through with a marriage that isn't meant to be. The wise words of these 'almost brides' will be helpful to others on the verge of breaking it off or troubled by the aftermath of a broken engagement."
-- Pamela Paul, author, The Starter Marriage and the Future of Matrimony
"It's about time someone tackled this often-secret subject. There Goes the Bride is long overdue."
-- Lori Leibovich, editor and founder, indiebride.com