The Wedding Shop

By: Rachel Hauck

Narrated by: Windy Lanzl

In this sweet romance, the wedding shop offers a chance at love for those who think it might be gone for good.

Two women separated by decades. Both set out to help others find their dreams when their own have crumbled.

It's the early 1930s, but Cora Scott is walking in stride as a career woman after having inherited her great aunt's wedding shop in Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, where brides come from as far away as Birmingham to experience her famed bridal treatment. Meanwhile, Cora is counting down the days until her own true love returns from the river to make her his bride. But days turn into months and months to years. All the while, Birch Good continues to woo Cora and try to show her that while he is solid and dependable, he can sweep her off her feet.

More than 80 years later, former Air Force captain Haley Morgan has returned home to Heart's Bend after finishing her commitment to military service. After the devastating death of her best friend, Tammy, and discovering the truth about the man she loved, Haley is searching for her place in life. When Haley decides to reopen the romantic but abandoned wedding shop where she and Tammy played and dreamed as children, she begins a journey of courage, mystery, and love.

As Cora’s and Haley's stories intertwine through time in the shadow of the beloved wedding shop, they both discover the power of their own dreams and the magic of everyday love.

“I adored The Wedding Shop! Rachel Hauck has created a tender, nostalgic story, weaving together two pairs of star-crossed lovers from the present and the past with the magical space that connects them. So full of heart and heartache and redemption, this book is one you’ll read long into the night, until the characters become your friends, and Heart’s Bend, Tennessee, your second hometown.” (Beatriz Williams, New York Times best-selling author)

“The Wedding Shop is the kind of book I love, complete with flawed yet realistic characters, dual timelines that intersect unexpectedly, a touch of magic, and a large dose of faith. Two breathtaking romances are the perfect bookends for this novel about love, forgiveness, and following your dreams. And a stunning, antique wedding dress with a secret of its own. This is more than just a good read - it’s a book to savor.” (Karen White, New York Times best-selling author)

This sweet, split-time romance is a stand-alone novel that can also be listened to as a companion novel with New York Times best seller The Wedding Dress. Includes discussion questions.

©2016 Rachel Hauck (P)2016 Zondervan

The Wedding Shop

Loved it! Could hardly wait to pick up again and continue the story:). Loved the moral and lesson behind this story of God's path for Haley...

Beautiful, timeless, redemptive.

This quickly became one of my favorite books of all time. I didn’t want to put it down and I didn’t want it to end. The narrator was phenomenal! I’m so sad it’s over and I look forward to re-reading it in the future.

I could have recorded this!

Fun and sweet story. However the narrator was an absolute fail! She read everything with the same inflection inclufing passages like “she yelled”.

However, I really strive to ignore the narration if I like the direction the story is going. Glad I didn’t give up. Overall, a pleasant, happy story.

The Wedding Dress!

Loved how the storyline pulls the characters together. It fills your heart with hope and a reminder of God's love.

Heartwarming story!

I hated for the story to end. It was a great and heartwarming historical piece that was quite surprising.

AWESOME

This was one of the best books I have listened .Awesome everything!!!!!!! Loved it!!

Endearing

Such a wonderful family saga of love, heartbreak trust,and never giving up. It is interwoven with family secrets.

Loved the story.

I love thé way this author ties the old in with the new. Loved the story and the narrator did a great job.

Almost as Wonderful as the Wedding Chapel

If you could sum up The Wedding Shop in three words, what would they be?

Worth the slow start!Rachel Hauck is one of my favorite authors. The Weddig Shop had me worried on the first few chapters. They were slow. When we met Haley Morgan as she returned to Heart's Bend and learned of her desire to open the Wedding Shop. Haley, Tammy and the boy between them, Cora and Berch and the characters from the 1930s blended into timeless love stories and had me hooked once again. Equal to the Wedding Dress and almost as brilliant as the Wedding Chapel, the Wedding Shop is a great read. Rachel Hauck blends the past and present into excellent plots. I hope she picks a new topic and weaves her magic.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Cole remained the hero throughout the story--supportive, trusting, giving, coming to the rescue, and Christian sexy.

Have you listened to any of Windy Lanzl’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Lanzi doesn't perform only reads in the same voice. I do like her voice but would like to hear her create the characters with pitch and diction.

5 stars is not enough!

I cannot express how much I love this book, as well as the 2 before it (The Wedding Dress and The Wedding Chapel). I love the way Rachel Hauck goes back and forth between the past and the present and pulls the story together. I definitely didn't expect the twist at the end! I highly recommend this book and hope there will be another "Wedding" book!!