The Wedding Planner

Rina faces her largest hurdle to date, as she plans her son's wedding at the iconic Archer Inn in the Florida Keys. She just hopes she can pull it off without a hitch..

It’s been a long year for Rina Archer. Tragically, she lost her husband of twenty years to a heart attack, and almost immediately after, she learned about his second family. But with the loving support from her siblings, as well as an old high school flame, Rina is able to put the past behind her, and make a better life for her family. In fact, things are better than ever!

There’s a wedding for Rina to plan, and this time it’s for her oldest son, Trevor and his beautiful fiancé, Shannon. Rina couldn’t be happier with the marriage. It feels as though, after all her struggles over the year, her life is finally getting back on track, and she can’t wait for her family to grow.

But it’s not all flowers and dresses. Shannon’s Maid of Honor turns out to be one of the most inconsiderate people that Rina has ever met, almost as if the girl is intentionally trying to ruin the wedding. As if that isn’t bad enough, Rina can’t seem to get her late husband’s second family off her back, which wouldn’t be so bad if it weren’t for her oldest son, Trevor, having no intention of getting to know those people.

Just when she thinks things can’t get any better, Rina’s world becomes more complicated than ever. And even though she has all the support of her mother, sisters and brother, she knows that she’ll need to fix many of these problems on her own.

Lose yourself in this new women's fiction series that revolves around friendship, love and loss among the Archer Clan. A heartwarming family saga that has the backdrop of the Florida Keys white sand and crystal blue waters.

Chapter One

Even though Rina had worked with what felt like a million different brides and seen every wedding dress imaginable, she couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with the sentiment as she trailed her fingers over the starched fabrics and lace. Love songs were echoing through the speakers, throwing Rina back to her twenties, to the very first wedding she planned, which was her own. She couldn’t believe how long it had been since she married Dennis, how much had changed, let alone that she was in that familiar bridal shop with the girl that would soon be her daughter-in-law. Shannon looked like a leaf in the wind as she wandered around the shop, her pale face pivoting on her slender neck, casting its disbelief and mystified glow through the hanging sunbeams. That was a face Rina recognized, one she’d seen countless times, but never with the dewy eyes she had right then.
A hand crept up between her shoulder blades, and Rina pulled herself together. After all, she was here on business. “It’s so good to see you, Rina!” a bright voice rang in her ear. Rina had known Lisa almost as long as she had lived in Naples. Her shop was the first that Rina checked out when she was young and building her business as a wedding planner, and after twenty years, it was still the only one she trusted. “I don’t think I’ve seen you since Dennis’s funeral. How are you holding up?”
“Better every day,” Rina said with a sturdy smile. “I’ve just been trying to get back into the swing of things.”
“Well, it’s good to have you back. I was worried we’d lost you for good, or even worse, that you’d found another bridal shop,” Lisa said, nudging Rina with her elbow.
“You know I’d never even think of it,” Rina said with a sigh. “I will say that I’m glad Shannon pulled me out of my vacation. I don’t think I could have handled sitting on the sidelines during Trevor’s wedding.”
“I can’t believe he’s already getting married,” Lisa said, chuckling. “It seems like just yesterday he and Dillon were running around here like two little devils.”
“You don’t have to tell me,” Rina said. “They were so young back then. I’m surprised they never ruined anything.”
“Honey, they weren’t the only ones who were young,” Lisa said with another playful jab to the ribs. “You were about as green as you can be in this business. But you worked your butt off and really made something for yourself.” While Shannon was absorbed with some of the imported dresses, Lisa surprised Rina with a tight embrace. “I’m just glad you didn’t let tragedy make you give up on yourself.”
Rina blinked back tears. Lisa’s perfume, potent yet aromatic, a softening lavender fragrance, reminded Rina of the calm she used to feel in her old life and let her know that she could regain that feeling in this new one. She hugged her old friend and said, “We should probably rein her in before she gets too infatuated with something.”
“Drat,” Lisa said with a grin. “You always know my tricks.”
They walked over to Shannon, who was flipping through cream-colored dresses like they were pages in a photo album, with the same enthusiasm in her eyes as when she first entered the store. “Shannon, I want you to meet a very good friend of mine,” Rina said. “Lisa’s been with me since day one, so believe me when I tell you that, if she can’t help you find what you’re looking for, then it doesn’t exist.”

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