There Goes the Bride: Making Up Your Mind, Calling It Off & Moving on

By Wendy Roberts, Rachel Safier, Wendy Roberts

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0787967483
• ISBN13: 9780787967482
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent advice and reassurance

This book is a long-needed resource for would-be and not-sure brides! Ms. Safier reinforces what many women know deep down: That if you have doubts, it's time to walk out before you walk down the aisle. An engagement is easier to get out of than a divorce, and sometimes those uneasy feelings are the nagging of common sense and responsiblity, not "cold feet." She also tells you how to heal afterwards, and how to deal with the well-intentioned but thoughless/spiteful/nosy questions and remarks that you'll inevitably get from acquaintances. Ladies, read this book before you say "I do" and hold your heads high and know that you ARE doing the mature thing if you decide it's time to say, "I don't."

Couldn't Have Survived Without It

This book was like a beacon of light at a very difficult time in my life. I cannot say enough good about it. Rachel and the other woman who told their stories truly helped to get into the heart of what it is like to let go of a dream. This book is written by women, for women. It gets into your heart and helps ease your soul as you transition into a new life. Thank you to Rachel and all the other Almost Brides out there who are not afraid to keep on loving even after going through such a difficult time.

Cuts to the heart of the matter.

I bought this book when I was seriously questioning my relationship and considering breaking off my engagement. Thank to the courage of Rachel Safier and the other women who shared their experiences, private pain, and strength, I found the answer in my heart and made my decision. Sharing the experiences of so many women helped me to feel more confident in my decision, and it helped immensely to know that I was not alone in what I was going through. The friendly, supportive, no-nonsense tone makes you feel like you are having coffee with a group of close friends. This book truly empowers women to ask the hard questions and face the truth. Excellent!

Wish I had read this months ago!

I cancelled my wedding 2 months ago and received this book the day before my planned wedding date. I read many of the other books that were out there (trying to find answers) and none reinforced so many of my feelings. My fiance and I were not right for each other and we were rushing in marriage. I am so happy to be free from that relationship and this book is a gem for women strugling to understand their 'cold feet' and their recurring doubts about marrying their fiances. I highly recommend it and hope all women who have doubts read this and find strength in the accounts of other women who have been there.

GREAT BOOK

This book is so comforting for brides who have either called off their wedding or thinking about it. I am a bride who has called off her wedding and this book has helped me through a lot of hard times, just reading that others have gone through the same thing that you are going through just makes you feel a lot better.