Friday, November 29, 2024

Jen Marie Wiggins's "The Good Bride"

Jen Marie Wiggins's first book, the gifty nonfiction title Married AF: A Funny Guide for the Newlywed or Bride, was published in 2022. She has a background in advertising and public relations, and her writing has appeared in Southern Coastal Weddings, Savannah Magazine, Savannah Homes, and elsewhere.

The set-up for her new novel, The Good Bride:

One year after a devastating hurricane, bride-to-be Ruth Bancroft is marrying her perfect groom in a quaint fishing village on the Gulf Coast. The weekend is carefully curated, with the displays of pomp and social media magic meant to promote an area still struggling to rebuild as well as bring Ruth’s estranged family back together.

Yet as good intentions often go, this road to wed is hell and paved in complications.
Here Wiggins dreamcasts an adaptation of the novel:
Ruth: A young Natalie Portman (a la Black Swan)

Kayla (the wedding planner): Zendaya

Mother of the Bride: Robin Wright or Meryl Streep

Father of the Bride: Eric Roberts

Teo (her fiancé): Diego Bonito

Marcus (the sheriff): Denzel Washington
Visit Jen Marie Wiggins's website.

--Marshal Zeringue