The Wedding Mass Market Paperback – August 1, 2005

I have loved reading Nicholas Sparks books since they were first printed. He never ceases to amaze me in his books. The wedding was absolutely beautiful! The ending was so unexpected and wonderful! Nicholas Sparks - you did it again! God bless you. Keep your stories coming!!

I couldn’t keep it down once I started. It was really good and had you shocked but happy at the end.

Book in very good shape

Nicholas Sparks is a wonderful author! If I see one of his books,haven't got to get it if I haven't read it!

“The Wedding” - by, Nicholas SparksTo the gals, I say nothing, for nothing needs to be said, as the fairer sex does not lack for the finely tuned touchy-feely emotional sentiments normally required to thoroughly appreciate such a heart warming story of love re-kindled, long past its expiration date, due to various reasons … such as well intentioned, but ultimately ill-informed or misguided choices, for example.But to the guys, I present a good-natured challenge. First, I double-dog dare you to read this book, particularly since the subject matter is not normally a typical guy’s first choice of reading material (relationship issues, romance, etc.). Secondly, if you do decide to actually read it, I triple-dog dare you to do so without at least once tearing-up or getting emotional; because yes, it is that good, and will more than likely tear at your heart strings. But don’t worry if your eyes stay dry right up to the last page, as it’s somewhat unusual for the male gender to equal our female counterparts in outward emotional expressiveness. So if no tears flow, rest assured that you’re probably still a human being, and have not inadvertently morphed into the newest version of a modern robot or Artificial Intelligence - ‘Sir’ or ‘Alex’; the imaginary male version of Apple’s ‘Siri’ or Amazon’s ‘Alexa’.Accomplished author Nicholas Sparks, whose books are so good that they sometimes get converted into movies (‘The Longest Ride’, ‘The Choice’, ‘The Notebook’, etc.), are quite often much more than meets the eye. More than just a very good read, they can easily and often be a delightful and surprising mix of how things could and should be in a modern world of perplexing problems, particularly relational problems between adults, both young and old. His stories can be likened unto culinary delights, well seasoned with adventure, reality, hope, inspiration, lightheartedness (to name just a few) and the ongoing struggle to make things gone wrong … somehow right again; giving ample evidence that not only is he a gifted writer, but also experienced or sufficiently knowledgeable in the complexities of human relationships, as well as the credibly marvelous and miraculous unraveling of those all-too-often messy relational tangles which we unfortunately create for ourselves from time to time.To date, I’ve seen only three of his novels in movie format (the three listed above), and read only this (‘The Wedding’) novel. In all four titles (movies or novel), which is a rather small sampling of his prolific writing accomplishments, it would seem that there is a very subtle or underlying theme; a new or already established relationship which somehow had started off to be, or eventually became somewhat incompatible - threatening heartbreak - but eventually over time, patience, and sincere effort, marvelously transformed into a genuinely respectable relationship to be relished.It has been said countless times over, and in many ways, that there are two great needs/goals in life; 1) to be loved unconditionally, and 2) is to, in turn, love others unconditionally … an inspired sermon or intelligent lecture to properly validate such a claim is beyond the limited purpose of this book review. That being said, Nicholas Spark’s thoughtfully composed stories seem to contain the necessary ingredients to educate, encourage, and equip us to sufficiently prepare ourselves to be grateful recipients of such unconditional love, and to be worthy conduits to (in turn) unconditionally love others, despite the inevitable and disappointing struggles on our lifelong journey in achieving such needs, goals, or monumental milestones.Wow … What a Read!Thank you, Mr. Sparks; and please, don’t stop writing!

Jane was a stay at home mom and Wilson is a lawyer who put work before his family and he wife told him she was going to visit her son and Wilson said let's make it a long weekend and she said she already had tickets and was staying for two weeks and he said have fun so that night she went to bed and he finally went to bed and she was crying her self to sleep and that broke his heart so he drove her to the airport and kiss her good by he called his son and asked to speak t ok mom and he said she was out shopping and would have her call him and that's when he told his dad off and after that he called his daughter and asked her t ok do him a favor and she said ok so when her mom came home Wilson picked her up at the airport and they had dinner and the next days her dad was sick and the called them and Jane and her brother and sister went to the hospital to see him but he only wanted to see Wilson because Wilson would go out to the pond and feed the ducks with her dad and they would talk and he told him everything that happened and dad just said you will do just fine but he said I'm not romantic like you are and he said do what you think she will like and he said ok. So Wilson went in to his room in the hospital and they talked and said you're family worried about you he ok send them in but first promise me you will goto the pond and feed the ducks ok.so they fussed over him than he said he was tied and they left. So he fed the ducks and than her dad came home and was feeding the ducks and talking to the one duck with the heart shape on her breast and told him that was Lily his wife and Wilson didn't know what to say so he said hi and the next day he brought him two. loads of wonder bread and he said thank you Wilson and they talked for a couple more minutes and he left than he came home and there daughter Ann and her boyfriend came over to have a talk with them and that's when Ann said she was getting married on there mom and dad 30 th anniversary and Jane was over joyed and congratulated them and said we better get busy planning thing so Wilson took a month off from work to help plan the surprise for his wife and so they went shopping and he made dinner for them when she came home and she said thank you he tell he thinks about there past and she would think back to when they were dating and all those memories came back to them and he said he would do everything to make his wife fall in love with him again .

As I started to read I was a bit worried that I would not enjoy this as much as I did as having read and seen the movie The Notebook and knew the ending. But once again I could not put this down. I loved the way it brought to life the main characters from The Notebook without going to far. The appropriate use of the swan was simply wonderful and reminded me that (as I will soon be celebrating my own 27 years of marriage), what the meaning of true love really is.

It was a good book and it was part of a series

Gave up reading halfway through...felt like the publishers thought that there was no real empathy or love story to tell between the two main characters so had to drop the odd bit in about Noah and Ally to liven it up. The references didn't even make sense (didn't Noah die with Ally in his sleep?) and the main story was that she wrote the book when she found out she was ill, not that Noah did.It just seemed like it had been stuck in as an after thought to sell the book.If you haven't read the Notebook (definately do) then perhaps you'll enjoy The Wedding.For me, you would be better reading/watching Crazy Stupid love as it deals with the bored, middle aged couples theme in a much better way...entertaining and realistic.

It was nice to have a male author acknowledge the fact that men are not perfect, and we know that. But despite this we will go above and beyond when we eventually realise our faults.For those who have read the notebook, you will hopefully appreciate the way you already feel like part of the story. That's what I enjoyed most, how familiar so much of it was, yet without being repetitive or unoriginal. This isn't the greatest love story ever told as the notebook was, but that's the point, it's about the "real" side of love and marriage. Yes it's not as quickly paced as other books, but I would not for one minute call it slow or arduous. Nicholas Sparks, I take my hat off to you. You've impressed me yet again.

Having seen the notebook on dvd I decided to try this book. I hadn`t read any of Nicholas Sparks` books before - I don`t tend to read books by male authors for some reason. I enjoyed reading this book from the first page as it`s from a male`s perspective and one I didn`t expect. Being in my forties and married for over 20 years I could identify with the problems in the marriage - I suspect that many women would like their husbands to be more romantic! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and couldn`t put it down - the ending is lovely. I recommend it to anyone who has been in a relationship for a long time - I don`t think my daughter would enjoy it as much to be honest. Now all I have to do is to get my husband to read it!!!!!

I've read this book several times; because I love reading it after the Notebook (it gives a more detailed insight to what happened after the classic love story that is narrated in that particular novel) but also because I love it as a stand-alone.For those who think love and life is all about roses, eat your heart out. Perhaps a more modern version of the Notebook (after all, our relationships these days are affected by tv and internet and people focussing on their careers), this story focusses on regrets and mistakes and how to make them better.Heart warming, romantic and sad all in one.

Attorney Wilson Lewis has worked hard throughout his thirty-year marriage to support his wife, Jane, and their children, seldom giving a thought to other needs they may have of his time. Now with some degree of shock he has reason to fear that perhaps Jane is no longer as contented with their marriage as he is. At the approach of their thirtieth anniversary he sets out to atone in the most spectacular way. Written in the first person, this love-story with a difference held me enchanted throughout