I think, with that personal experience firmly at the front of my mind, reading about Lucy's handmade touches really made me wistful for what else I would have liked to have done for my own wedding (not to say my wedding wasn't wonderful, just saying that I, too, am kind of skeptical about weddings and marriage, and I wanted to put my own personality into as much as I could). The planning of that wedding was pretty heavy-going for me and I ended up pretty darn stressed. This book continues her 'series' of sorts where she writes about her life and each event in a kind of episodic way - her next book, which I am definitely super excited for whenever it comes out, is going to be about her experience being pregnant and then having a baby - this one is about her wedding.įor those of you that don't know, I actually got married myself back in March. Flipping back through the book now - almost three weeks after I finished it - I find myself once again falling in love with Knisley's openness, her sense of humour, and her ability to really connect with her reader whilst also trying to express herself well. My thoughts: I feel like I have repeated my love of Lucy Knisley over and over, and this review is probably not going to be any different. From the venue (building a barn) to the reception (constructing a photo booth) to her wedding dress (sewing her own veil), Knisely channels her artist's ingenuity into every element of the wedding planning process, finally emerging from the creative chaos to stand, certain and joyful, at the altar with the man she loves." In this hilarious and moving new memoir, Knisley - a working artist skeptical of the very institution of marriage - rolls up her sleeves and gets to work putting her personal artistic stamp on a tradition almost as old as humanity itself. It is the story of the "happily ever aftermath" - the wedding.
Three years later, she did - when John returned to New York, walked back into Lucy's life, and proposed. Synopsis: "When Lucy Knisley and her boyfriend John broke up, Lucy wondered if she would ever find love again.
Publication Date: May 3rd 2016 from First Second Books
Title: Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride
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