Gained a Daughter But Nearly Lost My Mind: How I Planned a Backyard Wedding During a Pandemic

By Marlene Fischer

The author’s son gets engaged to his long-time girlfriend and the couple starts planning their wedding. When the coronavirus turns the world upside down, the bride and groom are unsure how to proceed. After weighing their options they decide to go ahead with their original wedding date but changed the event from a 220-plus person hotel wedding in Washington D.C. to a micro-wedding in his parent’s backyard in Westchester County, New York. The groom’s mom becomes the wedding planner, a role she never expected. With all of her kids at home and a pandemic raging, she discovers that making the wedding perfect is harder than she anticipates. From feeding and keeping safe the army that had filled her formerly empty nest, to making the “venue” beautiful, to the Phish connection, the book is a compilation of funny and touching stories from the months leading up to the wedding and the big day itself. This book is for anyone who has ever planned a wedding or found themselves in the middle of a pandemic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marlene Fischer
• Release date: Sep 16, 2020
• ISBN: 9781951744434

Marlene Fischer

Marlene Kern Fischer is a wife, mother of three grown sons and a recently gained new daughter, food shopper extraordinaire, blogger, lifelong writer and college essay editor. She attendedBrandeis University, from which she graduated cum laude with a degree in English Literature. A Founding Contributor and Advisor for CollegiateParent, her work has also been featured in TheNew York Times (Modern Love), The Huffington Post, Kveller, the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop and Her View From Home. She is also a regular contributor for Grownand Flown. You can follow Marlene on her Facebook page, Thoughts From Aisle 4.

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Reviews for Gained a Daughter But Nearly Lost My Mind

[Curtis Smith · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was a fun and enjoyable read, loved that it talked about things we’ve all been through this last year. I love following her on FB and enjoy her writing.