MEET DELILAH WINCHESTER...

Bestselling romance novelist, lady-who-lunches, Hollywood insider. She of the botoxed forehead, MAC-painted lips, and direct line to Oprah. My Mother. There was a time when the pedigrees of neither my fiancé nor my engagement ring would have mattered to her, as along as I was happy. That was then. Now she's a celebrity, and my wedding is the ultimate publicity stunt. She's got it all mapped out, from soup to nuts. Oh, and speaking of nuts...

MEET CARMELA CANTANO...

The Queen of Queens. She cooks; she cleans; she dotes on Anthony, The World's Most Wonderful Son. My future mother-in-law has her own ideas about the proper matrimonial sendoff for her precious baby boy: There will be church, cannoli, and Cousin Jimmy V. singing "Fly Me to the Moon." What there won't be is Delilah's vision of WASPy nuptial perfection...

MEET ME...

Emillie, hapless bride-to-be caught between momzillas with opposing views and sharpened claws. On one side: Carmela, guilt, and tradition; on the other, Delilah and the three Ws (Wang, Weitzman, and Weinstock). When exactly, did my big day become theirs, and how do I get it back? Damned if I know. But something's gotta give—and soon—or the wedding of the year will be short one bride...r stories are so universal that brides the world over will sigh in sympathy when they read Hitched.



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