This book was so entertaining. I was drawn into the story from the beginning and was involved until the end. The characters were complex and interesting. I found the story to be well paced and engrossing throughout the whole book. I was invested in the couple throughout the book and felt all the emotions through both the highs and lows of the story.The side characters were such an integral part of this story as well. This is the love story i needed to read at this time. If you want an entertaining and well written book this is it for you

Liked the Idea But Not the Execution

When I saw this at a book review site last year (yes, I am that behind on some of my reading), I loved the concept of it. It seemed like a fun idea to have a winter wedding at a dolled-up barn. But I felt like the author almost tried to do too much with this book. There are multiple storylines going on besides the wedding plot. For a nook of this length, I don't mind one solid subplot, especially if it has to do with the hero and heroine’s conflict. But there were several going on here, not just one, and they didn’t really have anything to do with the H & h. I felt like it diluted the main romance too much. I also felt like the author relied too much on well-worn romantic cliches and tropes without giving them a unique enough spin to keep it interesting. I also didn't like that I felt like much of the beginning of the book was told rather than shown. There were huge information dumps as each character (and their plotline) was introduced. That just slowed the pacing down to a crawl; truly I find it so annoying in any book I read. I know this is a skill to weave backstory into the novel proper, but that is really the way it should be done. All in all, I found that the faults in this book outweighed its pleasures.

White Christmas Wedding is a charming book with all you would expect from the title. The characters are well developed, and the story is sweet and interesting. I enjoyed this book and hope there is a sequel in the works.

This book is a cute Christmas story that contains everything you would need in a romcom. It has the romance, the family dynamic and the trope of everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. It was sweet but it was not memorable.

Celeste Winters' White Christmas Wedding is a beautiful and heart warming little tale. I loved it and give it four and a half stars.

This was an enjoyable book to read. It had interesting characters, a good storyline which kept me interested. I would like a sequel to this story to find out what happens to them. I recommend this book to be read on a cold winters night.

Yeah his book is about a Christmas adding. It happened. It was adorable because duh. Weddings and Christmas. Can’t not be cute right?!

Jen Fitzgerald is determined to make her friend Beth's wedding a success and show everyone that she can make it as a wedding planner. But when everything that can go wrong does, and a blizzard threatens to ruin it all, this group of family and friends must make the best of things in this White Christmas Wedding.



This heartwarming and humorous Christmas romance follows four women Beth, Jen, Sylvia, and Destiny as they come together for Beth's wedding. Beth is facing opposition from future in-laws, while Jen struggles to pull off the event of the year while reconnecting with a former flame, Destiny wonders if she settled for too little, while big city Sylvia finds sparks of romance in a small town.



An enjoyable read about friendship and love, much of the story relies on relationships previously built, as it all comes together in time for a Christmas wedding. Everything happens over the course of a few days, and there is a wide cast of characters.



Overall, an enjoyable read where small town meets big city, love is rekindled, revisited and fought for at a Christmas wedding. I liked how each woman found the strength to fight for love, and how they all worked together to make the wedding happen. Sweet and entertaining, this was a fun Christmas read. Perfect for holiday movie fans.



I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

This was a cute holiday read. I really enjoyed getting the perspective of several characters. It was a nice, quick read.

Celeste Winters has written a fun Christmas novel that has built-in sequels which should be equally as fun. I can't wait until they begin to come out.

Beth Dean has come home to get married so that her family can attend. Her friend, Jen Fitzgerald, is trying her hand as a wedding planner, and using her family's barn as the location. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong. As the barn is set up the night before the wedding, the horses got out of their stalls and ate all the floral decorations. After Jen got that catastrophe cleaned up, somehow the barn door got left open overnight and a snow storm covered the barn floor with several inches of snow so Jen and a couple of bridesmaids had to shovel out the barn to get it ready in time for the wedding.

In the midst of all this, Jen's old boyfriend, Jared shows up to be a groomsman. He sparks confusion in Jen's life and makes things extremely hard for her. She's dating another man, who seems to be absent during all the catastrophes, while Jared rolls up his sleeves and pitches in.

Other friends of Beth's have cameos in this book and serve to fill out the plot with richness and intrigue. This is a five star book, two thumbs up, and a horse to mess with your wedding.

My thanks go to Howard Books and NetGalley.com for providing the galley I read for this review.

I received an ARC copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinions are my own. A fun little Christmas wedding read. Lots of character matchups with their own conflicts. Beth and Tom struggle to make it to the altar as Tom’s mother approaches Beth with a pre nuptial agreement. Wedding planner Jen is working hard to make her first even a success while dealing with old flame Jared 5e bride’s brother. New Yorker Sylvia struggles with life outside New York in the rural Michigan community. The groom’s parents Ken and Gloria also seem to struggle with their happiness. Add together wayward horses and u expected blizzards and pre-wedding jitters come out

This was a lovely, heartfelt story of a Christmas wedding. There are some setbacks, and the story tells of more than one couple. Grab a blanket, cozy up and enjoy the story.
Many thanks to Howard Books and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

An enticing and entertaining package where everyone’s nerves are on the fringes and family members are butting in where they do not belong. Turning what is suppose to be an enjoyable occasion into a nightmare. A sweet and delectable package.

Gave me all the family wintery vibes I love. I love a good family drama story especially when a wedding is involved throw in my favorite time of year Christmas and you have a can't lose formula. Reading about family's at holiday time is just plain fun throw in weddings shenniagns and I'm flying through the pages fun and cozy from start to finish with plenty of adorable romance too this is a good read for anyone!

lthough a bit crowded, to be frank. Most of what you’d need to know before picking up this story can be found in the Cover Description. One couple to be married back in the bride’s small hometown because her beloved grandmother isn’t able to travel is the heart or purpose of all the other couples being in one spot at this time. And there are disasters, mistrust, new romances, old rekindled romances, flower eating horses and a blizzard to complicate things even further.

I’m usually pretty good at keeping characters straight within a complex set of mini-stories within the overall storyline – but this one was definitely a challenge in that regard. If I had to choose one character to focus on it’s not the bride but her best friend, Jen. She’s trying to fulfill her own dream while giving her friend the best wedding she can come up with and things just keep going wrong.

I enjoyed myself, WHITE CHRISTMAS WEDDING is a good story, it’s just a bit overcrowded for my taste. Emotions run the gambit from outrage to unexpected giggles at some of the happenings in this story. If you are a reader who loves a good romance, can easily keep multiple couples straight in your mind and enjoy a complex situation with many layers – then you’re going to enjoy WHITE CHRISTMAS WEDDING.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

I had never read anything by Celeste Winters, but I will in the future. White Christmas Wedding combines the story of not only the bride and groom, but also his parents' marriage story and the reuniting of high school love with the wedding planner. There were many characters in this book as friends and family travel from NYC to a Michigan farm for a wedding in an unexpected snow storm. The author did a great job of clear storylines with all the characters. I would add this to your Christmas reading list! I received a complimentary copy of White Christmas Wedding from NetGallely, but all views are my own.

I have written this review for the New York Journal of Books site where it was posted on the evening before the release date.

White Christmas Wedding by Celeste Williams
Howard Books
October 1, 2019
10-1982128771
Holiday Romance
256 Pages


Beth Dean lives in New York but is returning to her mother's Michigan home for her upcoming Christmas wedding knowing that being wed there is the only way her grandmother will be in attendance. She phones her best childhood friend and family neighbor, Jen Fitzgerald to tell her the news. Jen always wanted to be a wedding planner so when Beth asks her to plan her nuptials, she knows there's no better place than her family's barn.

Excited by Jen's plans, Beth cannot wait to marry, Tom Allerton, the man of her dreams. After everyone arrives and Beth show Tom's mother, Gloria her room, she digs into her bag having Beth think she has something for her:

"Dear,' she said, pulling the scarf from her ash-blond hair and shaking it out. 'I have something I want to give to you.'

'Beth could feel her heart thrum. Surprises, where Gloria was concerned, weren't always good ones. . . .

". . . 'Oh,' Beth said. 'Thank you.'

"'Don't thank me yet,' Gloria said, turning around to dig through her bag.

"But when she turned back, to Beth's surprise, she was holding a sheaf of papers.

"'What's this?' Beth asked, confused.

"'It's a prenuptial agreement,' Gloria said.
"'Tom and I aren't signing one of those,' Beth said.

"'That's what Tom said,' said Gloria 'But I'm sure you have more sense than him. After all, you're the one who really understands the value of money.'

"'Because I don't have as much as Tom?' Beth said, trying to keep her voice steady.

Beth is distressed and heartbroken that Tom's folks think she is only after Tom for his assets and now she's in a quandary. Should she appease his parents and sign the form or stand by her principles? Tom is angry at his mom, but this is still a contentious point between him and Beth, and she hates Tom being put in the middle.

Meanwhile, Jen is in her glory fixing up the barn to look like a magical wedding venue. She remembers her dream:

"It had started with a child's simple logic. Once Jen learned, as a little girl, that all weddings didn't have to happen in a church, because you could just get the minister and take them pretty much anywhere, her five-or six-year-old self hadn't been able to imagine anyplace better to get married than her family's barn."

But obstacles get in her way. Winston, a high school chum is picking up the New York guests at the airport and breaks down on the way, but he comes up with an idea at the last minute to solve the problem.

The night before the ceremony Jen goes to the barn to transfer the two horses to Beth's family stable only to find they've eaten the flowers used to decorate the aisle seats. This takes some quick thinking on her part and changes, which she manages. Then a few hours before the wedding is to take place, she discovers the doors are open and the ongoing blizzard has dumped tons of snow inside. For her first try at making this a success, Jen wonders if she can pull this through.

While Beth considers going through with everything, Jen's ex, Jared, appears, the first she's seen of him in more than three years. Betrayed by the man she loves, she tries to distance herself from him, wondering how he could have left her and not contacted her in so long. She discovers she still is in love with him but cannot endure more heartache.

Destiny, Beth's other bridesmaid finds herself questioning her life. She is happy with her husband, Carl and their children, but she wonders if she's missing out on the dreams, she's had that haven't been fulfilled.

"The problem was, Carl had proposed to her when they were still seniors in high school. And although Destiny and Carl hadn't gotten married until their junior year of college, Beth was the only one who had gone to New York, in the end. And Destiny had always wondered what would have happened if she had gone too, instead of doing what she did."

Her emotions shatter later when the lovely velvet dress she had sewn gets caked with mud and snow, making her believe it is ruined, and she looks horrible, distressing her more.

With the blizzard pummeling the town, everyone is concerned if the festivities can take place, especially with all the minor disasters occurring. Will love survive for all involved, or will this to be a flop?

A delightful, heartwarming Christmas tale, White Christmas Wedding can be enjoyed any time of year. Even though the descriptive country blizzard will have one shivering, the charms of the countryside, good friends, and loved ones will warm the heart.

White Christmas Wedding is a well written romance. I enjoyed the plot and the characters. Would enjoy seeing this as series to follow some of the characters. A new author to me and I will be reading more of her books. Thanks to the publisher for my advance ebook. This is my unbiased review.

This story is about Beth and Tom’s wedding at Christmas. The wedding is being held in Michigan at a farm. Tom comes from a wealthy family. Beth decides to have the wedding in her hometown because of her mom and grandmother. Her friend Jen plans the wedding and it looks like it’s going to be perfect but then everything starts to go wrong. I loved the characters and hope this becomes a series because there were a few cliffhangers.
Thank you NetGalley and Howard Books for an advanced copy. This is my honest review.

White Christmas Wedding by Celeste Winters
This heartwarming, feel-good holiday romance brings together a loveable cast of characters who find hope where they thought it had been lost and romance where no one ever expected it.
Returning home to her family’s farm in the Midwest for her Christmas wedding was never Beth Dean’s plan. But it’s the only way her beloved grandmother will be able to attend. And even her New York City friends will find the family’s old barn elegant. But when her fiancé’s family want her to sign a pre-nup, her hopes for her future marriage may be crumbling even as the guests arrive.
Beth’s childhood friend, Jen Fitzgerald, has always dreamed of starting a wedding planning business. And when Beth decides to have her wedding back home, it’s the perfect chance for Jen to show everyone what she can do. But when the caterer cancels and a blizzard comes in through the barn door, Jen wonders if she’s bit off more than she can chew—and how she’s going to get through the wedding while seeing her old flame, Jared, for the first time in years.
Meanwhile, Beth’s friend Destiny is trying to put on a brave face while she wonders why she never left home to follow her dreams like Beth. The groom’s parents are brought face to face with the tensions in their own marriage as they argue over their son’s. And Sylvia, a native New Yorker, is wondering how long she can survive in a town that doesn’t even have a Starbucks, while unexpected sparks fly with Winston, a gruff local tree surgeon with a heart of gold. But when a surprise snowstorm blankets the area, keeping the guests together on the farm, everyone learns to put aside their differences and enjoy their unexpected Christmas blessings.
This is Beth and Tom's story.
This is Jen,Mitzi and Jared's story.
Beth Dean and her fiancé, Tom, live in New York.
Beth and fiancé Tom are getting married in Beth's small Michigan hometown so that her grandma can be there.
So when Beth had flown back into town months before, trying to figure out how she was possibly going to hold a wedding fancy enough to impress her extremely fancy in-laws-to-be, Jen had mentioned the idea of doing it in the barn where the two of them had spent so many delightful hours together as girls, right there in Blue Hill—and mentioned the fact that she’d be willing to plan the whole thing herself.
Now here she was, although she could barely believe it herself: the night before the very first wedding she’d ever planned.
And the flowers, which she’d been dreaming about for all those years, changing them up from hydrangeas to daisies, from pink orchids to blue iris, from simple clusters of baby’s breath to giant swaths of snapdragons and phlox, were prettier than any of the arrangements she had imagined.
When Tom's family wants her to sign a prenup the prospects of a wedding diminish.
White Christmas Wedding by Celeste Winters is a 3 star book.
I received a complimentary ARC from the publisher through Net Galley.