June is wedding month — and I have thoughts! But first things first: In honor of the most popular month for weddings (allegedly) I’m doing my very first sale! The ebook of TERROR IN TAFFETA — book one in the Destination Wedding Mysteries — is on sale through Sunday for only $0.99.

So, exciting news: Next week, I’m going to a destination wedding! Kind of like in my books, but hopefully without any of the, you know… [whispering] murder. 

It’s actually a destination elopement, or perhaps a destination micro-wedding, but I cannot wait. The venue is a woodland chapel with glass windows, and you can imagine the gasp I gasped when I first saw the pictures! 

Oh, the photo shoots I could do there! I’m trying to figure out if my niece will have me removed if I lie on the floor and pretend to be the victim of an “unfortunate un-aliving.” (Honestly, she’d probably help me stage the scene. It’s good to have family that supports you.)

The wedding got me thinking: My entire life I’ve heard that June is wedding season, but I never knew why! In fact, I’m not sure, but this upcoming wedding may be the first one I’ve ever been to that was actually in June. Turns out September and October are the go-to months nowadays.

So of course I turned to Google to find out why all the hubbub about June brides.

• Some people say it dates back to Roman times, when weddings were held in June to honor Juno, the goddess of marriage and childbirth. 
• Some people date it to the Middle Ages, when bathing happened infrequently and having a wedding in June let couples time it after their spring bath. (Ewww.)
• Some people say it’s so that the bride could have a baby by the following spring and be recovered in time for harvest season. (Thanks, I hate it.)

I don’t know which of these are true, but I think it’s safe to say that I’m glad we live in the modern age and can get married in whatever month we want. 

As for me, I’m looking forward to the roadtrip, the woodland chapel, seeing my adorable niece marry her equally adorable fiancé, and getting to play auntie. 

Know someone who’s getting married? Send a copy of TERROR IN TAFFETA! Along with a place setting, of course. I won’t say it’s the perfect gift because that’s overused and it’s not true … but it’s a great way to give someone a good laugh while they’re stressing about caterers.

Readers, in celebration of wedding season, tell me about a memorable wedding you went to! Awesome venues, fun themes, family dramas — I’m here for all of it!