What happens when two brides show up to the same venue on the same day-and neither will back down? Sarah Hartley has dreamed of getting married at the Hartwell Estate since she was seven years old. The gazebo. The gardens. The sunset over the pond. It's not just a venue-it's family, it's history, it's everything she's ever imagined for her perfect day. Lily Chen has fought through heartbreak after heartbreak to get here. Three failed engagements. Years of therapy. And finally, hope. This wedding at the Hartwell Estate represents more than a ceremony-it's proof that she deserves happiness after all. When a catastrophic booking system error double-books their weddings for May 18th, both families refuse to walk away. What begins as a simple misunderstanding escalates into an all-out war: stolen cake tiers, hijacked vendors, dueling ceremonies, and a battle for a gazebo that will leave both families questioning what they're really fighting for. Told through intimate interviews, vendor testimonies, and moment-by-moment reconstruction, The Wedding War chronicles the weekend that two families went too far for the perfect day. Jim Hartley made his daughter a promise. Margot Chen won't let her sister lose one more thing. And as guests arrive confused, vendors choose sides, and a sheriff is called to the scene, two brides in wedding dresses stand at the center of chaos neither wanted but both helped create. Because sometimes the battle you think you need to win is the one you need to walk away from. For readers who loved Big Little Lies, The Nest, and Where'd You Go, Bernadette-a sharply observed, deeply human story about family, pride, and what happens when the wedding of your dreams becomes everyone's nightmare. No one wins. Everyone learns. And two weddings will never be the same.