Jasmine Guillory always writes strong, smart and quirky characters with unique and realistic foibles. Her path to HEA is never straight but it is always delightful. The Wedding Party is book 3 in this series and it has a lot to offer. Maddie knows one thing about her best friend Alexa's dear friend Theo and that is that she does not like him one bit. He is pretentious, pedantic, and patronizing. Theo knows one thing about his best friend Alexa's dearest friend Maddie, and that is that he does not like her one bit. She is stuck up, self-centered and silly. But on Theo's birthday party, after a few too many Maddie takes pity on Theo and drives him home. Now they know one thing about the other- they can't keep their hands to themselves. But they also know that no matter what they have to keep the secret from Alexa because this fling can only last until Alexa's wedding, right? Read on, dear reader, this one sizzles.

This book, and Guillory, continue to be *chefs kiss* I consistently cannot wait to see what she does next.

Jasmine Guillory does is at it again with her charming new contemporary romance. Maddie and Theo hate each other, they always have, but somehow they end up spending the night together again, and again, and again.... and at some point they have to admit they've fallen for one another. But they may be too stubborn to do so! Delightful, romantic, and funny.

Absolutely adored this! While I wasn't a huge fan of The Proposal, this brought me back to the wonderful Wedding Date feelings I had.

Maddie and Theo are sworn adversaries who are sharing responsibilities for the wedding party of their best friend Alexa. In a weak moment, they spent a steamy night, but swore it would never happen again, until it did. Never say "never." Totally enjoyable.

A solid entry in Guillory's series. Though it was not my favorite of the three (so far), it has the representation I prioritize in my reading choices, and I was glad to see these two characters eventually find happiness with each other.

It is a fine line to straddle when playing with a hate you/love you relationship, because it is so easy to lose respect for any character that puts up with someone they dislike simply for great chemistry. However, I think The Wedding Party stops just short of this problem, and instead focuses on assumption making/miscommunication as the source of dislike. I enjoyed watching the characters grow and examine their own preconceived conclusions about each other. I also very much enjoy that Guillory addresses specific challenges her characters experience as people of color, especially the discussion of appearance and performance. In a world where skin color puts someone at an automatic disadvantage , people of color often have to try three times as hard with fewer resources in order to succeed. Topics like that make Guillory's stories and characters feel real, so I root for them, and give me a perspective I may not have considered. It certainly helps balance the pure fantasy and suspension of disbelief the romance genre requires, and I am very much here for it!

This was another win from Jasmine! What a sweet, heartfelt story with lots of laughter and love. I just love Jasmine's writing style. It's like listening to a great friend talk about her life. The characters are always stupendous and full of life, and this book was no different. Just enough steam and sexy time!

I received a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was a fun, flirty enemies-to-lovers-slash-secret-dating follow-up to Jasmine Guillory’s other two books in the series and I think it will be a very popular summer read. I enjoyed it more than The Proposal but not as much as The Wedding Date - Theo and Maddie are more interesting and well-rounded characters than Carlos and Nik but their emotional beats didn’t tend to land as effectively as Alexa and Drew’s.

Guillory delivers Maddie and Theo’s story with equal parts wit and charm. Their story is wildly sexy, a winning combination of undeniable chemistry and the push and pull of enemies to lovers. I was drawn to the diversity of these characters and the important topics they bring to the forefront. Both characters are funny and extremely likeable. It’s almost comical how hard they try to despise each other.

The pace stalled in the middle a bit for me. I found myself skimming over the sex and wanting to nudge Maddie and Theo toward a more meaningful connection. When the storyline picked up so did my interest. I saw the growth and felt the weight lift as they both realized they were fighting the inevitable. An inevitable they both very much wanted. The reveal is quite hilarious and exactly what I’d expect with this group of friends and family. All in all The Wedding Party is a sweet, sexy, easy summer read.

Guillory writes another fun, summer romance with The Wedding Party. Connecting characters from The Proposal (friends of Carlos, Alexa and Drew are also friends of the main characters in this story), Guillory gives us another great couple to root for: Maddie and Theo. If you love a hate-turns-to-love Pride and Prejudice-type affair, then this is your jam!

Maddie is a stylist in the Bay Area, happy with her business and her best friend, Alexa. However, she can't stand Alexa's close friend from work, Theo. Somehow, after years of barely tolerating one another, Maddie and Theo end up in bed. They vow it won't happen again, but we know where this is headed. What ensues is a sweet and secret romance with a deadline. As the summer nears a close, both characters will have to figure out what they really mean to each other.

This is a quick and fun read. Guillory is great at casting African American characters without making that the story itself (of course race is there, this is modern-day America, after all, but it is not THE story). Diverse readers deserve stories that show all kinds of people living their interesting lives, and this one does that.

I really wanted to love this book. I enjoyed the Proposal but I didn’t love it. I appreciate all the diversity but I just could not get into the characters at all. I also found that this one relied on you reading the other two more than the Proposal relies on knowledge of the Wedding Date. Overall I think most will enjoy it but it just wasn’t for me.

Technically, The Wedding Party is the third in Jasmine Guillory's series, following The Wedding Date (#1) and The Proposal (#2). However, it can be read as a stand-alone. It's not as stand-alone-y as The Proposal since Alexa and Drew (MC in The Wedding Date) are common characters in The Wedding Party, but readers who haven't read #1 and #2 won't be lost if they start with #3.

The Wedding Party covers, time-wise, the last several chapters of The Wedding Date and occurs concurrently with The Proposal (although in two different locations, so they characters only rarely intersect). It's an enemies-to-lovers romance between Maddie (Alexa's BFF) and Theo (Alexa's work BFF). Maddie and Theo set out to keep their booty calls a secret since it's destined to blow up in everyone's faces, but how successful will they actually be? And how successful will they be at keeping it to "just sex"?

While The Wedding Party doesn't have nearly as much sex (aka isn't as graphic) as #1 and #2, Maddie and Theo go at it like rabbits. Yet, there's also the emotional support that makes Guillory's stories so enrapturing for me; I can't help but root for these characters to successfully get together because they are compatible with one another for every single reason: physically, intimately, emotionally, intellectually. It's what we all want in a relationship!

I was so happy to reconnect with the characters in the previous books. Delightfully fun conclusion to an awesome romance trilogy.

I actually liked this one even better than I like The Proposal (though the meet-cute was better in The Proposal). I really enjoyed the way that this one happened concurrently with events from The Wedding Date and The Proposal instead of being a sequel (or prequel). Can't wait for whatever comes next from Jasmine Guillory!

So, when I saw that Jasmine wrote another book, I died. I was so damn excited, I don't think I've ever hit request so fast! Everything she writes is fun, sweet and includes more diversity than you can imagine, it's so, refreshing. This didn't disappoint. It's exactly what I was expecting but it left me wanting more. I cannot wait to see what she has in store for us next time!

Jasmine Guillory really hit her stride with her third novel, The Wedding Party. It's cute, funny, believable and really fun to read.

Wonderful love story. Filled with heat and sweet. Opposites attract as the friends of the bride to be help her navigate a wedding plan.
Theo and Maddie make a great couple but it takes them a while to figure that out. I enjoyed the ride.

The Wedding Party was such a great read.
Alexa is getting married and has asked her best friend Theo, and Maddie to both be in her wedding - but the thing is, they hate each other. Or do they? Theo comes off as a bit of an uptight bro, and Maddie is a freelance stylist, helping women look great with workplace and dodging weird fashion codes that no one understands. Though to Theo, "stylist" doesn't mean a lot to him. And she could care less about his smug face. Until fate, and a little dancing thrusts them together and they can't seem to let go.
It was kind of slow to begin with but it really came into it's own in time. Worth the read and the patience. to let the story and it's characters bloom. I wasn't crazy about the characters at first but I really came to love them and appreciate their flaws and their quirks. The character growth was so refreshing and great to observe from chapter to chapter. You could see the characters growing even if they could not.
I just want everyone to read Jasmine Guillory's books! They are so brilliant and entertaining! And amazingly diverse and full of larger than life characters that really bring joy and life to the page. I also really appreciate how there are no cliche normal girl-guy stereotypes in her books, and women in her books really stand up for themselves and they don't "need a man" or "have to fall in love". The lack of sexism is just refreshing! Men and women are treated equally, wow! How hard was that! Her books really have their own flair about them, I love that she has reoccurring characters in her books from other previous novels. And you don't have to read those, but it's so exciting to see how those characters are doing and catch up with them like old friends at a reunion. This book was gorgeously written, so hilarious, and honestly very touching at times. I love Jasmine Guillory!

Jasmine Guillory has officially turned me into a romance reader! I've devoured her first two books, and this one was just as good... Or maybe my favorite of the bunch? Probably.

Ms Guillory third novel . i am so blessed to be at the forefront of learning about her. In this novel Maddie(best friend of the heroine Alexa in (the wedding date) and Theo(Friends of heroine in the wedding date). First impression of each other five years previously did not go well. Fast forward to the present time where they meet up again at Theo's birthday party. In some strange coincidence Maddie gives Theo a ride home and . She goes in for a night cap and before you know it they are making out. They both realize there is serious chemistry between them. They decide to carryon a secret affair in secret and will stop it when Alexa wedding date comes around. As with this storyline sex turns into care and eventually love but neither party want to say the truth to each other. I love how the author incorporated the previous couples from her previous two books into the storyline. Ms. Guillory career continues to off to a rocket and speedy start. An awesome sweet addition to her books. Review on goodreads and amazon.com