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.

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

A funny, fun follow up to Guillory's first two books. Great to revisit these characters and this world.

This book was received as an ARC from Berkley Publishing Group in exchange for an honest review. Opinions and thoughts expressed in this review are completely my own.

I was excited to read The Wedding Party due to being in the Wedding vibe myself getting married in a few months. As I read this book, the book that immediately jumped into my head was Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin. The Wedding Party has many similarities to this book but the concept was executed in a much different way and went into a completely different direction than expected and that is what I liked most about this book. We all have had secret crushes but when it is your best friend and in this case, your worst enemy, you are in a bit of a dilemma and sometimes the best case scenario is to stay out but we all obviously know in these books, that is not going to happen. An action packed book filled with drama and romance that is a real page turner and I could not put it down.

We will consider adding this title to our Fiction/Romance collection at our library. That is why we give this book 5 stars.

The Wedding Party is book three in the Wedding Date series. These books are sort of a cross between contemporary romance, romantic comedy, and Chick Lit.

This book is Maddie and Theo's book (3rd person POVs). Maddie is Alexa from the Wedding Date's best friend. And Theo works with Alexa.

This book is very connected to The Wedding Date as Alexa is in this book a lot.

Maddie is a stylist. Theo works for the mayor of Berkeley, Calfornia.

It took me a while to really get into this story. Even though I enjoyed the two previous books in this series I was uncertain what I thought about the timeline of this third book. There is a lot of overlap and repeat of scenes. I honestly think that it might have been better for the author to pick a different couple so that the story could start after The Wedding Date and The Proposal timelines. Instead we get a lot of scenes and scenarios that we have already seen. And Alexa is such a huge focus of this story. This almost feels like her book vs Maddie and Theo's book.

Near the beginning of this book we get to see Theo's birthday party (which we had already seen). Yes, we now got to see things from his POV. But to me it was very weird to have Alexa there (having a fight with Drew) when her story was already mostly completed in The Wedding Date.

I did prefer when the story went ahead weeks or months. I enjoyed seeing more of Maddie and Theo's careers. And there were some interesting twists and turns.

Overall, this was an enjoyable book. It was definitely nice seeing the characters from the previous books. But I definitely think that Alexa's story completely overshadowed this book. I like Alexa a lot. So it was great getting to see the continuation of her story. Just realize going in that that is one of the main focuses of this book.

Loved getting to see more of the characters from her past two books.! I didn't like this quite as well as The Wedding Date but still a great read.

As always, Guillory's writing is funny, sexy, and smart. Getting to revisit characters from The Wedding Date is an added bonus.

The Wedding Party is the third book from Jasmine Guillory focusing on a group of friends connected by love and friendship. This addition to the series does not disappoint for people who have enjoyed the previous titles in the series. Ms. Guillory features authentic, culturally diverse, flawed, and related characters again as she explores the story of Maddie and Theo (who we first met in The Wedding Date). Old favorites Alexa, Drew, Carlos, and Nik all make appearances in this fun, romantic story. If you've enjoyed the previous titles in this series, you'll enjoy this one as well. For those looking for realistic, modern romances, try this one.