Love the cover of this book! Also what a fun premise! Unfortunately I just didn’t feel the chemistry between these characters, so I couldn’t get into it. Did not finish.

GOOD DAMN, THE HATING/ENEMY SEX WAS DROP DEAD GOOD in this book!

RJ is literally who I want to be. A boss, secretly soft-hearted, snarky and determined with goals and achievements. Not only that, but she is full of surprises, even to herself. It's fantastic to see a character so good not change but grow into themselves more and their happiness!
Lear honestly switched up, for the better, in this book. First, I started not liking him, but I loved him as the story continued and the relationship grew. The romance worked so well!

I loved how naturally their rivalry worked with the change to friends with benefits (chemistry was too good to deny) and grew into an intense romance.

This book was oodles of fun! This is the first Denise Williams book I read, and oh boy, I wish I read her stuff earlier! She is such an amazing writer and this romance was just perfect! I cannot wait to get started on the rest of her books now.

When it comes to Denise Williams, I've come to expect the best in banter, exquisite tension, and steamy scenes, and this rom-com delivers on all accounts, thus earning all the stars in my books! I loved the effortlessly witty writing, the push and pull tension between RJ and Lear, and did I mention the banter? Sharp, clever, and often left me quietly chuckling to myself. The author's ability to slowly build chemistry between characters is enviable. Read this book! And thank me later.

RJ. My beautiful, powerful, incredible, and secretly tooth achingly sweet RJ. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! Denise’s heroines are always such strong, passionate, and wonderful human beings, and RJ is no different. She is driven, she is kind, she is loyal, and she does not crack under pressure! And she is also a soft marshmallow. She thinks she has a heart of stone, but she could not be more wrong 🥹⁣
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And Lear. Oh baby, Lear. I don’t even know where to start with this man!!!! He’s sick of being taken advantage of for being nice (thanks to his ex), and now he’s ready to be an asshole. Too bad RJ seems to be ruining his chances before he can even start.
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Their chemistry?⁣
Their passion?⁣
THEM????⁣
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If you can’t tell, I’m obsessed. Please read this book.

if you love enemies to lovers? this one will be for you!

rj is a badass lawyer and I love her confidence. she has her walls built so high and no one is breaking them. if we would have gotten more of her backstory, I could have understood why she was like that but I don't think it justified how she was so guarded.

you learn more about lear which makes sense why he doesn't trust easily but you're putting two same people with the same idea of distrust together.

the spice? yes! the chemistry? yes!

didn't fall in love with the characters but I do think other people will enjoy this book.

thank you to netgalley so much for the arc in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions <3

No shocker here that I was obsessed with this. Denise Williams writes the best books and this one just might be my new fav.

Sorry folks, this one isn't going to be the usually ecstatic post to share my thoughts. Rarely do I find a book I don't like, but this one unfortunately falls into that category. It wasn't for me. Do You Take This Man felt convoluted and the characters felt egotistical and pompous from both sides. Their interest in one another felt contorted and made me feel like they were using one another for physical need and downplaying their interest in one another. I admire a independent woman but the way it was communicated didn't feel empowering. The male character's simmering anger when people were disrespectful toward RJ felt arrogant and caused me to roll my eyeballs over and over again. I have enjoyed other novels by Denise Williams. Sadly, this one wasn't it. I didn't root for them to get together, because honestly, they seemed better apart.

I have read all of Denise Williams’ books (minus the novellas) and this was another great addition to her body of work (but admittedly my “least” favorite, although I still liked it!). RJ is a divorce attorney who accidentally starts a side hustle as a wedding officiant and surprisingly enjoys it until she’s forced to start working with Lear, a former pro-football event planner turned wedding planner. It’s your typical enemies-to-lovers trope and while RJ (and I!) had doubts about Lear’s seemingly “dude-bro” personality, his backstory and kindness gets slowly revealed and it’s not long before their initial antagonism makes way to a tentative friendship and then full-on steamy times. What I struggled with was connecting to RJ but even though I couldn’t relate to her, I did empathize with her fears of getting hurt and her moments of vulnerability. But as I said, I still liked the book overall, and at this point Denise Williams is an auto-read author for me.

Sadly this was just okay for me. I’ve been a fan of Denise since her debut but something was missing for me in this story. RJ and Lear were okay enough, but something just felt off. I did enjoy Both if their growth even though it was like pulling teeth to get them to admit anything. In the end it was okay. Just not 100% the book for me.

A story that covers all the bases for a great romance. Several tropes, that are so much fun, and the writing was great! She did a great job of making the characters real and swoony!

“Some love stories are real.”

I swear I’m not purposefully finding books about weddings while I myself am wedding planning but man it’s fun 💍

RJ is a divorce attorney who officiates weddings? The irony is reaaall! And Lear has been burned by love but he’s a people person and a former event manager so when his cousin needs his help with her wedding planning business he right jumps in. RJ and Lear do NOT get along but they spend a lot of time together in the wedding industry which leads to…enemies with benefits!! This was a steamy one🔥There was one bathroom scene in particular which had me😮‍💨 There was some good character growth and discussions on opening yourself back up to love which I appreciated! However the romance between our two MCs didn’t really hook me the way I wanted it to!

Overall I’ve rated it 3.5⭐️s - I liked it! The audiobook was done by a couple of my favorite narrators which is always a plus! I just felt it was a bit too long while still leaving me wanting more? But the writing was great and the humor and spice were there!

Do You Take This Man is another sweet and charming romantic comedy from Denise Williams. Every time I read her books, I just fall even more in love — with her writing, with her stories, with her characters. I absolutely loved the premise of this one — the enemies to lovers trope, the bickering between RJ and Lear is just *chef's kiss*, the overall plot. I just can't wait to see what Denise comes out with next!

*3.5

3.5 Two Opposites Connecting Stars
Oh, how I love when a strong look at things happening due to "chance" happen. This book takes the impromptu wedding ceremony happening between two celebrity/Instagram famous people done by our well-known divorce attorney, and the video goes viral. Can we say Oxy-moron??? This causes our gal to become an in-demand person to do weddings, who'd da thunk?

Then things get good when she runs into a man who will be planning one of the next big weddings she will be involved in...

Let the games begin.

What a fun read read! I thoroughly enjoyed Do You Take This Man! Denise Williams has become a favorite author of mine, and I look forward to future releases from her!

Divorce attorney RJ would never describe herself as romantic. But when she ends up officiating an unplanned wedding for a newly engaged couple in a park, her life is turned upside down. The video of the ceremony goes viral, and she finds herself in the unlikely position of being a sought-after local wedding officiant. Spending her free time overseeing “I dos” isn’t her most strategic career move, but she enjoys it, except for the type A dude-bro wedding planner she’s forced to work with.

Former pro-football event manager Lear is a people person, but after his longtime girlfriend betrayed him, he isn’t looking for love. He knows how to execute events and likes being in control, so working with an opinionated and inflexible officiant who can’t stand him is not high on his list. He’s never had trouble winning people over, but RJ seems immune to his charms.

Surrounded by love at every turn, their physical attraction pulls them together despite their best efforts to stay an arm’s length apart. Lear refuses to get hurt again. RJ refuses to let herself be vulnerable to anyone. But when it comes to happily ever after, their clients might not be the only ones saying “I do.”

My store liked this one so much that we made it our local romance monthly pick! Denise Williams is a name that sells books, and for good reason. Her best work yet.

I saw @bookwormbullet talk about this and I knew instantly that I was going to love this. Do You Take This Man is everything I want to see in a rom -com book.

Denise Williams continues to be the reigning queen of hilarious and heartfelt romcoms. She is 100 percent one of my favorite romance authors.
This book follows the pragmatic RJ and the charming Lear who enter an enemies with benefits relationship after working closely together on multiple weddings.

I adored these two beautifully flaws characters and their journey to loving each other. Denise Williams does a perfect job of making us fall in love with the characters and the story every step of the way.

RJ is an incredibly strong and resilient character and Lear is extremely lovable and romantic. This opposites attract couple is the perfect pair and I so enjoyed reading about them!

This was a really great book. I love books set around weddings and this one was really fun. I was a huge fan of her book how to fail at flirting and this book was just as good.

This book was just okay for me. Denise Williams writes amazing banter, especially text banter, and this book was missing that extra spark and humor. It just didnt sound like her first two books and I really had a hard time liking the characters in this enemies to lovers with benefits. Possibly that trope didnt work well for me either.