Head Over Heels (The Bridesmaids Club Book 3) Read Free

people wanting bridesmaids’ dresses.
    A few months ago, they’d read a newspaper story about a young couple who’d had everything stolen from their home, including the bridesmaids’ dresses for their wedding. Between Sally and her friends, they’d accumulated more than enough bridesmaids’ dresses to help the bride-to-be. From that first adventure, The Bridesmaids Club had been formed. Since then, they’d had a constant stream of dresses and letters arriving each week.
    Molly took a photo of Tess as she opened one of the letters. “Can you try smiling a little?”
    Tess plastered a fake smile on her face while Molly snapped another photo. “There has got to be a better way of doing this. I’m worried about all of the letters we’re not answering.”
    Sally looked in the box. There must have been at least fifty letters randomly thrown inside. “What if we’re doing this the wrong way around?”
    Tess pulled the letter from the envelope and looked at Sally. “What do you mean?”
    “When we started out, we weren’t getting many letters. It didn’t matter how we chose them, because we’d eventually look at each one. Now, there’s just too many to guarantee one won’t get missed.”
    Annie frowned. “Do you think we should open them all, then try and work out which ones need our help the most?”
    Like all of Sally’s friends, Annie was struggling to juggle her spare time between The Bridesmaids Club and everything else in her life. In a few weeks she’d be starting her own catering business. The commercial kitchen she’d be working from was nearly ready, her marketing plan was going well, and she had a list of clients waiting for the grand opening.
    Sally pointed to the box of letters. “What if someone was in charge of answering each of the letters as they arrived? We could sort of triage them from there?”
    Tess nodded. “I like that idea. But it still doesn’t reduce the amount of work.”
    “I could ask my friend, Rachel, to help us? If we had a standard letter that we sent back to everyone, it would save us time when people called to see if we got their letter. After that, we could work out whether we can fit people in around the time we’ve got.”
    Molly left her camera on the coffee table. “Do you think Rachel would be interested?”
    “She’s already offered to help,” Sally said. “She can’t work on the weekends, but she could reply to the letters during the week.”
    Annie glanced at the box of letters. “I think it could work. At least this way, every person who sends us a letter will get a reply. Do you think Rachel would send letters to the people we’re not able to help?”
    “I can’t see why not.” Sally took an envelope out of the box. “Some of the letters we receive haven’t got anything to do with weddings. At least this way we’ll know exactly how many bridesmaids we’re dealing with.”
    Molly smiled. “I think it’s a good idea. We definitely need to work out a better way of sorting the letters. Otherwise, we might miss an opportunity to help someone.”
    “Talking about helping someone…” Tess held her letter in the air. “This letter is from Janelle Smith. She lives in Three Forks and is getting married in two months’ time. She needs four bridesmaids’ dresses.”
    Molly flicked through her diary. “If she can organize her bridal party to meet us next Wednesday or Thursday evening, I could help them. Are you doing anything with Logan on those days?”
    Sally smiled when she thought about Tess’ fiancé. Logan had converted the loft above his garage into The Bridesmaids Club headquarters. It was a beautiful space, with lots of windows overlooking his front yard. They’d made the large bedroom their changing room, and stored all of the dresses on long racks in the open-plan living room. With a small kitchenette, ensuite, and its own entrance, it was perfect for what they needed.
    Tess tapped the screen on her cell phone. “Both of those evenings