Where did you get the idea of centering the novel on the planning of a wedding?

I love weddings, and I thought it would be a way to make the novel seem more universally romantic. Usually, when I make decisions about particular elements or events in a novel, it’s for those same reasons. In addition, when I was originally thinking through the novel, I spent a lot of time focusing on exactly what Wilson could do for Jane as an anniversary gift. It had to be dramatic, it had to be surprising, but it couldn’t be something crazy. For instance, I couldn’t have him quit his job and move her to the bed & breakfast she always wanted, simply because this isn’t the dream of women everywhere. Almost all women, however, like to be romanced and courted, and again, I try to make my novels universally appealing.