Fans of Sunday Times bestselling author Paige Toon and followers of our work will remember that 2014 saw the publication of Thirteen Weddings, Paige’s fantastic novel about a novice wedding photographer. I worked with Paige on the research of the book (see a previous blog here), and we even made an appearance in it! Why not get yourself a copy? Two years on we were delighted when lovely Paige approached us about a new author headshot in time for the publication of her new book, The One We Fell In Love With.
Competition time! Win a Signed copy of Paige Toon’s Thirteen Weddings!
We were delighted to announce earlier this week the publication of Thirteen Weddings by Sunday Times bestselling author Paige Toon, of which our very own Lina was a research consultant, and we get a mention in this fab novel too!
To celebrate the release of Thirteen Weddings on the 22nd May those lovely folk at Simon & Schuster have given us THREE copies of the book to give away to you, signed by the lovely Paige!
Sometimes you have to step out of the light to see clearly again…
Bronte never expected to see Alex again after their one night together, but she never stopped thinking of him. So when she arrives at work one day to find that Alex is a new colleague, she’s secretly thrilled. The only problem is that Alex is now engaged to the girl he was on a break from the night they met.
Determined to move on, Bronte becomes a part-time wedding photographer, alongside her day job. Surrounded by loving couples, tearful bridesmaids, mischievous pageboys and interfering mothers-in-law, she struggles through wedding after wedding whilst her heart is slowly torn apart.
As Alex’s own wedding day draws ever nearer, their chemistry becomes harder to ignore. Bronte must decide whether to fight for the man she loves, or to let him go forever.
WIN!
To be in a chance of wining a copy of the book visit our Facebook page and then ‘like’ the post announcing this competition. We will randomly select three names at noon the 21st May and as long as the winners answer our Facebook message in time we will send it out first class so you have it on the publication date of the 22nd May – Royal Mail permitting! Whether you save it for your holiday or devour it over the weekend, we are sure you will love it! Especially tell any friends who are planning their own weddings, this is an essential read for them to get them in the mood!
It’s not part of the entry, but we’d love it if you could give our page a like too!
This competition is open to UK residents with a UK postal address only and a Facebook account. The promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.
Thirteen Weddings by Paige Toon featuring fun wedding photographers Lina and Tom
Thirteen Weddings book release by Paige Toon – featuring Lina and Tom!
We are delighted and excited to tell you about a fab new book Thirteen Weddings being released on the 22nd May by the Sunday Times bestselling author Paige Toon – as its lead protagonist is a wedding photographer! But what is so special about that we hear you say? Well you know that Lina is especially excitable about all things wedding, but our love of our job isn’t just fuelling this excitement, as we can now reveal Lina was a research consultant to Paige for this book!
Here’s a little story for you. In Spring 2013 we were asked to donate to a Cambridgeshire charity auction of promises of which we were only too happy to oblige, so we donated a family photoshoot. We couldn’t attend the auction as we were shooting the fabulous wedding of Katie & Matt at Burwash Manor that day, but thought it would also be nice to look at the other lots and make a bid or two. Looking down the list, we spotted that Paige Toon was auctioning a named character in her next book, and having read a few of Paige’s books (they are PERFECT holiday reads don’t you know!) Lina thought this would be a hilarious vanity project, so we put in a secret bid.
When the organising team came round to give us the details on the winning bidder of our photoshoot, we were also shocked and highly amused to see we were also the highest bidder on Paige’s lot. Fast forward to a mutual friend seeing Paige in a coffee shop later that week and informing her that she knew us, Paige was gobsmacked to hear Lina was a wedding photographer, as her next book was about, yes you guessed it, a wedding photographer – talk about coincidence! After a great meet-up, Lina was honoured to be asked by Paige to assist with her research on the book, and loved telling Paige all about our jobs; the highs, lows and unglamorous details! The tag line for the book – ‘Always the Photographer, never the Bride…’ is a quote from Lina – of course you all probably now know that it is no longer the case!
Lina has really enjoyed helping Paige with the book and was thrilled to be the first person to read the first draft, which made for a very exciting accompaniment to a train journey one day. Even more exciting was seeing Paige’s decision to also keep Lina as named character in the most complimentary way! Tom also gets a mention too, naturally we do come as a pair! You’ll have to read the book of course to find out how – and keep an eye on the blog next week as we will be giving away some copies of the book thanks to Simon & Schuster – so you can find out for yourself!
Thirteen Weddings by Paige Toon – purchase here!
Released 22nd May 2014
Simon & Schuster UK
Paige Toon was born in 1975 and grew up between England, Australia and America. A philosophy graduate, she worked at teen, film and women’s magazines, before ending up at Heat magazine as Reviews Editor. Paige is married, has two small children and lives in Cambridge. Visit her website at paigetoon.com, or you can follow her on Twitter @PaigeToonAuthor
Paige Toon was born in 1975 and grew up between England, Australia and America. A philosophy graduate, she worked at teen, film and women’s magazines, before ending up at Heat magazine as Reviews Editor. Paige is married, has two small children and lives in Cambridge. Visit her website at paigetoon.com, or you can follow her on Twitter @PaigeToonAuthor – See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.co.uk/Paige-Toon/62701361#sthash.b5vhzSTy.dpuf
Paige Toon was born in 1975 and grew up between England, Australia and America. A philosophy graduate, she worked at teen, film and women’s magazines, before ending up at Heat magazine as Reviews Editor. Paige is married, has two small children and lives in Cambridge. Visit her website at paigetoon.com, or you can follow her on Twitter @PaigeToonAuthor – See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.co.uk/Paige-Toon/62701361#sthash.b5vhzSTy.dpuf
Paige Toon was born in 1975 and grew up between England, Australia and America. A philosophy graduate, she worked at teen, film and women’s magazines, before ending up at Heat magazine as Reviews Editor. Paige is married, has two small children and lives in Cambridge. Visit her website at paigetoon.com, or you can follow her on Twitter @PaigeToonAuthor – See more at: http://authors.simonandschuster.co.uk/Paige-Toon/62701361#sthash.b5vhzSTy.dpuf
