I recently sat down to have a Cup of Coffee with the girls from Friday Night Brides. 

First things first – I’m having my usual Latte with Coconut Milk
What’s in your mug (or glass)?

Hailey – It’s a show night so just my water (Holds up bottle)

Becca – An iced café mocha. Compliments of Max.

Angie – (rolling her eyes). While I’d love to say vodka, I’m with Hales and having water. Trying to keep the bloat down before the show.

Ella – I’m a bit of a chocaholic – with a great metabolism – so this is an iced milk chocolate melted truffle mocha.

Angie – And we all hate you.

Ella – Hey! That’s a little harsh.

Hailey – Girls…focus!

What’s your must read book?

Becca – I am a Bridget Jones addict.

Angie – Seriously, don’t get her started.

Hailey – I will gladly read Pride and Prejudice over and over again.

Ella – I always loved Judy Blume.

(Becca, Angie and Hailey collectively groan)

Ella – What? What did I say?

Angie – The problem is that Ella met Dylan when she was twelve and never had to pick up a romance novel. So  Judy Blume was probably the last racy thing she read.

Ella – (giggling) I can’t even argue with that – because it’s true!

Thank you so much for hanging out. I’m thrilled you were all able to make it with the Friday Bridal show tonight.

Hailey – We’re all so used to the routine by now that it doesn’t take quite as much out of us to get ready. I mean, don’t get me wrong, getting ready takes an effort…

Angie – A lot of effort some nights…

Hailey – …But…it’s somewhat routine now. And it’s nice to have a bit of distraction so thank you for coming by to talk with us.

Thank you for letting us hang out at the store.

Hailey – Our pleasure. This is one of the best places to guarantee you’ll get all of us together in one place at the same time. This is like a second home. To all of us.

Becca – Very true.

Ladies, what’s it been like to grow up in a Bridal shop?

Hailey – I think that I had to deal with it a little more than the girls – mainly because it’s my mom’s business. To me, it was always a happy place to be. Everyone who came in, was just excited to be here! And once we all started modeling, I got to be part of that excitement.

Becca – It was really like every little girls dream. We’d come here and get to play dress up. Just on a much larger scale than you would at home.

Ella – It’s like getting to be a princess every week.

Angie – (Shrugging) It was cool.

Hailey – (groaning) Just once. Just one time, can’t you just show some excitement?

Angie – What? I said it was cool. That’s me being excited. You think you’d know this by now.

Hailey – Never mind.

What was your favorite girls trip destination?

All four – Anything tropical! (Lots of laughing)

Becca – It’s been a while since we’ve actually gone anywhere just the four of us, but the last trip was to Key West and it was amazing.

Angie – The beach. The drinks. And hot guys serving those drinks? Yeah. It was awesome.

Hailey – When we can’t get away we tend to hang out at my mom’s house because she has a pool…

Angie – And pray that she would get a pool boy!

Ella – We did that spa thing not that long ago and I would totally be on board for doing that again.

Becca – If it was a spa at the beach it would have been perfect.

Angie – Yes!

Ok – dish, boxers or briefs?

Becca – Boxers

Hailey – Boxers

Ella – Boxers

Angie – Wait…was commando an option?

What’s the secret to finding a dream wedding gown?

Ella – I think I’m the only one who can really answer this since I’m about to get married and found my dream gown…

Angie – Only after Mrs. J stepped in and got your mom off your back.

Ella – Well…yeah. That helped but…

Hailey – Not listening to anyone else. That’s a big part of it. You’re the one wearing it so why should other people get to tell you what that should be?’

Ella – I would hope if I liked something that looked horrible on me that someone would speak up. (Gasping) Oh! You’d tell me, right? Does my gown look horrible on me? Oh no…I mean, I love it and I thought it looked great. (Standing up) Why didn’t you tell me?

Becca, Angie and Hailey look at her in confusion.

Ella – It’s being altered already! Now what?

Angie – (Raises her hand) Um…Ella? What the hell are you talking about?

Ella – My dress! My dream dress!

Hailey – What about it? We love it. It looks amazing on you. We’ve said that since the beginning.

Ella – Becs? Is that true?”

Becca – Yeah. What are you freaking out about?

Ella – (Slowly sitting back down) Uh…nothing. Don’t mind me.

Hailey – (Grinning) As long as you feel good in it, that makes it the dream dress.

Angie – But it helps when you look good in it too.

Becca – Well of course…

What’s on your playlist while you are working or working out ;)?

Angie – Wait…working out? Are we supposed to do that?

Hailey – At work I like to keep things a little soft. Not like classical soft, but something like Adele or Ellie Goulding.

Becca – I need something with a little pep in it. Some Megan Trainor, Taylor Swift, Maroon Five…

Angie – She’s like a teenage girl.

Becca – But I like country music too. Luke Bryan is a favorite.

Angie – I love to belt out some Pink. Elle King. And lately that Cake by the Ocean song.

Ella – I am a little more eclectic. I like…

Angie – Ella sings some mean Bon Jovi!

Ella – (Hands over her face) Ugh…I’m never going to live that down, am I?

Angie – Not as long as I’m around.

Most memorable concert?

Angie – There was that American Idol thing that Ella dragged us to…

Becca – Please. Don’t remind me.

Hailey – Yeah. That was…memorable. But not for the way that I think you wanted.

Ella – (Shaking her head) It was awesome. I had a great time and loved every second of it!

What’s it like to have all those gorgeous male models around, all the time?

Hailey – Very pleasing (giggling). I have to admit, growing up around them and with them helped us – or at least, me – to feel more comfortable approaching guys. Plus, you were guaranteed to have a cute guy’s attention at least once a week.

Becca – Yeah. That was definitely a perk – especially in high school. And now? Now it’s like eye candy.

Ella – I really don’t even notice them that much. (Shrugs) I think Dylan’s far more gorgeous than all of them.

(Collective groan from the other three)

Angie – It certainly doesn’t suck

Hailey – It’s very different now than when we were younger. Back then, it was…well, it made us act silly. But now, while we can appreciate how hot they are, we’re all just friends.

Angie – Oh come on, Hales…for a while there – and not that long ago – you were still acting silly over the models.

Hailey – Only one of them…

Becca – (Clears throat) Um…one?

Hailey – Oh for the love of it…can we move on?

Chocolate or vanilla?

All four – Chocolate!

Planner or procrastinator?

Hailey – A planner. Definitely.

Becca – Oh yeah. No one plans quite like Hailey.

Hailey – And what about you, Becs? I seem to recall more than one day planner in your bag.

Becca – (Shrugging) I like to plan but then I procrastinate about actually doing what I’ve written down in the planner.

Angie – Procrastinator. Definitely.

Ella – I think I’d call myself a casual planner. I know what I have to do and I get it done. I’m not rigid about anything and I kind of hate procrastinating.

Angie – she’s the good one.

Hailey – Hey! I’m good too!

Angie – No. You’re uptight. There’s a difference.

Hailey – (Sighs loudly) It’s not uptight. Things just need to run on a schedule and…

Becca – This would be a good time to point out that we need to get moving if we’re going to be ready at showtime!

Hailey – Oh my gosh! Is it that late already? I thought we had more time?

Angie – (Laughing as she stands) And that, my friends, is what happens when you don’t pay close attention to your schedule!

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Author Info: 

New York Times and USA Today Bestseller/contemporary romance writer Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan’s Return, in November 2011. Although she waited until she was in her 40’s to publish for the first time, writing has been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to take that step as well.

When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading contemporary romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.

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