Michael has finally asked Eve to marry him. It is tempting to believe that everything is going according to plan. But from her first anxiety-producing encounter with Modern Bride magazine to setting a date, finding a dress, ordering invitations, and the unrelenting chaos of life in the world beyond the wedding, from the fights and resentment to the disconcerting realization that lately when she looks at her fiance she hears the striking of a Chinese gong and the words For The Rest of Your Life echoing through her head, Eve discovers that planning a wedding is fraught with unexpected perils, and it's a long walk to the altar.

"Otherwise Engaged" is a wry, deliciously caustic ride through the outsized rituals of an American wedding, and a hilarious portrait of what happens to an otherwise rational, intelligent woman when she begins to plan one.