V.B. Rose Series by Banri Hidaka

Ageha gets the job of a lifetime - making her sister's wedding dress. Ageha loves making handbags and other accessories, so when one of her sister's dress makers hurts his hand she jumps right in to help! And thus begins Ageha's adventures at the fashionable Velvet Blue Rose.

When Ageha Shiroi accidentally injures one of the young men working on her sister Hibari's wedding dress, she uses her skills as a handbag creator to help finish the dress, despite her reservations about Hibari's fiancâe.

A passionate hobby becomes a dream come true when Ageha gets a part-time job as an assistant in a bridal boutique run by two handsome and unusual young men."

"First published in Japan in 2005 by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo."--T.p. verso.

There is tension between Yukari Arisaka and Ageha, but neither is willing to admit their own feelings! Arisaka is afraid that his troubled past makes him a poor choice of lovers, and Ageha is afraid that if she admits how much she cares about Yukari, he'll only find it a burden. But the pressures of the bridal salon keep throwing the two together.

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"First published in Japan in 2006 by Hakusensha, Inc., Tokyo."--P. facing t.p.

Things are awkward between Ageha and Arisaka after Arisaka overhears Nagare confessing his affection for her. Is this the end for Ageha and Arisaka?

Book by Banri Hidaka

Pure shojo bliss full of weddings, frills...and hot guys! Yukari's estranged mother finally makes her appearance! But the gorgeous Ran Kashiwagi is not at all what Ageha expected... and now she's got eighteen years of bad blood between mother and son to unravel. Even Ageha's eternal optimism and Ran's side of the story may not be enough to reconcile everyone's differences...

On a whim, Ageha asks how Yukari and Mitsuya first met, leading to a heart-pounding and hilarious story! And as close as they are now, it's hard to imagine that these two friends started off on the worst possible foot. But, boy, was Yukari extra-cute back in the day. Plus, the history of Mitsuya's long relationship with Tsuyu is finally revealed...but is it too late to make amends!

V.B. Rose, Vol. 12 Tokyopop. Teen age 13+

Pure shojo bliss full of weddings, frills...and hot guys!