
Becky has no way of paying - and she can't possibly ask Luke or else he will get suspicious. If Becky gives up the Plaza, she'll have to pay a penalty of a hundred thousand. As she sees more and more preparations done on both sides, it's even more difficult for her to say no to either one. On the other, she wanted to have a gorgeous wedding at the Plaza, and being the 'special, glossy' person for the day. On one hand, Becky wanted to get married at home. Suddenly, she finds herself caught in the middle between her mother and Luke’s mother, both of whom want to throw her a lavish wedding, one at her childhood home in England and one at the Plaza Hotel in New York on the same day. Becky is shocked when she catches Suze’s bouquet and finds a marriage proposal from Luke in it. A few days before the wedding, Becky learns that Suze is pregnant. She replies that she will get married in ten years, much to Luke's disbelief. That night, Luke, Danny and Becky discuss about when would Becky get married. Becky's best friend, Danny, helps her making a bridesmaid's dress. She has finally found her career calling as a personal shopper at Barneys and is happily helping her best friend Suze plan her wedding. The book �starts with Becky living with her boyfriend Luke in Manhattan's West Village. It follows the story of Becky Bloomwood and her boyfriend (later fiancé) Luke Brandon as they become engaged and plan their wedding. It is a chick-lit novel by Sophie Kinsella, a pseudonym of Madeline Wickham. Shopaholic Ties the Knot (2002) is the third in the popular Shopaholic series.
