Brides-to-be come to Becker's to try on their dream dress in the "magic room," with soft church lighting, a circular pedestal, and mirrors that make lifelong dreams come true. Illuminating the poignant aspects of a woman's journey to the altar, The Magic Room tells the stories of memorable Becker's customers on the brink of commitment.

In The Girls from Ames, beloved New York Times bestselling author Jeffrey Zaslow used friendships to explore the emotional lives of women. Now in The Magic Room, he turns his perceptive eye to weddings and weaves together secrets, memories and family tales to explore the hopes and dreams we have for our daughters. The paperback edition features a new epilogue —the last essay written by Jeffrey Zaslow.