Monica Simmons

Monica, a character in the Save the Date book, is the wife of Nora Mercado and a friend of Your Character's best friend. She saw what you accomplished at Samuel and Alison's wedding and asks you to be her wedding planner. She is first seen in Chapter 1.

Appearance
Monica has brown eyes, short wavy dark brown hair, and brown skin. Her casual outfit consists of a white blouse with black stripes, and a purple blazer.

Personality
Monica can be seen as the more rational and logical between her and Nora, but also understanding due to her profession. You describe her as being "the kind of person that has a solution for everything and always thinks before she acts." Nora says that Monica likes classic and simple in terms of dress style; and Monica never had a "princess phase" in her childhood, preferring to play as a queen or sorcerer instead.

Save the Date

 * Chapter 1: Maid of Honor
 * Chapter 2: From This Day Forward
 * Chapter 3: Second Chances
 * Chapter 4: Icing on the Cake
 * Chapter 5: One in a Million (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 6: For Better, For Worse
 * Chapter 7: Deed I Do (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 8: Down the Aisle
 * Chapter 10: Knight in Shining Armor
 * Chapter 11: Cold Feet
 * Chapter 12: As You Are
 * Chapter 13: Anything for You
 * Chapter 14: We Gather Here Today
 * Chapter 15: Love and Marriage

Nora Mercado
Nora is her fiancee (and by the end of the story, her wife). They met five years ago when Monica won a free ticket to a show that Nora was performing on stage. After the show, Monica stuck out from the other patrons as she didn't talk or approach any of the actors for autographs or pictures. Nora took the initiative to speak first, and asked Monica for her phone number. Later, during a date in the park, Monica kissed Nora first; and dates after, Nora was flustered but finally told Monica "I love you" first. Monica proposed to Nora on stage after one of the latter's rehearsals with the help of Best Man. When Nora said yes, they were met with a standing ovation from Nora's cast and crewmates.

At the end of Chapter 10, the two women call of the wedding because Monica felt Nora disrespected her by kissing Jenny on the cheek and it snowballed into a bigger argument. In Chapter 12, you have Nora and her castmates go to Monica's office to convince her of Nora's love. Carrie tells Monica that she has worked with Nora for almost ten years, and she has seen girls come and go but Monica was different. Nora told her once that a minute with Monica was better than thousands of minutes with anyone else. When Monica realizes how much they love each other, they resume their wedding plans.

Your Character
In Chapter 1, Monica is impressed by what you did for Alison at her wedding to Sam. In Chapter 2, you take her to her first wedding dress consult. Monica tells you that she usually doesn't wear dresses but she would like to her for her wedding. You bite your tongue at the first dress she chooses, which Lindsay calls an 'onion'. Monica also sides with you during your argument with Best Man, telling him that she knows it's important to be level-headed and impersonal but humans make mistakes.

Trivia

 * She is a psychiatrist.
 * She and Nora have set their wedding date for August 10th at The Violet Hotel.
 * In Chapter 12, her surname was revealed to be Simmons.
 * She shares the same surname as Elijah Simmons from the Baby Bump series.
 * Her character model resembles Kira Howard from Perfect Match, Book 2.