Year: 2010

our wedding role model

For most of my life I assumed that if I got married, certain things would happen a certain way. I assumed I’d get married in a church. I assumed I wouldn’t see my partner on the wedding day before the ceremony. I...

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various and sundry

A few of us were hanging out on the porch on Saturday, sipping cocktails. The topic of bridal showers came up and someone wondered aloud what a guy’s equivalent of a bridal shower would be. “A groom’s...

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a small eureka! moment

Confession: I have been avoiding creating a bridal shower registry. Like it’s some kind of wedding plague. Here I’ve been racking my brain, trying to think of suitable solution — and quick, because this shower...

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writing’s on the wall

I told a friend that I had finally found a couple of dresses I really liked. Would she like to see what they look like online? Her eyes went wide in terror. “No!” “Buh?” I stammered, a bit bewildered....

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wedding wars

When the beau and I decided to get hitched, I got nervous about the state of my relationship. With my mother. Even before I got engaged, I bore witness to mountains of drama between brides-to-be and their parental units. Serious...

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phoning it in

Oh, the questions. So many are running rampant through my head today. Why did I finally cave in and buy the skinny jeans with the tapered ankles? The kind I hadn’t worn since 7th grade? The kind I’ve mocked...

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when to stop caring (hint: it is now)

So, at some point during my life, I fell into reading a couple of blogs. By mothers. Of children.* I am not quite ready for the idea of children yet (did I mention scary in the first footnote? because OH MY GOD, SCARY), so my...

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in which i get all crazy-bride on you

Yesterday, Becca of A Los Angeles Love posted about wedding articles and the people who comment on them, specifically in reference to this wedding budget article on Jezebel.* Later on, my friend sent me a link to yet another...

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