senses fail, indeed
So. I was supposed to be out sailing the seas of the internet, looking for a wedding dress. I have not done this. Oh sure, I’ve “looked” at wedding dresses online, in the sense that my retinas have perceived...
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it’s a whole nother world out there
Last Friday I came across Say Yes To The Dress on television. I laughed, I cried, I was horrified, etc. You know the drill. The hands-down freakiest moment was this episode-capping voiceover by the narrator: “There’s a...
Read Moreand the cake was from safeway
I can’t get this Offbeat Bride post out of my mind. More specifically, I can’t get this quote out of my mind: “And the cake was from SAFEWAY.” Yes, the bride wrote the name of the grocery store in all...
Read Morebits and bobs
The other night I was standing in line at the post office, waiting to pick up a package. A woman wearing baggy pants, a deeply creased face, and bright red lips shuffled up behind me. She tapped me on the shoulder. “Is...
Read Morethings people say when they find out you are getting married
Scene: Bar. A girlfriend of one of the beau’s teammates is asking me about all the wedding details. We have covered date and venue and are discussing after-party. Me: “… So, I think the after-party is when...
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on photography, part 3: ask and ye shall receive
So what was I saying about Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun? Ah yes. This would be what...
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on photography, part 2: seek and ye shall find
Above: engagement photos from Christina Richards. So. As I was saying, we got some wedding stuff...
Read Moreon photography, part 1: the search
I like photography. A lot. Not that you could gather that from my slowly growing collection of cameras and lenses. Maybe it’s my fine arts degree talking, but I think of photography as a fine art. Not in the sense of...
Read Moresecret confessions
Dude. I like you, Offbeat Bride, I really do. But sometimes I feel like, if I see another wedding post title that reads something like “Tammy and Wynette’s Burton-esque Voodoo Pirate Steampunk Neo-Victorian Goth...
Read Morei’m ok, you’re ok
There appears to be a lot of collective cultural investment in what weddings should be. Many people seem to have preconceived notions of what you should be spending, for instance — not to mention what you should be...
Read Morekeepin’ it cool
5th grade was a big year for me. New school, lowest grade on the totem pole. It was a perfect chance to be seen as someone else. And so my usual self — a self that was more than content wearing pink leggings and a stained...
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