I fancy myself a rational person, but I’ve got my heart set on some wedding Magic. Yes, Magic. With a capital M. That’s what I’m after. The industry blogs and magazines may play up the cute favors and the clever centerpieces and...
Read MoreEver since I met him, the beau didn’t like the way his hair was cut. They always hacked it too short, forcing his flowing curls into an unnatural box shape. For nearly five years, it went on like this. Finally I told him,...
Read MoreYou know, lately I just can’t seem to pull the blog posts together. I have a few of them simmering in my saved drafts folder, but each are about 30 million words long and seem to have entirely lost sight of their original...
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NOW THAT I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION. We just took our save-the-dates to the post office today and as a...
Read MoreOh my God. Oh, oh, OH MY GOD. I just realized something. My mother will be here in two weeks for my bridal shower. Guess who else will be here? The beau’s mom and dad. MY MOM IS GOING TO MEET THE BEAU’S PARENTS.*...
Read MoreDear me, Your wedding is not a blog post. OK? Got that? I know you already know that, but I think you needed a reminder, because you were seriously having a little meltdown there for a while. Hell, you still are. That’s...
Read MoreI’m willing to bet that you’ve been to a wedding before — once or twice, perhaps. Well, since you’re the expert here, I want to know: Have you ever spotted Wedding Terror Face? Wedding Terror Face (which...
Read MoreFor 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...
Read MoreA 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...
Read MoreConfession: 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...
Read MoreI 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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