Author: lyn

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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the other b-word

You guys? I kinda hate money right now. I don’t want to think about it. I don’t want to talk about it. … Thus spake the girl who just dropped a wad of cash on brand-new undies. I just couldn’t continue...

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reasoning

EIGHT REASONS TO MOVE OUR WEDDING DATE TO NEXT SPRING We’ll have more time! More time to plan and enjoy the process! We’ll be able to save more for the wedding. After a few months without rain, September in Santa...

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eff all… or not

I came here to be mad. Our wedding budget has completely fallen apart. I am talking: Off the rails. I am talking: Either scrapping all of our wedding plans, cutting the guest list in half, or moving the wedding date back six...

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