Navy suit, gingham shirt, slim tie, and vans: advice for grooms on how to find their style

Ok, so I guess today we’re just all about fashion. That’s ok, right? Especially when it involves the amazing fashion of groom Anthony Barlich, one of the founders of Chicago’s Hitch & Sparrow. Anthony rocked a navy suit, silver tie, and gingham shirt, with striped socks and grey Vans. (Topped off by Warby Parker glasses.) Darren from Well Groomed recently did a two–part post series interviewing Anthony about his fashion and guidance for grooms looking to find their own vision in a sea of anonymous suits.

One-lowmanship and luxury shame: one more way you’re supposed to feel bad about your stupid wedding

I know from the our reader survey exactly how many of you are trying to plan economical weddings with budgets under $10k (or $5k… or $2k). It’s a lot of you. But I also know exactly how many of you are planning weddings over $10k — and even over $30k. And I know how many of you are feeling weird about it.

Lilac dream dress + bridesmaids in suits

I’m shoving Megan out of the way for a moment here — she’s been ogling dresses by Tova at [vendor-heart link="http://vendors.offbeatwed.com/listing/wedding-dress-fantasy"]Wedding Dress Fantasy[/vendor-heart] for the past few weeks, and it’s time for me to get my turn here. Ok first: how much how Jes Wolfe’s lilac dress coordinates with her husband’s dark purple velvet jacket? I’m dying.

But wait there’s so much more — wait until you see what the bride had hiding under her skirt, and the suits her bridesmaids wore!

3 reasons why you might want to avoid talking about your wedding at work (and 1 reason why you totally SHOULD talk about it)

We’ve already discussed How to talk about your wedding on Facebook without pissing people off, but how about the other social landscape fraught with gaping anxiety pits and hidden ditches of drama? The workplace.

Now, I KNOW how many of you are reading this at work right now (shh: no shame), so let’s talk this one through: you’re engaged, you’re excited, and you spend many hours a week in the same place, with the same people, doing the same stuff. But I’ve got three super important things you should consider before talking about your wedding at work… things that may make you not want to discuss it there, ever. And then I’ve got one super solid reason for why you totally SHOULD talk about your wedding at work.