Lewd jokes & late nights: How to redefine what “married lady” means
I still don’t think it has sunk in that I’m married. People say I am a wife now, and suddenly everyone is treating me differently and I don’t like it. I love the idea of being married. I love calling him my husband. But now I’m expected to act in a manner that just isn’t me… and I hate it. How can I deal with people’s expectations about who I am now that I’m married?
Project your photobooth images at your reception
We know how many of you are doing DIY photobooths, and here’s a new twist on the ol’ printed photobooth pictures: project your photobooth shots on the wall at your reception! Granted, you might need the help of your favorite A/V Club nerd to get the set-up working… but I love that guests can see the goofy shit people are doing in the photobooth real-time on the wall of your reception!
Use a diaper bag as your wedding catch-all bag
With a couple weeks left until the wedding, I headed out to a thrift store because I needed a bag. Not just any bag but something I could fit all my penis-paraphernalia for the bachelorette party, my emergency crafting supplies on the setup day, and also my make-up and wedding day survival kit. I walked by the baby aisle, and there it was — the DIY wedding must-have — a DIAPER BAG!
Hair color judgments: when you’re invited to a wedding, but your hair color isn’t welcome?
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately felt judged? I attended my very dear friends’ rehearsal and it was very clear, from the moment I set foot in the ceremony space, that there were a number of people displeased with my particular choice in hair dye jobs. Afterwards I was informed that my blue hair — the blue hair that I’ve had for about five years now — is not welcome by the People Paying For The Wedding. Here’s what I did when faced with that sad reality…