How I figured out what to wear despite my gender ambivalence
I know, I know: be yourself! Wear what you want to! But the last thing I want is a bunch of complicated questions about gender identity from extended family members I only met me the day before. It can be awfully hard to untangle how you want to feel in your clothes from how you want others to react to them.
Eating is as important as underwear: 6 ways to improve your dress shopping experience
On my first wedding dress shopping outing, I went to two places: a fancy, brand-new urban boutique and a David’s Bridal in the mall. The experiences were extremely different, but not necessarily in the ways I expected. Here’s a recap of the lessons I’ve learned while dress shopping…
Offbeat groom gear ideas I stole from my husband’s Pinterest
Those of you who read Offbeat Home have heard about my husband’s scandalous love affair with Pinterest. He’s been pinning like a fiend for the last six months, and he’s got some stuff pinned that I thought might be of interest to Offbeat Grooms who are just starting down their process of “I think I don’t want a tux, but then what DO I want?” Here, courtesy of my husband’s Pinterest board, are a few ideas.
Open thread: What to do with my dress after the wedding?
I’m making my own wedding dress… and I just don’t know what I’m going to do with it afterwards. If it was going to be a shop bought dress, I wouldn’t have an issue selling it, but because of the amount of work that I’d be putting into it, I think it’d feel a bit odd to sell it… but on the other hand I think it’d feel odd to just keep it boxed up somewhere.
I’m basically wondering what you will be doing with your dress after your weddings are over and done with.