Are my slacker bridesmaids dropping the ball or is it me?
I am feeling overwhelmed, angry, sad, and just not looking forward to my wedding. It has been nothing but pulling teeth for me to get literally everyone to do their part. I have gotten our parents and my fiancé to understand that they need to do their part, but my bridesmaids have been twiddling their thumbs.
Have I not been stressing the importance of these little things? How do I tell people I want them more active and to do their job without being a bridezilla?
Registry poems are a thing in the UK and Australia and they’re kind of genius
Registry etiquette is ALWAYS a touchy subject. But one discussion we want to introduce to the recently engaged is the concept of registry poems, popularized in countries like the UK and Australia.
Registries aren’t as common there, but accepting cash gifts is, often requested in the form of registry poems (or wishing well poems). For Americans (and others) who may not know, these are literally fun little poems asking for money contributions to help with the wedding or honeymoon or just starting out their lives together.
DONUT MIND IF I DO: delectable wedding donut bar ideas
Whether you’re serving donuts as your cake alternative, as part of your brunch reception, or maybe as a pre-ceremony donut treat, we know that donuts deserve the attention cake gets. Donuts 4 life! Here’s everything we think you’ll need to make sure your wedding donut bar is ready to be admired by all. And then devoured!
A bucket list guestbook to collect ALL the adventurous ideas from your guests
Caitlinn and Luke included a really fun way to collect adventure and travel ideas from their guests: a bucket list guestbook! They provided paper and pens for guests to write down whatever they thought they should add to their bucket list: travel ideas, adventures, date nights, philanthrophic goals, etc. We figured we’d see what kind of bucket list guestbooks we could find out in the wild that you could snag for your own wedding guestbook purposes. Here’s what we found…
Kombucha mocktails as your signature cocktail? It’s a thing and we’ve got recipes!
If kombucha is your thing, and it is for some of us, then get ready for a new kind of signature cocktail for your wedding: kombucha mocktails! These non-alcoholic drinks are full of cocktail-style ingredients that make them yummy for everyone. Here are a few of our favorite kombucha mocktails recipes…
How to keep wedding planning anxiety from stonewalling your excitement
I have been a daughter, an employee, a friend, but the wife role terrified me. My preconceptions of what the wife role entailed crowded my thoughts. I am a huge romantic, and people dream of meeting the love of their life and living happily ever after. But what if it’s not the way you envisioned it? Here are the things that helped me most through my engagement to soothe my wedding planning anxiety and realize this WAS meant to be and where I was supposed to be in my life…