De-stressing wedding planning by changing my wedding party expectations
There are a number of wedding traditions that soon translate into serious expectations for family and the wedding party. Family members and the wedding party are expected to step up and donate time, energy, and most importantly–money, to help the new couple launch their lives together. Here’s how I de-stressed my wedding planning by changing my wedding party expectations…
Copy and paste wedding Thank You note templates (with real registry items) to help get you started
More-often-than-not Thank You card-writing is seen as a tedious task. And not everyone is good at writing out their feels. So I thought I’d help you cheat a little with some Thank You card prompts. (Illustrated with the real gifts from our registry.) So feel free to copy and paste these Thank Yous, and add any of these items to your registry, then make them all your own…
Is my wedding photographer hiding us from her portfolio?
I was married last year. We were happy with our photographer, and pre-booked an upcoming summer time family shoot with her. Now, six months after the wedding, I’ve realized that she hasn’t posted any of our engagement, bridal or wedding photos to her website or social media.
I have noticed that I’m not nearly as thin or stereotypically pretty as many of her other brides and I can’t help but be a little offended. Now I’m wondering if I should find a new photographer for our family photos — one who maybe appreciates our personal style a little more?
My circus, my monkeys: our wedding put the “fun” in dysfunctional
Both our families are slightly unconventional, to say the least. We decided that our families put the “fun” in dysfunctional, and wanted to create a wedding day that was full of festivities to match our family’s strange dynamics. We are proud of the little family that we have, so we decided to put on a carnival-themed wedding to honor our dysfunction. Here’s how we did it…
Wedding charity drama: mom won’t come because she hates our choice of charity
My partner and I have a wedding website that allows for automatic charity donations. We chose Planned Parenthood and now my partner’s mother won’t come to the wedding. We’ve already changed the charity on the site and tried to explain our choice, but to no avail. I can’t imagine the wedding without her. Any ideas on getting back in her good graces?
Non-sappy slow dance songs: Wedding dance songs NOT about love
My partner’s mother was emotionally abusive for most of his life, but now they are trying to make amends, and very much wants to do a special mother-son dance. Problem is, all the other wedding websites recommend cheesy love songs. Any help for dance songs NOT about love?