How to survive a long engagement (without losing your shit!)
I was engaged for about four years before my wife and I tied the knot. Long engagements can be stressful, regardless of the reason why you’re stretching out the timeline. For us, we treated our engagement as a time to set the foundation for our newly formed family, rather than exclusively as a time to actively plan a wedding. When it came time to get married, our small civil ceremony was put together in about a month. So how did I not lose my shit while being engaged for longer than the WIC standard? Here are my tips…
The HUGE list of instrumental songs for your movie theme wedding playlist
Cinephiles, movie-lovers, movie wedding theme-havers, this wedding playlist is all about you. We’re talking movie-themed ceremony songs and movie-themed cocktail and dinner songs that are all instrumental.
Here are over 69 instrumental songs for your movie-themed wedding playlist to give your ceremony or dinner playlist the EPIC gravitas it needs.
Are your parents helping pay for your wedding? Have them read this.
The only rule is to talk openly and honestly about expectations clearly before accepting any money — is the money a loan? A gift? If it’s a gift, does it come with stipulations or expectations? Talking about money is uncomfortable and awkward for everyone, but it’s critically important for parents who might be contributing to weddings to be VERY clear about what their expectations are… and to watch out for predatory marketing that targets parents…
How do I incorporate the March for Science into my Earth Day wedding?
I am getting married on Earth Day this year, the same day as the March for Science. It’s too late to change our wedding date. But I am sad that we will not be downtown at the Scientists’ March, demonstrating for something so crucially important. Do you have ideas for how we can be a part of the march, even though we’ll be out in the woods in Southern Maryland?
Get old timey with this paper scroll seating chart
Pirate weddings! Fantasy weddings! Victorian weddings! Any period-specific wedding can benefit from this paper scroll seating chart we found at Josh and Lori’s epic fantasy wedding. In this case, all these needed was a tree to hang it on and it’s done. It’s so fanciful and looks pretty simple to make.
Mom’s my BFF: Should I have my mom as maid of honor?
My mother is my best friend and I would love for her to be my maid of honour. My dad thinks that it’s not appropriate because I “should choose someone my own age” and “the mother of the bride is a role that is demanding enough.” What do you guys think? Should I have my mom as maid of honor?