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Proposals & Engagement

How to propose to your boyfriend, alternative engagement ideas, engagement stories, unique engagement rings, and more!

The trick to actually fun parties and showers is a wickedly funny game (with a NEW expansion!)

The trick to a fun wedding shower is a wickedly funny game (with a NEW expansion!)

Our favorite wedding-themed game (that’s ACTUALLY fun!) is back with a whole new expansion and we couldn’t wait to test it out and share our thoughts. If you haven’t already experienced Cads About Matrimony, it’s just what it sounds like: a Cards Against Humanity-approved game but with hilarious wedding, sex, and marriage-themed cards…

pear shaped rings

Remember when pear-shaped engagement rings were controversial? They’re not anymore…

Remember WAY back in 2001 when Carrie Bradshaw wigged TF out when Aidan planned to propose with a pear-shaped diamond on Sex and the City? The even weirder part was that she balked at yellow gold, which of course is back with a vengeance now. It seems like a very long time ago.

I wanted to see what was going on in the world of the pear and how weird and gorgeous and HUGE they could get. So I went a-hunting. I’m totally going to cheat by including some non-diamonds in here, too. Fight me. Let’s shop!

How our engagement photos dispelled my low self-esteem fears about being the center of attention

How our engagement photos dispelled my self image fears

Hey, I’m a wedding blogger who is engaged! You’d think I’d be ready for this, but naaaaah. See, like you and you and you over there, oh and that guy right there… I’m NOT super confident. So I decided that an engagement shoot might be just the ticket to help cure me of my center of attention apprehension. Here’s how it worked out…

When Padme and Anakin rocked their engagement photos

How Padme and Anakin rocked their engagement photos

This couple rocked a stellar Star Wars cosplay shoot with Padme and Anakin in a Tatooine-like landscape. It was taken by JM Photography who were compelled to keep it under wraps until their Baywood Golf & Country Club wedding in Arcata, California. Geeky surprises are the best kind!