What makes a wedding “real”: Why our gay wedding will be traditional
Same-sex weddings are still new enough that a lot of people wonder how different they will be compared to a straight wedding. I suspect that some straight people automatically think that all queers are alternative, counter-culture types and in their minds gay wedding = rainbow musical theatre circus. But here’s why our gay wedding will be relatively traditional…
Win the Judgey Olympics: transform your petty wedding snarks into personal growth
JUDGEY-NESS. We all do it, and it’s fine — but every time you get all judgey about someone else, you’re missing a chance to learn something valuable about yourself.
Will living together really make our wedding night less special?
We’ve been dating for four years, moved across the country together — hell, we’ve even adopted a one-eyed kitten together. Personally, I think this situation is awesome. So it’s been interesting to find out how many people think that living together pre-marriage seems to somehow make it “less special”…
On wedding photography minimalism
Wherein a trip down memory lane with her parents’ wedding album made this Offbeat Bride re-think her ideas on wedding photography in general.
How the venue search helped me grow as a person
The venue search has been one of the biggest learning experiences about myself. I just thought that if I kept on searching and searching the most perfect, affordable, and available venue would surface and announce it’s presence like a beautiful wedding whale. I didn’t want to just pick something out of desperation, but time was running out, people were getting annoyed and, I needed to do something quickly before I went completely nutter-butters.
Offbeat Bride caused me to lower my expectations, and I’m okay with that
If you had talked to me a couple of years ago and said things like “backyard wedding” or “potluck dinner,” I would have smiled and said that was “lovely… for someone else.” Now though? Things are different. I’m a different person in a different relationship with different circumstances.