Let’s challenge online bridal drama with “Operation: This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things!”
It’s not hard to find wedding snark on the web. And I don’t disagree with the fact that there is a lot to dislike about the Wedding Industrial Complex and about how it makes some people behave. Maybe I just hang out with good people, both online and off, but in my experience, most brides genuinely are happy anyone wants to be a part of their wedding and would never want to take advantage of those people.
Bridethulhu is the new Bridezilla
We’re totally sick of the term Bridezilla, but there’s no denying that as you grind your way through wedding planning, it can be helpful to have a term for that rage-filled, insane creature that bubbles up in your mind at times.
And now, courtesy of Offbeat Bride Tribe member ladyphae and her fiance, we finally have our new term…
The art of the Low-Drama No: developing your bridal boundaries
How can you make your needs clear without steamrolling other people’s concerns and comfort levels? How can you say no without stomping a high-rise?
Marriage as an act of freedom vs. conformity
Anyone who has taken a Gender Studies class knows all the standard stuff about marriage being an exchange of chattel, property, protecting the paternity of babies, etc. We can see how these historical dynamics still affect us.