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The wedding industry isn’t targeting you… it’s targeting your parents

One thing that my time working as telemarketer gave me — other than a very black conscience — is understanding about how different generations process and interpret media.

We spend a lot of time here laughing about the Wedding Industrial Complex, and we should, because it’s fucking hilarious. But it’s not really directed at us. It’s directed at our mothers.

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Who should walk me down the aisle?

We’ve addressed how to tell your dad someone else is walking you down the aisle before (lots of great comments on that post!), but never really touched on the options for who else could walk with you. Here are just a few of the people who have walked offbeat brides down the aisle, with amazing photos to show you how it’s done.

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11 wedding dance photos that’ll make you wanna boogie

I hope you’re ready to bump some tunes and get low, because this Monday Montage might just light a fire in your new shoes.

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

How to tell dad that another man is walking you down the aisle

“How do I tell my biological father that another man is going to walk me down the aisle?”