Low budget love

There’s something in the air. Not only did I recently get engaged, but two of my sisters did as well (another got married earlier this month). Count it, that’s three weddings in my family next year. With all the marriage mayhem, Mike and I know ours is just another wedding, and we’re ok with. Of [...]

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Engagment ringS

That is an intentional emphasis on the S. Plural. That’s because Mike and I both have engagement rings. This wasn’t a big feminist In Your Face to the outdated tradition of women-only engagement rings (ok maybe a little); it was just something we both felt strongly about. For us an engagement ring shows the intention [...]

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The (non)proposal strikes again

I think it’s important to come out firmly against doing things because “you’re supposed to.” It’s fine for some aspects of life. Pay your taxes because you’re supposed to. Refrain from speeding or stealing because you’re supposed to. Hell, brush your teeth because you’re supposed to. But don’t propose to your girlfriend because you’re supposed [...]

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The (non)proposal

In many ways, we’re a nontraditional couple. Neither of our roles in the relationship are determined by gender stereotypes. So it was never assumed that Mike would propose to me. If I wanted to marry him, I was fully prepared to do the proposing myself. This summer we started talking pretty seriously about marriage, and [...]

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Months at a time

My name is Shannon. His name is Mike. We learned of each others’ existence only nine months ago. We met in person only eight months ago. We moved in together three months ago. We started planning our wedding one month ago. And ten months from now, we plan to be married. Follow along for the [...]

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