Wedding Traditions Explained: tossing the bouquet & garter

Wedding traditions are traditions for a reason: they’ve been around a long time. But where did they originate? Our Wedding Traditions Explained series attempts to find out. We have no real evidence to back up these claims, but they were gathered from various online sources. Take them for what they’re worth, and if you’ve heard [...]

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What if there’s no precedent?

Because it’s my favorite topic, I enjoyed reading this post and its comments on So You’re Engayged. I swear someone needs to pay me to do a study on the culture of last names because I find it absolutely fascinating! With straight couples it’s usually assumed that the woman takes the man’s last name, and [...]

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A lasting impression

What do you remember most about a wedding? The dress, the flowers, the food, the toasts? The Etsy Wedding Team says its the bride’s dress, followed by the flowers. And as  much as I love that site, I gotta say, for real yo? If I’m being honest, I NEVER remember the dress. Ever. In answer [...]

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Now taking advice

On A Practical Wedding last week, Rachel from Peacock Feathers & Diamond Rings shared some advice as a recent “wedding graduate.” These were my favorite pieces: Take a moment for just the two of you. We went off with our photographer into the grounds of our old university and looked at some of the sculptures. [...]

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Takin’ Care of Business

And workin’ overtime! Ok, I’m done. So it turns out that life is an incredibly busy thing to be involved in. Ever try it? It’s nuts. Shan and I have been mired in life lately. My class schedule is starting to get harder to manage. Between homework, presentations (yeah PowerPoint), trying to get next semester’s [...]

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Wardrobe: my dress

I bought my dress a month after I met Mike – not because I thought “I’m going to marry this man! Must buy a dress now!” but because I stumbled upon this dress when I was cruising Etsy, and I knew I had to have it. It was just my style, and it was SO [...]

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Wardrobe: dress options

(Wardrobe: bride and groom) (Wardrobe: wedding party) (Wardrobe: guests) (Wardrobe: shoes) (Wardrobe: menswear) It’s no secret that I already bought my dress, and I swear I’m going to tell that story soon. Tomorrow even! But first, let’s look at what other dresses I admire. I found an old folder of “dresses I like,” but they’re [...]

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Wardrobe: menswear

(Wardrobe: bride and groom) (Wardrobe: wedding party) (Wardrobe: guests) (Wardrobe: shoes) I thought about having Mike write this part of the Wardrobe series. Afterall, it is menswear. But instead I just got his input. Because I’m selfish and like to write. I didn’t say much about the ideas we had for the men in our [...]

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Wardrobe: shoes

(Wardrobe: bride and groom) (Wardrobe: wedding party) (Wardrobe: guests) It’s not uncommon for women to spend a lot on their wedding shoes. Hell, it’s not uncommon for women to spend a lot on any shoes! And I get it, shoes are fun, I think so too. I have more shoes than I need, yet there [...]

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Wardrobe: guests

(Wardrobe: bride and groom) (Wardrobe: wedding party) We’re going to encourage our guests to dress casually, especially those with “reception only” invitations (yes, we’re doing that). In our heads this is a fun backyard party with our favorite people, and there’s really no need to get all gussied up. Some people like to do that, [...]

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