Stay at Home Bride

Every newly engaged bride has a few days or weeks of absolute bliss: that heady “just proposed to” feeling, combined with the fun of defining her dream wedding. Then the…

When some brides picture their wedding, every piece of the puzzle is in place—down to exactly how formal or informal their ceremony, reception, and even their guests’ outfits will be….

When wedding planning stops being fun, brides start to feel stressed, sad—sometimes, even burned out. And notice my word choice: when. Not if. The simple fact is that wedding planning…

While I’ve written before about the frustrations of bridesmaids ghosting you and leaving you on read, or the heartache when people don’t seem excited about your wedding—the sting is twice…

Planning a wedding gets compared to a part-time job (or full) quite often, and with good reason. Brides are crushed by deadlines, projects, and endless tiny tasks to check off….

Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for our bridesmaids to leave us on read in the group chat now and then. Sometimes, this is just a personality difference. Maybe a bridesmaid who…

If it seems like lately, all you and your fiancé do is argue about wedding planning—you’re not alone. Most couples argue, and engaged ones are no different. Being betrothed doesn’t…

Powering through a wedding budget in a year already isn’t easy—so it might sound crazy to suggest you can save $20k or more in just six months. Well, I’ll be…

Perhaps due to the 2009 film I Love You, Man, it’s become a bit of a joke when a groom can’t fill out the ranks in his half of the…

Our culture normalizes alcohol just about everywhere—especially when it comes to weddings. But do you have to serve alcohol at your reception, just because it’s the norm? Absolutely not! Dry…