HEY APW,
So I had an appointment with my OBGYN this week (because oh right, I’m having a baby in June), and she asked me, “So, you’re wrapping everything up at work right and trying to take it easy?” And I just opened my eyes really wide and batted my lashes and then vaguely said, “Well. I am finishing up final edits on my book.” Anyone on the APW staff or will tell you that instead of wrapping things up, I’ve decided to work like the world is ending so I can just get All The Things Done And Some New Projects Besides before I go on maternity leave. Or “have to stop working,” as I usually phrase it, to giant eyerolls from my husband.
So! What can you expect! Well, in short, we’re rolling out some new series in May, so keep an eye out. We’ve already launched our Marriage Hacks series, which we’re really excited about. But we also have a new way for you to crowdsource wedding planning questions, and information on wedding ceremonies around the world. Plus, we’re slowly bringing on some new freelance writers to fill in over the summer (and hopefully beyond), and I suspect you will love them all.
Consider yourselves in good hands. Or frantic hands right now, as I try to make 50 million things happen before I go on leave.
Till then, your open thread!
XO,
MEG
HIGHLIGHTS OF APW THIS WEEK
I never cared about weddings. And now, I’m having one.
Why would you wait when you could have a super-fun pop-up wedding on Lake Michigan?
Wedding photo printing options? We’ve got you covered.
How do I look good in photos, without spending my whole day thinking about how to look good in photos?
if you’ve been on the lookout for dazzling wedding jewelry that bucks convention, here it is.
It’s here: the supreme court oral arguments on gay marriage happened this week, and lots of people had things to say about it.
Having just one kid is fucking awesome.
A sequined dress, crabby flags, a Morrissey shrine, and a wedding parade with vintage suitcase boomboxes.
How do you quietly honor moms at your wedding without reminding others of loss?
DIY Neon el wire sign. Enough said.
LINK ROUNDUP
The Orgegon Trail Generation: who are they, and why do we care?
China is known as a scrooge, but they’re sending millions for relief efforts in post-earthquake Nepal.
Linda Thompson wants us to be kind when we talk about Bruce Jenner.
That one time politeness changed history. Not.
A woman giving birth in the U.S. is twice as likely to die than in Saudi Arabia and three times as likely than in the United Kingdom.
Stephen Hawkings takes on One Direction.
The media loves dogs and penis: a sort of scientific study.
If you squint, it’s possible to imagine the end of marriage in America is on its way.
The future of sex: we might all be flying around in eco-friendly spaceships, but we will still be looking for the one.
Kondomari shopping at anthropology.
For the haters: Noise is not power. Sponsors don’t rescind offers. Friends don’t turn against you. Kindness can win.
Wedding sparklers gone horribly wrong.
What Tupac would have to say about Baltimore.
This writer can’t handle Nicki Minaj crashing a Bar Mitzvah.
Gender neutral Mother’s Day gift ideas!
The horrible hate-mob that happens when your (legit) obsessive ex is an internet genius.
Did you know that the position of First Lady used to have a pin money fund?
Millenialls aren’t popping out babies like we used to.
A real #BTS look at the Kentucky folks who love horses (and race them, really well.)
What is a “Dadbod“?
