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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, About two weeks ago, we made a late-breaking decision to take the kids to Disneyland for the long weekend. Our family (of the chosen sort: our life-long friends and the kids’ godsiblings) were going. They’re the people with...
Our Biracial $23K Texas Garden Party Wedding
Clint and I met through his best friend and Best Man, Zac. He’s literally seen our whole relationship - from...
My Family Won’t Stop Talking Sh*t About My Quaker Wedding
Q:Dear Amy, I recently became a Quaker and love it. In even better news, my partner joined me in going...
The Secret Weapon This Photographer Is Giving All Her Clients
When you put out a book, your publisher asks you to do things like… ask people to review it. Get...
The Best Wedding Entrance Songs To Get This Party Started
You’re getting ready to pick out a wedding entrance song. This likely means you’ve hit the actually fun part of...
How To Plan Your Wedding
Is It Ever Okay to Propose at Someone Else’s Wedding?
In APW’s comments over the years (not to mention our inboxes) we’ve seen questions about engagements come up a lot....
APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, It’s been a while since I’ve hopped into a happy hour. Nice to be here! In the midst...
NSFW! Show Yourself Some Love this Valentine’s Day
NSFW This post features vibrators for women and some other sex toys, please be aware it IS NOT SAFE FOR...
Is It Okay For a Bridesmaid To Bring a Baby To a Wild Bachelorette?
Q: Dear APW, I hope you can help. I am Maid of Honour for my beautiful best friend, a wonderful...
Effing Valentine’s Day, Y’Know?
I kind of hate Valentine’s Day. Even in elementary school I found it complicated: all the cards and crafts and...
It’s here! The 2020 Reader Survey!
Hey APW! It’s been about one million years since we’ve done an APW reader survey. In fact, for the past...
How Do We Celebrate Our Wedding While Grieving?
Q:Dear Amy, How do you reconcile wanting everything and nothing? My significant other and I are heading towards marriage—we’ve had...
Our Favorite Wedding Jumpsuits for 2020
Wedding jumpsuits. Ah, what a novel concept! Who would have thought that folx getting married might actually enjoy wearing something...
APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, This week has been an amazing, busy whirlwind. I’m writing this poolside from Palm Springs (well, Palm Desert,...
When The Bride & The Groom Are The Same Person
The overarching concept for this shoot was inspired by the inimitable RuPaul's poignant catchphrase, "If you can't love yourself, how...
My Fancy MIL Is Strong-Arming Me Into Having a Rich Person Registry
Q: Dear APW, I thought we’d just put up a “donate” button for a charity on our wedding website and...
What Do I Do About A Vendor Who Doesn’t Have a Contract?
Q: My fiancx and I did a giant venue search, and eventually found a business local to his parents that...
My Husband Apparently Didn’t Make The Cut For My Friend’s (International) Wedding, WTF?
Q:Dear Amy, I was so incredibly excited to receive my friend’s Save The Date last June (her wedding is this...
Here’s One Way to Stop Stressing About Wedding Photography
Neva Sullivan is one of those super-rare wedding vendors where the more I learned about her the more I was...
Everything You Need To Know About Wedding Programs
Are wedding programs an absolutely essential part of getting married? Absolutely not. Are they a fun (and actually totally functional,...
APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, About last night. OMG, about last night. Last night the APW team hosted a book launch party for...
Wedding Rentals: Everything You Need To Know
It’s time for you to figure out wedding rentals. You have a party to build, and you’re going to need…....
Have Meg Keene (& Team) Advise You On Your Business
As longtime readers of the site will know, I have been sharing about my journey as an entrepreneur for about...
Help! My Fiancx’s Friends Have Been Sleeping On Our Couch for Months
Q: Dear APW, I did the decent thing and agreed to let two of my now-fiancx’s friends crash with us...
The 10-Step Guide You Need To Build Your Wedding Website
Ok, so you’re ready to build your wedding website. This probably means you’ve reached the point in wedding planning where...