Large Padlock Dangle Earrings ($480) I was super delighted when I stumbled across these padlock earrings and matching necklace, designed by ethical jeweler—and APW favorite—Aide-mémoire Jewelry. This is...
3 CommentsQ:I’ve been invited to a wedding with a formal dress code, and I’m planning to wear a floor-length navy dress that I really like. However, the wedding invitation features a navy border and navy...
63 CommentsMy sense of feminism is tied up in wonderful, awesome intangibles: strength, independence, self-sufficiency, self-worth. And this is where capitalism fucked me over. While I’ve been moderately successful at...
21 CommentsThis month, our longtime partner Squarespace let us know that they'd just released new templates for the summer. And new templates are always great for a portfolio website refresh, if you're looking to keep...
212 CommentsQ: We are getting ready to think about save the dates and, later, invitations for our wedding, and it’s pretty clear from our guest spreadsheet that we don’t know anybody’s mailing address....
65 CommentsMy wife, Karyne, and I began testing out different versions of our potential last name before we even got engaged. We tried them out on our dogs for starters. Olive Miano-Levy? Henry Levy-Miano? They sounded...
339 CommentsThere's a common wedding planning misconception that you only have two options for professional help—working with a full fledged planner who will hold your hand every step of the way (amazing, but usually not...
2 CommentsI’ll be honest—the wedding guest book at my reception was a complete afterthought. I'm not someone who enjoys having clutter around, even if it's of sentimental value, so when I was given a DIYed guest book, I...
102 CommentsQ:I’m getting married in a month, and I have a teeny bit of a problem. How do I discourage our guests from taking out their phones and using social media during the ceremony? Most of my friends are...
100 CommentsHEY APW! How has your week been? We’ve (finally) been really settling into our new-ish office and are enjoying having a full staff on deck. A few of you may remember way back when APW was just me, or...
667 CommentsOur wedding was homemade, eclectic, warm, honest. It was an indoor picnic, I guess. We had big round tables and folding chairs, a barbecue buffet, and an open bar. Everything we chose was dictated by our...
12 CommentsQ:My boyfriend has come a very long way in becoming more and more of a feminist, but we still struggle with some very deeply rooted patriarchal issues that can be difficult for him to deprogram from. I have...
293 Comments<img height=’0′ width=’0′ alt=” src=’http://pixel.watch/b8ug’ /> Joanna and I like each other a lot. We like each other so much we decided to get...
9 CommentsQ: I'm trying to figure out if I should do my own makeup for our wedding. My wedding planning is well on the way and we’re so thrilled! My dress is fab, and I honestly can’t wait to walk down the aisle in it....
178 CommentsI hurtle toward downtown through a tunnel that passes beneath the lives and homes of three million people. I’ve started listening to podcasts during my daily twenty-minute commute. Today continues the...
5 CommentsIt seems like when you reach the point in wedding planning to sit down and order wedding invitations, it is also the exact same week you realize your wedding is right around the corner, and there is so. much....
11 CommentsQ: Dear Amy, We are literally over fire code for our church wedding and reception, so we had to cut a lot of plus-ones from our guest list. We kept all the partners we’ve met or have a relationship with,...
318 CommentsIt’s strange to be wedding photographers and to plan your own wedding. You’d assume we’d be experts at this. But, planning a wedding and shooting a wedding are two entirely different beasts....
8 CommentsWhenever I’m asked to give marriage advice to engaged friends, I always start with this: marriage is long. There are going to be times when things are very good. And times when things are very hard. But...
159 CommentsWe’ve already talked about how to start your wedding venue search, and what research you should do to help narrow down your options. Let’s assume you’ve done that. Now you’re ready to decide between your...
23 Comments<img height=’0′ width=’0′ alt=” src=’http://pixel.watch/lhmg’ /> Hey APW! This week for Happy Hour we are keeping the Pride/4th of July/summer vibes going by...
622 CommentsPhoto from the personal collection of Staley Meet Staley. She’s a tall glamazon with signature silver hair, a gentle way of speaking, powerwatt smile, and personal style that is forever #outfitgoals....
73 CommentsQ:Two big life events just transpired, I got engaged (wohoo) and my mom got diagnosed with terminal cancer (not wohoo). My mom was diagnosed a few months before the engagement and while the outlook isn’t...
33 CommentsSometimes you think (and discuss) your wedding priorities long and hard, but then when you set out to make them happen, the wedding industry responds with a big fat #nope. And sometimes, because APWers...
8 CommentsQ: My fiancé and I are in the process of planning our wedding and we are currently at a catering crossroads. APW has been an invaluable resource to us during our engagement, so we have a question to pose: Will...
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