One of the more frustrating realities of wedding planning is that your family doesn’t stop being who they are just because you’re planning a wedding. Your overbearing mom is still going to be your...
125 CommentsEven though I love to play dress up, I've never been a big daily makeup wearer. Mostly because I am two things: 1. lazy, and 2. a morning procrastinator. Do I really want to do makeup when there are Buzzfeed...
69 CommentsHey APW, Did I ever tell you the one about how Michael and I have two weddings back to back on a Friday and a Saturday this month, in two different states, for people I basically consider family? And I’m...
568 CommentsOur favorite part of the wedding was marrying our best friend. But beyond that, we really enjoyed bringing all of our family and friends together. Seeing everyone having a great time filled us with so much...
10 CommentsQ: My wedding’s happening a year from now, and I’m totally psyched. For the wedding party, I’ve asked my three best friends. These are the people (outside of my fiancé) who’ve...
69 CommentsI’m not sure if you guys remember, but the mid-2000s were a time of unfortunate color choices. Brown was the de facto neutral of the moment. And kitchenware came in a blazing assortment of black, white, silver...
8 CommentsQ:How do I combine a bridal shower and bachelorette party? My delightful maid of honor lives about an eight-hour drive away and has expressed her desire to attend both my bridal shower and bachelorette party....
28 CommentsAs I’ve helped my BFFs plan their weddings this year, I’ve noticed the same two issues plague them near constantly: family drama and lack of wedding vendors. And while the family drama is making me...
58 CommentsOne of the hardest parts of wedding planning is the emotional work it takes to accept that some things are just out of budget. That no matter how much Googling you do, you aren’t going find that perfect,...
3 CommentsThere are some things that people just don’t talk about. We all curate our lives on social media, posting the highlight reel of our days and shoving everything that can’t be made pretty by an Instagram filter...
67 Commentsf you’ve been to more than one Jewish wedding, you’ve probably noticed some huge differences in traditional Jewish rituals from wedding to wedding. (And if you haven’t been to a Jewish wedding yet, I hope...
40 CommentsA few weekends ago, my husband and I made a big list on a piece of poster board to #GetOurShitTogether. It has projects around the house we want to get done, things we need to buy (we’ve been living...
249 CommentsIt’s time for some real talk about your wedding party. Look, on the best day, to-do lists give us mixed feelings. On wedding-lead-up days? Constantly nagging you to call back the baker, confirm your hair...
66 CommentsHey APW, Does it feel like the first full workweek in ages to anyone else? Or maybe that’s just because the last couple of weeks have had me feeling like I was being tossed around in a cement mixer...
543 CommentsWhile wedding planning, repeating over and over in my head was the line “ I will not remember what my wedding looked like; I will remember what it felt like” from A Practical Wedding Planner by Meg Keene. With...
48 CommentsQ: I’ve had beef with my future in-laws for years, particularly with my future mother-in-law. It all started when my fiancé’s family collectively found out that I do not ascribe to a religion, and...
42 CommentsIn 2009, I decided to become an adult. That doesn’t mean I threw out my Xbox or my wardrobe. (In fact, I will NEVER throw out my beat-up checkered Vans that have twenty-three holes. As a wise woman named Demi...
45 CommentsThere are so many things I’ve never said. When we first got together six years ago, I was only twenty, and you were the caretaker that I needed in the midst of deep uncertainty about my life, my future, and my...
12 CommentsWe talk a lot around these parts about not getting swept up in meaningless wedding “musts” and prioritizing the things that are important to you. And, true. But. Chances are there are other people...
5 CommentsQ: DEAR AMY, My partner’s daughter is way over budget for her upcoming wedding. She has had an engagement party that cost her parents $15,000 (the couple took home $17,000), and her bridal shower that...
98 CommentsWhen it comes to wedding hair, most folks fall into one of two groups: the I-know-EXACTLY-how-I-want-my-hair-to-look crew, or the OMFG-what-am-I-going-to-do-with-my-hair squad. And you know, I should be...
8 CommentsNot so long ago, when my friends got engaged, they’d ask me what wedding websites they should read or what books they should buy. (I mean, APW and the APW book and APW Planner obviously, but there are...
70 CommentsYou know why I think so many people end up frustrated with registering for their wedding? It's because the wedding industry has taken all the fun out of it. (What? That never happens!) The "must-have" lists...
18 CommentsHey APW, How was your first week back, after the unofficial end of summer? We had a quiet weekend, trying to keep two small children healthy during a heat wave that spiked up to 109, in a part of the country...
437 CommentsWe wrote our own vows and debated keeping them a secret or sharing them. We ended up putting them in a Google Doc, which meant we were able to read each other’s vows and comment on them months in advance. We...
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