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Our $50K Not-Too-Traditional Indian Wedding
There were several times throughout the process when I felt overwhelmed, or like it was a ridiculous amount of time and money and effort to spend on a single day and we should just elope instead. And while I still...
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I Have An Open Relationship And I Fell In Love With Someone Who’s Not My Husband
Q: My spouse and I have been non-monogamous for three years or so, which for the most part has been...
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Who Can’t Deal With Another Overly Personal Question About Their Family?
One of the least pleasant surprises of engagement is how public it suddenly makes your life. The second you have...
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Wedding Flowers: Everything You Need To Know
Wedding flowers have been with us since the beginning of time. While wedding trends come and go, flowers are always...
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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, Hoo, boy it’s been a week! My handy Instagram astrologers tell me it’s because of the eclipse, but...
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Our $33K Super Hip Rustic LGBTQIA Wedding
The venue for us was the most funds because it was an all-inclusive package, so it was quite the deal!...
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I Accidentally Asked My Friend To Be Maid Of Honor
Q: When choosing my bridesmaids, I knew I never wanted to have to choose a maid of honor. It is...
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11 (Mostly) Essential Items For Your Honeymoon Packing List
When Michael and I first started planning our wedding, my patented reply to any planning question was that the wedding...
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A Complete Wedding Day Timeline, Six Ways
Wedding timelines can be intimidating to write for the first time. Even if you’ve attended a lot of weddings, you...
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What Do You Do When Your Husband Isn’t Your Biggest Fan?
Q: DEAR Apw, My husband and I have been together for nearly thirteen years, married for eight, and we have a...
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Are You Coming To Our Party in SF on Sunday?
As you may know, we've been partnering with Crate and Barrel for several years to help you guys make the...
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Can I Ask the Bride to Invite My Boyfriend?
Q:DEAR AMY, A grad school friend is getting married and informed me that only married partners are invited, and only...
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Did You Procrastinate On Finding a Wedding Photographer?
You know that phrase “beggars can’t be choosers"? I always want to cross out beggars and write in procrastinators, because...
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What’s The Most Frustrating Part Of Hiring Wedding Vendors?
A few weeks ago, I was at a friend’s house for her kid’s fourth birthday party, when I happened to...
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A Classic $25K Georgia Wedding Full Of Joy (And Pink!)
Everyone always says it, but to thine own self be true! If you want to elope, elope. If you want...
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We’re On Holiday Break!
Hey APW! It’s the Fourth of July week, and while we’re not feeling particularly yay-America right now, we are taking...
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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, So this was a shit week. The stories coming from the border are as heartbreaking as ever, particularly...
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Our $32K Wedding Was A ’90s Fever Dream
Do what you want, even if it’s unconventional or weird. Do you want to play ’90s alternative rock during your...
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Should I Invite The Man My Mom Cheated With?
Q:I’ve seen several posts on APW and elsewhere that pertain to whether or not parents’ boyfriends/girlfriends should be invited to...
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BAY AREA: Join Us This Friday For A #FamiliesBelongTogether Fundraiser
Are you horrified by the way we’re treating and detaining immigrant families? Have you been following the news and feeling...
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How Do You Deal With Aging Parents And Other Heartbreaks?
I’m writing this at 9 p.m. from my dad’s hospital room in the ICU, where he’s recovering from a traumatic...
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A Wedding-Planning Family Drama Playlist
The year since I got engaged has been the most emotionally draining of my life. And I was totally blindsided....
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I Want My Friends To Be More Excited About My Polyamorous Engagement
Q:I’m polyamorous, which means (for me) that I am in multiple long-term relationships. I have two partners, both of whom...
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We Cancelled Our Big Wedding For A $13K Elopement On The Sea
Looking back on the wedding planning, as simple as it would have been to just get eloped from the start,...
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25 Bridal Shower Ideas As Cool As Your BFF
So you’re on the prowl for bridal shower ideas. You have one to plan, and you’re not sure where to...
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