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I’m A Stay-at-Home Mom And A Feminist Badass

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This Is What Tradition Means To Me As Queer Wedding Vendor

Our $22K Austin Autumn LGBTQ Wedding Was Gorgeous AF

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Am I Overcomplicating The Hell Out Of My Bridal Shower?

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What Happened When I Asked 100 Women For Their Friendship

We are so excited to be bringing you the second of our Compact Summer Camp recap posts. We’ve partnered up with Squarespace this month (and last month if you want to get caught up) to highlight some of the people...

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Identical chalk drawings of houses in a row on cement in different colors above a single illustration of a white chalk house

I’m A Stay-at-Home Mom And A Feminist Badass

Traditional roles in a contemporary world

I wake up when my husband does, early in the morning, and I pack his lunch while he showers and...

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A mixed-race wedding couple kisses in front of a colorful wall

This Is What Tradition Means To Me As Queer Wedding Vendor

And how I embrace it while queering it up at the same time

When APW first started back in 2008, it was a small but fierce contingent of sane, logical folks attempting to...

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4 Tips to Help You Stop Procrastinating On Your Wedding Album

Bonus: Save 20% if you do it this month!

Before I got married, making a wedding album always held a nostalgic charm for me. I loved looking at my...

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Is It Normal to Have Post-Wedding Anxiety?

I'm supposed to be the chill bride

Q:So I just got married, and I was expecting that in the days and weeks afterward I’d be full of...

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Get Started Wedding Planning

Wedding Checklist: Complete & Lower Stress

4 Ways to Make Wedding Planning Less Stressful

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Wedding Colors: 10 Fresh & Hip Combos

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How To Create A Perfect (For You) Wedding Budget

APW Happy Hour

The end of an era

 Hey APW, This week, instead of hammering away at our computers hanging out virtually with y’all, we’ve been hard at...

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Our $22K Austin Autumn LGBTQ Wedding Was Gorgeous AF

Wedding jumpsuit FTW!

Plan a time to eat! We set aside a fifteen-minute window after family photos/during cocktail hour to sit and eat...

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A group of people toasting with wine glasses at a party

Am I Overcomplicating The Hell Out Of My Bridal Shower?

How do bisexuals do mixed gender showers?

Q: Throughout my wedding planning process so far, I’ve wrestled with so many traditions and their convoluted histories, and come...

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The Moment My Marriage Felt Like A Huge Mistake

The fight that made me question everything

We were just a few months into our marriage, and I found myself curled up in bed with tears trickling down...

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This Is How You Do Stylish Table Decor Without DIY

The lazy girl's guide to making your wedding pretty, without breaking your back

When I planned my own wedding, oh so many years ago, the very first thing I put on my priority...

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Should I Move My Wedding Date For My Bridesmaid?

She's not engaged yet—but I am

Q: I need advice on how to approach a situation with my bridesmaid. I got engaged in March of this...

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This Photographer Was Once Described As A Wedding Doula #sponsored

If that's not the highest compliment, I don't know what is

Ionce heard the process of hiring a wedding photographer compared to a string of bad Tinder dates. And oh man,...

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Apply To Be An APW Writing Fellow In 2019

Join The APW Team!

It’s been a few years since we offered APW writing internships (what can we say, we’ve been busy). But our...

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APW Happy Hour

Everything is on fire, so come hang out with us tomorrow!

Hey APW, I feel like every week I’m like… well it’s been a week. But you know, it has. As...

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This Is The Madonna Inn Wedding You’ve Been Waiting For

$37K of modern glam

Reaching out to friends who were also planning a wedding at the same time was really helpful. It was fun...

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Was My Proposal Emotionally Abusive?

I can't think of it without crying

**Trigger Warning: Emotional Abuse & Substance Abuse** Q: My fiancé is a wonderful man and partner, but we both have our...

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Now’s The Time To Save $$$ On Photography (And More)

APW sponsor deals you’ll want to snag right now (like wedding photographers starting at $2,175)

Am I the only person who will hem and haw for months over something I already know I want or need,...

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Join Us On A Call Today To Answer Your Wedding Questions

It's real!

In case you missed the announcement during our publishing hiatus, last week we launched a brand-new community for APW readers in...

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Now Is The Right Time To Write A Will

You really need to do this

I watch a lot of British murder mysteries on television, and if I’ve learned anything it’s this: There’s a lot...

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How To Win At Your Wedding Photography

Hire this team, with free travel nationwide

Every once in a blue moon, a wedding photographer comes along whose work is so good, it makes you consider...

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Announcing Our Plus Size Wedding Dress Pop Up Tour!

Come join us in SF, Chicago, DC, Charlotte, LA, and NYC

For those of you just tuning in for the first time, we are so excited to be partnering with Lace...

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How to Make A Killer Denim Jacket For Your Wedding

APW test-drives a fancy DIY machine

A few weeks before my wedding, I picked up a pleather jacket and leopard print sweater at the now-defunct Joyce...

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Dating My Stepbrother Is The Best Choice I Ever Made

We're madly in love

Yes, I know what you’re thinking, but you did read that right: my live-in boyfriend, who I’m madly in love...

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If Arwen Evenstar Had A Hometown Wedding, It Would Look Like This

Look like an elf, party like a hobbit

We learned so much about communicating with each other. We learned it’s okay to delegate and ask for help. I...

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APW Happy Hour

Burn it to the ground

Hey APW, What a week, right? WHAT A MOTHERFUCKING WEEK. Even though we were technically not publishing this week, we...

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