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I Realized I Might Not Be Straight… After I Married A Man
Growing up in the Midwest, I knew about lesbians. They had short hair and wore flannel with Doc Martens. I didn’t. Therefore, I was straight. I was a certified Ally and wanted other people to be free to express their...
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5 Creative Ways To Set The Tone For Your Queer Wedding
When my wife and I first started planning our wedding as a queer couple, I found myself uttering the same...
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Can I Tell My Fellow Bridesmaid She’s Too Big For Her Dress?
Q:DEAR AMY, I’m the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding. She and I have been best friends for...
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Our $5K Self-Officiated, Intimate Ceremony In The Park
Something will always go wrong, no matter how small or big your wedding is. I received this simple advice from...
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My Fiancé Thinks Spending Money on a Wedding is Stupid
Q: My fiancé and I very recently got engaged after nearly four years together. I’m super excited and also surprised....
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How To Pick The Perfect (For You) Wedding Bouquet
Wedding bouquets. Figuring out what you want is such a delight (ohhh pretty flowers), while also somehow such a headache....
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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, Keriann here. Last week, I got a jump-start on summer by spending a few days in Negril, Jamaica, courtesy...
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Our $16K Gay Garden Party In Northern California
Sean had always dreamed of a huge wedding with loads of people from every corner of life, but in the...
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How Do I Confront My Bridesmaid Who’s Bad with Money?
Q: I asked my best friend to be my MOH right after I got engaged, and my first mistake was...
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7 Tips For Creating A Simple DIY Photobooth
One of my favorite tips about planning a successful party is to give your guests something to do when they...
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This Is What It Was Actually Like Registering As A Radical Queer Couple
When we first started planning our wedding as a queer couple, we had about a minute to celebrate the googly...
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8 Ways My Infertility Was More Isolating Than My Cancer
When it came to cancer, I was lucky. I had a thyroid nodule under observation for many years; when I was...
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Help! My Family Can’t Put Their Shit Aside to Celebrate (Two Weddings)
Q: Growing up, I lived in close vicinity to a lot of cousins, and we spent a ton of time...
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Our Huge $110K Wedding In An Antique Warehouse Was Full of Love
There are so many memorable moments from our wedding. One of my favorites was hearing Steve’s procession down the aisle....
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What Wedding Planning Problems Are Plaguing You Right Now?
A few weeks ago, I was catching up with my sister when we fell down the rabbit hole of wedding...
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How To Plan A Bachelorette Party: Tips From The Trenches
I’m currently in the middle of planning a bachelorette party. This is the second bachelorette party I’ve planned, but it’s...
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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, This week Meg and Keriann were both traveling to Jamaica on unrelated trips while Najva hangs out at...
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Our $20K Maryland Farm Wedding Had Pizza (And Alpacas)
When you are planning a wedding, it is important to work with your partner and listen to yourself. If someone...
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What Can I Do About A Partner Who Isn’t Excited To Marry Me?
Q: What do you do/how do you reconcile emotionally when your partner doesn’t actually believe in weddings or marriage as something...
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If You’ve Ever Felt Awkward In Photos, You Want To Read This
Every once in a blue moon we get to work with a sponsor who has such a 💯 approach to wedding...
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I Tried To Have An Emotionally Perfect Wedding Day
Most people don’t know this, but I have a tattoo. It’s a pretty sizable one, on my back, in the shape of...
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How To Make A Wedding Seating Chart With Minimal Tears
The wedding seating chart is one of those last-minute parts of planning that can surprise you with how hard (and...
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I’m So Tired Of My Friends’ Weddings, I Might Elope
Q:DEAR AMY, My fiancé and I have been engaged for over two years, and due to a whole lot of...
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At Last, A Penis-Free Card Game That Will Make Your Bachelorette Party Fun
After being a professional bridesmaid last year, I feel like I’ve finally cracked the code on what makes an awesome...
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45 Wedding Quotes That Put Love Into Words
I have been collecting wedding quotes since I was an angsty teen—scrawled in my various notebooks alongside my angsty (and...
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