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My Sister Just Came Out As Trans And Wants To Be My Bridesmaid
Q: So my former-brother recently came out as a transgender woman. This was a total shock to my family and me. Thankfully, my family is a relatively accepting bunch, so we are taking it in stride and trying to be...
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Our Queer $35K San Diego Wedding Was Full Of Love And Laughter
Sharing our love with our amazing family and friends! It may seem small with only sixty people, but those that...
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Why Are Women Taking On The Emotional Labor Of Name Change?
I’ve been talking about women and marriage and name change for the last decade—long before I knew what the term...
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How To Cancel Your Wedding
Our wedding was going to be in my hometown, at a private winery surrounded by blooming lavender fields in Northern California. Our...
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APW Happy Hour
HEY APW, I’m holding down the fort while the APW staff is off the grid in the Redwoods at our...
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Our $7K Georgia Wedding In A Bar With Aliens
I don’t think any wedding can be done without help from family and friends. Someone gave me the advice early...
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My Mom Doesn’t Want To Spend Money To Get To My Wedding
Q: My parents are separated and remarried, and while my dad has always been financially conscientious, my mom has not been....
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What’s Holding You Up From Talking Yourself Up Online?
Whenever we talk about creating a website for your professional life, one of the first things we hear is, “Okay,...
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I Felt Nothing Special On My Wedding Day
Much to the dismay of the multi-billion dollar wedding industry, I’m one of those women who has never dreamt of...
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This Is The Photographer You Want For Your LGBTQ Wedding
When we got to work with Jamie Thrower of Studio XIII Photography on our body positive swimsuit photo shoot a few years...
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Am I A Guest At The Worst Bachelorette Ever?
Q:Dear Amy, I’m a freelance, self-taught wedding planner and also currently a maid of honor for a best friend, but...
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Our $45K LGBTQ Victorian New York Wedding
Friends were the biggest help. Some did a ton of work, like planning the wedding weekend events or driving us...
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What Problems Are People Inventing For Your Wedding?
Have you noticed the thing that happens during wedding planning, where suddenly all real-world logic starts to fail people? You...
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21 Modern Wedding Etiquette Questions Answered
At APW, we like to think about wedding etiquette not as a stuffy set of outdated rules, but as a...
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APW Happy Hour
Hey APW, Life has been an absolute whirlwind for me of late. Those of you who follow me on Instagram...
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Our $45K LA Wedding Was GlamAF
Favorite Thing: Seeing the families we love and admire so much, become one—it was as if they’d all known one...
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Should We Send A Save The Date Survey?
Q: What are your thoughts on save the date surveys? I would like to have one to get a good idea...
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11 Things I Learned Throwing A Game Of Thrones Bachelorette Party
This year, when my friend Gina announced she really, really wanted a bachelorette party, I was determined to Make It...
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The Unsettling Side Effect Of Marrying Down
When I tell someone I don’t know well that I’m engaged, the first question they ask is, “What’s his name?”...
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Our $10K Cambridge Wedding For 80 Guests
The end of the night, when most of our guests had headed home, we sat out at the picnic tables...
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Did Marriage Make Me Forget How To Be Alone?
It was 11 p.m. in Porto, Portugal, in a charming riverside apartment with glorious sweeping views of the water and...
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A Millennial Guide To The Wedding Party
The wedding party. It’s one of those parts of wedding planning that can feel hard to sort out. Maybe you...
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What’s Your Worst Wedding Nightmare?
Once upon a time, back when our only means of online communication was email and the occasional Facebook poke, I...
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80+ Beach Wedding Dresses That Aren’t Boring AF
When I was shopping for a beach wedding dress for my oceanside nuptials, the internet was basically of no use....
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This Is What It Was Like In The Clouds with APW at Crate And Barrel
It has been a crazy month. Do you ever start out with a big idea that you're super excited about,...
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