APW Happy Hour

Happy Halloween!

Oh Hey Everybody,

It’s Halloween. Or as I like to call it, “Basically the reason to have kids.” I mean, other than the lifelong love and companionship and stuff but… OMG TINY GOBLINS AND WITCHES AND WIZARDS AND GHOSTS. I’m sorry, where were we? Oddly, I found that a lot of Bay Area parents of small children stay home on Halloween, because… kids are tiring and there is a lot of other kid-centric Halloween stuff that’s already happened by Halloween night (I think). But I guess I’m a little old school. I like a good trick or treat. I mean, if you don’t learn to shake down people for candy when you can barely talk, when will you learn?

Wishing everyone a fantastic night of candy and cocktails and spooky movies. And mostly… hoping some really cute kids stop by your door.

xo

Meg

Highlights of APW This Week

Replanning a wedding in nine days, when a forest fire changes your plans.

Reflections on joy and body image.

Bridesmaid dresses that don’t have to get shoved in the back of your closet once they’ve been worn.

Supporting a friend through adultery.

Get up to 15% off when you book Jonas Seaman photography!

“We were the happiest, so everyone else followed suit.”

The best details write themselves.

A beach wedding, a labor of love, created by family and friends.

Personal budgeting when you’re no longer broke.

When a name change marks a shift in identity.

Link Roundup

Staff conversation of the week: Disney Princesses! Sparked by these Little Mermaid wedding ideas, which led into a discussion of how the original story is actually terrifying

Turn your princess-obsessed toddler into a feminist. (Though, here’s another interesting take on Ariel, Jasmine, and feminism within their two movies.)

A period(ick!) table just for the ladies.

Female academics: don’t power dress.

The great Web 1.0 revival.

Red wine: the drink of choice for powerful TV women.

One woman’s street harassment in a single day.

Cozy reading nooks” for those without spines.

The view from a centerfold, male gaze then and now.

Maiden or married? When it comes to the ballot, women can’t win.

When you love a book because of who it’s from.

Have you ever had a relationship end because of a book?

“I’m a lesbian marrying a man.”

Intentionally vague wedding vows to cover your ass.

The shame of poor teeth in a rich world.

“My home state is large in a way that boggles the unacquainted.”

Fascinating: inside Rent the Runway’s dry cleaning empire.

Macarons are the new cupcakes. Accordions are the new banjos. Orange is the new black. Pronouncements about desserts is the new journalism.

A flawed guide to heartbreak.

A guide to pairing wine with Halloween candy.

APW’S 2014 HAPPY HOURS ARE SPONSORED BY MONOGAMY WINE AND PROMISQOUS WINE. Thank you Monogamy and PromisQous for helping make the APW mission possible! To follow PromisQous Wines on their foodie adventures, click here to follow them on Instagram.

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