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How To Get Extra Emotional Wedding Photos

Brought to you by a secret tradition invented by a photographer

Traditions and I have a… complicated relationship. Growing up as the only latchkey kid with a single mom (and then shortly...

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How Much Do You Spend On Wedding Gifts?

Spill the beans

I’m taking a break from my normal advice-giving beat to delve into a question that evades advice—how much are people...

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Our $3K San Francisco City Hall Wedding Was Colorful and Joyful

Who needs a white wedding?

The energy of our families, especially the moms. The night before the wedding was actually the first time our families...

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APW Happy Hour

Makin' new friends (and keeping the old)

Hey APW, As you may recall, Meg and I were at Alt Summit back in February (so long ago, how?!)....

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Our Intimate Jewish Wedding In A Greenhouse On The Coast

Tip: Don't remodel your home while wedding planning

Planning a wedding, large or small, is a big undertaking. Our reality was that we got engaged and decided to...

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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

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Am I The Worst For Not Wanting An After Party?

I just don't want to deal with a sloppy drunk spouse

Q: We have to be out of our venue by 10 p.m., and my fiancé really wants a wedding after-party....

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Here Is Your Wedding Day Superhero

Not all superheroes wear capes

If you’re planning a wedding in the greater D.C. area and you’re getting the sense that you don’t want to…...

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I Decided To Have Kids, Because My Partner Wanted Them

Spoiler Alert: You don't have to be sure you want kids to love parenthood

My wife once told me that if she were straight she would probably have been married with a couple kids...

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What To Include In A Wedding Website To Make It Actually Useful

Short answer: Anything that you don't want to be asked on the day of the wedding

When you get down to brass tacks on a wedding website, the question to ask yourself is, “What should I...

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My Maid Of Honor Didn’t Ask Me To Be One Of Her (Many) Bridesmaids

Sorority sisters only, no life-long friends

Q:DEAR AMY, I got married six months ago, and my maid of honor was a childhood friend. We’ve been in...

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These Wedding Photos Are Giving Me Intense FOMO

I just want to live inside them

Maybe it’s just me, but I found choosing a wedding photographer to be, like, the most nerve-wracking aspect of wedding...

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Feminist Porn: Why You Want It, Where to Find It, and How to Enjoy It

Safer for work than you'd think

What is feminist porn… and can porn even be feminist? If you’re asking these questions you aren’t alone. There are...

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Stylish Alternative Wedding Guest Book Ideas

Step back from the edge, Etsy

If you’re looking for creative wedding guest book ideas, it turns out that the internet does… not really have you...

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How To Get Weddings Photos That Will Make You Cry Happy Tears

Hayley Anne Photography captures that golden California light

Y’all, I am knee-deep in planning a quasi-last-minute getaway to Northern California for a milestone birthday this May (don’t ask...

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APW Happy Hour

RIP The Compact (for now)

Hey APW, As most of you know, this week was APW’s Tenth Anniversary, which caused a lot of introspection, emotions,...

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How To Do Mismatched Bridesmaid Dresses

Pinterest makes it look so easy...

Mismatched bridesmaid dresses aren’t necessarily a new “thing” but the concept has gained popularity over the past few years, as...

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My Mom Just Revoked Her Offer Of Wedding Venue At The Last Minute

How do I get my fiancé to not be furious at her about it?

Q:  I am engaged to be married to wonderful man this summer. We feel we are planning this wedding as...

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Here’s An Affordable Way To Turn Your Wedding Promises Into Art

These personalized wedding certificates and ketubahs are 👌

A month before my first wedding anniversary I found myself crying in the bathroom at a friends’ wedding because “I...

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I’m Tired Of People Telling My Son He Can’t Be A Flower Boy

We need to stop failing our children

Last year, my kids were lucky enough to be in a wedding. That meant that my daughter got to be...

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How I Finally Nailed The Art Of Cooking For Two

The procrastinator's guide to meal planning without actually planning

Every couple has the big-small thing in their relationship that stumps them on a daily basis, right? (Hope it’s not...

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Happy 10 Years, APW!

If you had a twin, I would still choose you

Ten years ago, I was three weeks into being engaged, many years into reading blogs, and many months into reading...

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This Marlon Bundo eLOPement Was Worth Breaking Our Rules For

Mr. McGregor's Gay Garden

In case you’ve been, I dunno, busy this last week, and don’t know what a Marlon Bundo is, let me...

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Why You Might Want A Prenup (And Not Even Know It)

How getting a prenup is an exercise in #selflove

First, I’m happy you are in love (hooray for love!). Even though I have spent the last thirteen years working...

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APW Happy Hour

Brand new plans, and #DeleteFacebook

Hey APW, Even though it doesn’t feel like it in a large part of the country (even in California—it’s been...

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Our $20K Queer, Disco-Tinged Party… and Wedding

Plus one kick-ass statement of intent

Don't stress out too much about making the wedding the perfect representation of who you are as a couple. None...

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