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APW Happy Hour

In darkness, and in light

 Hey APW, Let’s start with the good stuff. We had a huge photoshoot this week, with headdresses and color-blocked florals,...

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Our $13K Luxurious Black Wedding At Something Old Dayton

We livin' lavish, lavish

Kiaya, Diversity inclusion practioner & Jason, Videographer sum-up of the wedding vibe: A celebration of Black love & legacy, dripping...

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A womxn's hand with an engagement ring holds onto a triangle-shaped yellow handle on public transit

I’ve Been Waiting For My Boyfriend To Propose For Three Years…

... What do I do?

Q: Dear APW, Today marks three years since my boyfriend asked me to make a list of rings I might...

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25 Save The Date Designs That Are Legitimately Cool

Like tiny works of art to hang on your fridge

Sometime over the last few decades, we got it in our heads that save the dates needed to be complicated....

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People dancing at a wedding reception

How Do We Make Our Wedding Trans And Non-Binary Inclusive?

I don't want to make my friends do emotional labor

Q: Dear Apw, How can my fiancx and I (a cis-het couple) ensure that our wedding is inclusive and affirming...

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How To Plan Your Wedding

Five Insider Tips Your Wedding Photographer Wants You To Know

29 Wedding Favors Your Guests Will Actually Take Home

Backyard Wedding Ideas You Can Steal

Woman holding balloon in front of balloon garland reading XOXO

5 Easy Ideas For Chic Bridal Shower Decorations

I Want To Disinvite My Bridal Party’s Plus One

I didn't invite them

Q:DEAR AMY, Hoping you can help me with an awkward guest situation. We sent out save the dates last fall...

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This Is The Smartest RSVP App I’ve Ever Seen

Hint: It's as easy as sending a text

Before I got married, I was the world’s latest RSVP-er. (Maddie has informed me she would like to fight me...

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A man is texting someone while a woman looks at him texting someone

What Happened When My Fiancx Had An Emotional Affair

On staying together

I discovered it by accident. He had left his email open. I opened a folder marked “jokes” thinking I could...

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Photo of Giant Gold balloons that spell out the word CAKE

APW Happy Hour

What day is it again?

Hey APW, So this year has been going by so fast that when I looked on the calendar and saw...

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Our $28K Atlanta Emory Conference Center Wedding

Everything we needed, and more

Stay organized, because it doesn't seem important today, but it will help in the long run. Also, if you don't...

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Womxn in matching pjs toast mimosas in stemless champagne glasses with their names written in gold calligraphy on them

What Do I Do About A Bridesmaid Who Isn’t Responding?

I haven't heard from her in weeks

Q: Dear APW, My friend is getting married and I’m so excited to be in her bridal party. I was...

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The Myth of Adulthood

Do grownups even exist?

Back in elementary school, I had two teachers in a row go through major adulthood milestones while I was their...

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A bride in a white wedding dress walks down the street with helpers

I’m an Immigrant and I’m Uncomfortable with My Rich White In-Laws Paying for the Wedding

We're building an interracial family, and I'm worried about the power dynamic

Q:  Dear Jareesa, My fiancx and I are trying to decide whether to accept his parents’ offer of money. He...

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These Might Be The Most Ethical Rings We’ve Seen

And probably the easiest wedding decision you'll make

Did I ever tell you guys about the time I was so overwhelmed by the 5,780,500 potential options for wedding...

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What Are You Afraid To Ask About Money?

Let's get transparent and break the money taboo

Lately, I've been wanting to cover married and engaged finances more on APW. What financial questions do you have? (You...

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Bridal Shower Favors: For When You’re Feeling Extra AF

No shame in that game

Bridal shower favors are about as necessary as flower crowns at your office coffee hour. In short, nobody expects them,...

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APW Happy Hour

Happy birthday, Meg!

Hey APW, Yesterday was Meg’s birthday, which means that per staff tradition, we took her out for a leisurely afternoon...

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Our $3K Welcome To Las Vegas Sign Elopement (Elvis included)

Complete with a pink Cadillac

We had my eighty-six-year-old grandmother named Nana as our witness; it was priceless.

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Pink, red, and white flower crowns with ribbons sit on a wooden table

Do I Have to Dedicate Every Weekend To My Friend’s Wedding Planning?

I got shit to do

Q: Dear Apw, My friend is having an intensely DIY wedding, and when she asked me to be her bridesmaid,...

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A womxn's black pointed toe heels with rhinestone accents poke out from under her voluminous wedding dress

I Hated My Wedding Dress… And It Didn’t Matter At All

But I loved my wedding

Growing up, I daydreamed about my future wedding (when I was old enough to have one). Pretty common for most...

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Two women dancing happily at their wedding reception

How Do I Make Our First Anniversary Party In A Chateau As Special As Our Wedding?

Is this a second wedding?

Q: Dear Amy, My husband and I got married in Los Angeles, California, this past June, and we threw a...

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How Often Do You Have Sex?

Let's get (anonymously) freaky

When I was a teenager, I thought (and talked) a lot about sex. I watched HBO documentaries about the many...

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APW Happy Hour

Real talk business part deux: aka we want your feedback

Hey APW, I’ll keep this short and sweet because I’ve got family in town today, and I think I’m going...

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Our $40K Serendipity Gardens Palm Springs Wedding

With a pool party

Accept help from others. Use a spreadsheets to budget and start tracking the moment you start spending on anything. We...

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Is It Wrong That I’m Still In Love With My Best Friend?

My girlfriend is great and all, but...

Q: Dear APW, I have a girlfriend. I have a best friend. I have known my best friend for six...

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