The First of the Bridal Nightmares…
They’re starting: the pre-wedding nightmares. I’m told this is all part of the process, but still: already? PIC and I are in St. Maarten for crying out loud. I write this all from a balcony about...
View ArticleHard to Say What it is I See in You…
I know that marriage is about compromise (or finding creative solutions, or win/win scenarios or whatever the current non-compromise buzz words happen to be) and that planning a wedding is going to...
View ArticleMy Future Mother in Law
It’s weird, the things that go along with getting married that you don’t really think about until they’re right there in front of you. You get lot of champagne, for example. And cards from people you...
View ArticleFurther Adventures in Free Champagne (But only if you’re “discerning”)
It’s here. It’s finally, finally here: my very first exclusive invitation to a big-city bridal salon for (wait for it) “discerning brides.” Tickets usually cost $75 a piece (because yes, it makes total...
View ArticleBridal Overload
That’s it. I’ve crossed the rubicon and there’s no turning back. I’ve been talking to vendors, sampling appetizers, collecting magazines, trying on dresses and even agreeing, for some ungodly reason,...
View ArticleCrisis and The Bridal Cohort (it’s anthropological, I swear)
Anthropologically speaking, this makes total sense: weddings are a rite of passage and rites are meant to be enjoyed/endured (take your pick) with groups of people who find themselves at a similar...
View ArticleThe Curse of the Wedding Twins
I was recently hired to write a series of DIY pieces for a site called Weddingbee. This is good because in the past few months I’ve become a DIY fiend and now that I’ve decorated every possible surface...
View ArticleThe Dream Dress: Final Answer
I’ve found my dream dress. It’s even better than my dress actually. Technically speaking, I didn’t find it. My mom did. But it’s AMAZING. I’m not going to describe it (PIC might be reading) but I can’t...
View ArticleHoneymoon Destinations?
This is perhaps the most obnoxious humble brag ever (go ahead, you can give me a virtual smack; I deserve it) but PIC and I are having a hard time finding a honeymoon destination because we’ve both...
View ArticleHammer Time
Today’s the day. By which I mean the love of my life and I are going to get dressed, head downtown, and circle the block to look for parking, at which point I will proceed to the fifth floor of the...
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