Steal this invitation wording for your own blended family wedding invitation
So here we are with the wedding fast approaching, and I was struggling with the invitation wording, because I want this day to be as much about the boys as it is about us. This is the wording we decided on…
Music, laughter, hugs, and tears: the ways I honored my dad on our wedding day
Then the more our wedding plans coalesced, the more I needed Dad to have a role, somehow, in our wedding. Some friends suggested that we include a prayer in our ceremony to acknowledge him, but this seemed out of character for us. Others proposed placing an empty chair next to my mother to symbolize both his presence and absence, but this didn’t seem right, either. So, to create a space for Dad, Nick and I decided on the following. They may seem minute, but to me, they were huge…
How to pee standing up in a wedding dress
One of my biggest fears with getting a fancy dress is how to pee. Not because this isn’t a fabulous idea, but because I’m recovering from a back injury that uh, interrupts my flow, shall we say. Recently I was in New York and discovered the pStyle. So this is my plan for the wedding…
Couldn’t afford it, don’t regret it: why I skipped wedding photography
In our area, an “average” wedding photographer charges about $1500. A “good” photographer, about $3000. A photography student from the university, about $800. So, we could either have the wedding we wanted, or a low to mid range photographer with absolutely nothing else. Put that way, the decision was easy. It’s not that we lack appreciation for the art form of photography or don’t think there’s any skill involved. It’s just not something we’ve personally made a priority.