7 tips on stretching your wedding food budget
We know that you can NEVER have a shortage of budget-stretching ideas. I previously gave you these recession-friendly wedding budget ideas, but let’s get food-specific in this installment, shall we? Here are 7 ways you can stretch your catering budget.
Is this bridal enough?: The great WHITE lie
I am feeling the pressure to “give in” to a gown in the white family, like ivory or eggshell. Few people are immediately dismissive of a non-white dress, but over time they begin saying things like, “How will we know who the bride is?” and, “You will look like you’re going to prom!” and everything in between. It’s started to seep into the more doubtful and anxious parts of me and I start to wonder — “is this BRIDAL enough?”
Farts are still funny: what I learned from my parents’ 30-year marriage
When I think about what I want from a marriage, from Mr Squirrel as a husband, and the kind of wife I want to be for him, I think naturally of the marriage I have observed the most — my parents. They had a short courtship and a long marriage, it has not always been easy but they have stuck together for over thirty years. The best things they have taught me about marriage are these…
What do guests really care about?
“I’m curious to know what the most memorable parts of a wedding are to guests? What have they been in your own personal experiences?”
Obviously every guest’s notice-worthy things will be different, but I’ll speak for myself based on two things: my opinions as a wedding guest, and my opinions as a wedding blogger….