Throw this low-cost, super-fun, beer-lorette party
When I talked to my Maid of Honor about my bachelorette party, all I asked was to try to keep the cost down — as people would be traveling and not everybody has a ton of money — and that I could wear jeans. My Maid of Honor and other local bridesmaid absolutely rocked my bachelorette, or beer-lorette, as it was called.
The unexpected way wedding magazines helped me realize the wedding I want
I bought a couple of magazines for my wedding. One was a copy of Martha Stewart Weddings magazine. That Martha mag was a little bit of the Wedding Industrial Complex reaching out and grabbing me and pulling me in. And it taught me few very important things…
Half our guests said no: Seeing the positives to an itty bitty guest list
More than half our guest list is unable to attend our wedding. As a result, we’ve gone from having a small wedding to having a microscopic one. I keep waffling between thoughts of, “This is awesome!” and, “Ohfuckohfuck, what will people think?!” I want to kick these negative thoughts about our compact wedding to the curb. They’re untrue, and they only serve to make me feel bad. I don’t deserve to feel bad. I’m a fantastic person hosting a fantastic wedding. In the name of positivity, here’s a list of everything that can be awesome about itty bitty weddings:
Wild colors, fauxhawks, and dreaded up-dos: An insp-hair-ational wedding party
This has got to be one of my most favorite wedding party photos of all time! These gals are all adorable and, from brides to bridesmaid (I’m lookin’ at YOU pinkie), I’m digging their hairstyles!