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Philosophizing

How do you feel about your wedding? What does it all mean? How does wedding planning a metaphor for the rest of your life?

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What makes a wedding “real”: Why our gay wedding will be traditional

Same-sex weddings are still new enough that a lot of people wonder how different they will be compared to a straight wedding. I suspect that some straight people automatically think that all queers are alternative, counter-culture types and in their minds gay wedding = rainbow musical theatre circus. But here’s why our gay wedding will be relatively traditional…

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Win the Judgey Olympics: transform your petty wedding snarks into personal growth

JUDGEY-NESS. We all do it, and it’s fine — but every time you get all judgey about someone else, you’re missing a chance to learn something valuable about yourself.

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Will living together really make our wedding night less special?

We’ve been dating for four years, moved across the country together — hell, we’ve even adopted a one-eyed kitten together. Personally, I think this situation is awesome. So it’s been interesting to find out how many people think that living together pre-marriage seems to somehow make it “less special”…

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On wedding photography minimalism

Wherein a trip down memory lane with her parents’ wedding album made this Offbeat Bride re-think her ideas on wedding photography in general.