How to deal with disappointment on your wedding day
I couldn’t believe that I was feeling disappointed on my wedding day. I felt like a failure for being so down on one of the happiest days of my life. From 12pm until about 2pm on the day of the wedding, I was ready to just say “FUCK THIS SHIT.” So, my advice is…
Choose your wedding party carefully, and 6 more pieces of wedding advice I needed
I read every advice blog there was. I knew what should be in my emergency kit, and I was completely on top of all to-do lists. I had thought about all the things brides forget about. Despite how excited I was (and am) about my marriage, despite how awesome our loved ones are, and despite how much I love projects — I HATED planning our wedding. I believe my experience would have been a bit different if I had read this advice first…
The 9 ways I’m making our vow renewal better than our not-so-great wedding
Our wedding planning began well, it did not continue that way. Our 2009 wedding was endured rather than enjoyed by our guests and ourselves. Blame is useless. I cannot undo what has been done. But I knew there was a way to create new, happy, memories… my husband and I could have a vow renewal! This time I want to enjoy the planning. I want to look forward to the day. I want our family and friends to enjoy the event. So in the five years since our wedding, I’ve reflected on how I can make the vow renewal planning a much better experience than wedding planning was. Here are my top nine realizations…
Don’t want to hate your wedding photos? Here are the 11 things you need to do NOW
The truth is, sometimes people wind up hating their wedding photos. While there’s nothing you can do about it after the job is done, there are some things you can do beforehand to lessen your chances of hating your photos.