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7-Eleven Marriages

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In exploring the many issues related to marriage, there is none more prominent than the ongoing state-by-state battle over the legal rights of same-sex partners. Today, the New York State Senate voted down a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 38 to 24. I consider this pretty depressing, [...]

Ten Lessons for Your Wedding Day

Photo by Lesley Bryce Photography

It’s possible you’ve been reading Wedding Road Trip because you’re getting ready for your own “perfect” day. Whether it’s your first, or even your second, you might benefit from some hot tips I picked up during ours.

You are not magical on your wedding day. Normal laws of biology and [...]

Wedding Lesson #123: Letting Go

Photo by Lesley Bryce Photography

Looking back on my wedding, I have few regrets. Almost everything went as planned, from the Wedding Road Trip to our ceremony at the Yellow Umbrella Company. The after-party at the Candlelight Kitchen even came with some unexpected bonuses, namely a big, bouncy white pillow bed and a fantastic Father [...]

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

I find the old adage, “put your money where your mouth is” more than a little bit funny. Just think for a moment and laugh with me…

Thinking…

Thinking…

Heidi Fleiss…

Thinking…

This morning, Chris and I took the first legal step in changing our names. For those of you who are thinking of taking on a new last name [...]

Nostalgic Suicide

Walking home from the market this morning, I passed the local elementary school. Out in front of the school’s sign, a fourth grade class was posing for their yearbook picture. As I watched the kids shift and shuffle into position, I experienced an unexpected pang of sadness. As I watched the photographer desperately try to [...]

That’s My Husband?

At a bachelorette party last weekend, the bride-to-be proclaimed, “I already feel married.” To that, I had only one question, “what does it feel like?” She looked at me like I was nuts, but hey… it’s not the first time.

Yep… one month in and I have yet to feel married. People keep referencing my “husband,” [...]

Payback is a…

For five years, I made a living writing celebrity gossip and pop culture content. I earned a decent wage trashing the Britneys and the Mileys of the world without stopping to think about whether what I was writing was actually true.

And now… payback is a (fill in the blank).

Last week, an acquaintance on Facebook emailed [...]

The Parent Dinner

Friends have told me that we’ll be looking back on the wedding experience for several weeks to come. While I already feel like everything happened approximately one hundred years ago, I have to agree that certain moments keep cycling through my mind, one of which was the Parent Dinner last Wednesday night.

No matter what the [...]

Learn How to Dance

Brides and grooms, I offer you one piece of advice: learn how to dance. Don’t wing it. While this picture might make it *look* like we can dance, it is, in fact, an optical illusion.

Thankfully, our friends and family were rather gracious, so no one made too much fun of us. That being said, the [...]

Mr. and Ms. Ford

Yes, we’ve chosen a name- it’s Ford. Scott and Janet… you called this one weeks ago, but we didn’t want to share the name until we had completely decided and were ready to commit.

You’re probably wondering why, especially if you weren’t around this past weekend to see us get married. While I’d rather be writing [...]