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Being a bride's right-hand woman is great. Here's why.
This past weekend I was in beautiful Tacoma, Washington (Ryan’s hometown!). My sorority sister Cameron was getting married and I was in the wedding. I had a blast!
Being a bridesmaid gets a bad rap, especially because of 27 Dresses. Personally, I find it to be quite an honor (but ask me again in 23 more dresses). Usually when you're a member of the bridal party, you think of the hassle and expense, but I had so much fun that today, I'm going to remind us all why it's good to be a bridesmaid. In no particular order:
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It's all the rage in Japan this wedding season.
Think the tab for the typical US wedding is high? Imagine if you had to tack on an additional $200 bucks each for a group of 20 or 30 guests, whom you've never met before. It's high wedding season in Japan right now and the new trend, in the name of saving face, is to rent out wedding guests if you don't have enough real names to add to your list, reports Yoko Kubota, for Reuters.
Let's say the groom's number of guests way outnumbers that of the bride's, or vice versa. No sweat. A couple can level … Read More
When wedding season opens for business, we start to wonder what all the guests are thinking.
Whether you're there for the party, the romance or the open bar, weddings are—generally speaking—a blast. Yes, bridesmaids grumble about shelling out Louboutin prices for pastel taffeta, and the mother of the groom might have beef with the mother of the bride, but you wouldn't know it by looking at their beaming faces.
Weddings are inspirational: they rouse us to meditate on our own love stories, to feel our hearts swell as our friends find their life partners, and to wonder "When do we start drinking?" If thought bubbles could appear above the heads of wedding guests, here's what they … Read More
"My boyfriend said he wants to spend the rest of his life with me but he doesn't believe in marriage. What's going on? -Kate, Ohio
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Alternative weddings are all the rage, but some still opt for tradition.
Men and women of my generation seem to be terrified of conformity and tradition, almost to a fault. In today's world, we're expected to express our individuality in every way possible. Everything has to 'say something' about who we are and what we stand for, from the clothes on our back to the car we drive to the coffee we drink.
Maybe it's the anonymity of the internet, the culture of independence, or something more ineffable, but it's undeniable. We take every opportunity to prove we're something new and creative. Same is bad. Different is good.
It shouldn't be surprising, … Read More
