"You're engaged? Oh, congratulations! When's the wedding? Where's it going to be? Are you two planning on having kids anytime soon? OMG, how did he propose?"
One thing I learned before I got married is that nobody loves to talk about weddings more than women who just got married. They’ll grab on to any socially acceptable opportunity to relive their experiences. Now, I’m one of those women who’s full of tips on how to get through your wedding day. One day, maybe you can pass a few of these dos and don’ts on to the next girl when you go to blab about your wedding.
Congratulations, you're engaged! If you plan to have a wedding, even a small one, here comes the next part: planning the biggest party of your life. But when do you mail the invitations? How should you style your hair? Do you have to give out favors? There are tons of choices when it comes to weddings and tons of books, blogs and websites to help brides with those choices. But wading through so much information could easily send you into wedding overload, so we did the work for you and selected our 10 favorite resources for all things wedding.
You're not done living until you're dead, or so says Pastor Sam Lewis who recently wed the world’s oldest newlywed’s: Rosa Pollard, 93, and Forrest Lunsway, 100.
Hosted by the recently slimmed down actress Sarah Rue, the CW's latest reality show, Shedding For The Wedding, revolves around 9 overweight engaged couples who have allowed romantic comfort get the best of their waistlines. With upcoming nuptials on the horizon, each pair dukes it out to see who can lose the most weight, percentage-wise, based on their combined starting weight. The winning couple nets an all expense paid dream wedding and spread in People magazine.
We've talked to three male wedding gurus to get some advice tailored exactly for the groom. So don't let your man slack off on the wedding planning front; send him these three groom tips instead. It's his wedding too.
Next time your guy groans that he has to wait around while you do your hair for a night out, tell him that you're on to him: Stylist.com reports on a new study conducted by Allure and GQ that found that 63 percent of men actually enjoy their daily primping routine, while 72 percent feel that they are under more pressure to care about their appearance than they were 10 years ago. And he's spending big bucks on it, too! A new study finds that men spends almost as much money on primping as you do.
Zooey Deschanel weds Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard after a nine-month engagement. Visit YourTango's Celebrity Love to find out why Twilight fans will want to celebrate.
The actress wed agent David Bugliari this weekend, and the celebration sounds less scandalous than her first.
Love Bytes: Five must-click sex, love and relationship links. Finding the one, being a bridesmaid, and how to make a grand wedding entrance.
Last year, when Jay got on one knee in Battery Park in Manhattan and proposed, I accepted and realized I was filled with joy—at the prospect of spending the rest of my life with him—then panic, associated with the idea of becoming a bride. So after saying yes, I said, "Let's elope!" trying to make it sound bright, shiny and enticing. To my frustration, his response was, "No way!" I threw my hands in the air and issued my challenge: "Fine. You're planning this thing."
