Post Archives

December 2009

• Getting Quiet.
• Team {life} Practical: Marie-Eve in Montreal
• Freeing Someone Else.
• Madeline's Lazy (and possibly cheap) Blog-Chic Wedding
• The Lazy (and possibly cheap) Girls Guide To Have A Blog-Chic Wedding
• Anna of Painting Bunnies
• Comparing Notes
• Ring-Olympics, A Palate Cleanser
• Speechless.
• An Open Letter Regarding Miss Manners' Guide To A Surprisingly Dignified Wedding
• Ever Worry That You Don't Feel Like A Bride?
• If You Had To Describe APW In An Elevator...
• Sarah Jane
• In Praise Of The Slow Wedding (And A Slow Life)
• Why I Think Premarital Counseling Is One of the Best Things You Can Do
• Cara & Jeff's Wedding In 73 Seconds
• Kellie & John's Wedding Full of Grins
• Alyssa
• Piercing Rays Of Light

November 2009

• Anna of Fruit of A Common Tree
• Achem.
• Calming.
• Promise.
• I'm trying...
• Please Discuss.
• If You're Not Engraged, You're Not Paying Attention
• What I Think About "Wedding Styling"
• Classic APW: How Is More Important Than How Much
• Classic APW: Drea & Josh
• Classic APW: Please define elopement. And use it in a sentence.
• Classic APW: Hee.
• Classic APW: A Curated Week Of Rest
• On DIY Opression
• What We Need, What We Fear
• Dress, Given
• What is Marriage?
• Michelle and Josh's Day Of Community And Love
• Dress, Offered V
• There Is A Difference...
• Dress, Loved
• Ambition Squared: New Orleans
• This Is Why You Get Married
• Brave Marriages
• Love For All: A Plea, A Sign.
• Liz of Chic On The Cheap
• Web Round Up: So Much Goodness

October 2009

• Crying In The Car
• Rebecca & Tim's Hootenanny
• Thoughts After Attending The First Wedding After Our Own
• At Preservation Hall, New Orleans LA
• Mini-Moon #1
• Wedding Graduate: Peacock Feathers & Diamond Rings
• Something That Lasts After The First Flush Of Bliss...
• Reclaiming Wife: The New Mom Version
• Terri & Lisa: One Year
• Yayyyy Cevd! Yayyyy Pretty Pretty Paper!
• Reclaiming The Word Wife
• Sarah & Megan's Gay-Barn-Fab Wedding
• Love: For Me
• Ceremonies: Honest & True
• My Love Song To One Love Photo
• Desaray of Dingmoonment
• Funniest Thank You Note Of The Week.
• Anna & Mike's Eff It Wedding
• What Would You Ask?
• The End, And The Begining
• Our Reception, or, A Really Great Party
• And with love like that you know you should be glad
• On Transcendence
• The Aisle Walk
• At Our Ketubah Signing:
• Getting Ready (With Lots of Grins)
• And It Begins: The Wedding Welcome Picnic
• Beginnings.
• Our Vows
• Sponsored Post: Blooms By The Box Blog
• How To: DIY Your Own Wedding Flowers

September 2009

• How To DJ Your Wedding With An iPod
• DIY, or DIT, Week
• G'mar Chatimah Tova
• Wedding Graduate: the 'i do' chronicles
• Wedding Graduate: Happy-Zen Lauren
• Donia & David Part II - The Doing
• Donia & David Part I - The Dreaming
• Leah and Omid's Low-Stress, High-Fun Wedding
• Dress, Given IV
• Dougie and Danae’s Scottish Pink Lego Candy Wedding
• This Week....
• Me! On The Broke-Ass Bride
• Kaki and David's Diverse Scottish Wedding
• Why You Should Have a Morning Wedding
• Dress, Offered IV
• Wedding Graduate: Bride In Exile
• Idea.
• On Marriage: Rooting & Reaching
• Amen.
• The "F*ck It" Moment
• It's Been a Month! Howcrazyisthat?
• The Dreaded Shoe Post (Sort of)
• Go To Bed Angry. Seriously.
• What's Next?
• Wedding Graduate: Me
• Wedding Graduate: Accordions and Lace
• A Reason To Eat Some ICE CREAM!

August 2009

• The Mad Gay Wedding
• Till Next Week...
• Kirsten and Aaron's Happy Happy Happy Wedding
• Huge.
• Weepy. Wonderful.
• Back From Bliss
• Julie & Guy's Handmade Canadian Wedding
• F*ck Subtle
• Wishes
• On Adventuring
• Real Wedding: {cypress and oak}
• {cypress and oak}: Wedding Words Of Wisdom
• Post-Wedding Freedom
• And We're Off...
• Married.
• Here We Go.....
• Reporting Live From Inside Of Wedding Weekend
• My Wedding Dress: The Final Chapter
• Us.
• Dear Team Practical,
• One Week Out: Wedding Zen
• What The EFF Happened/ What Fresh H*ll is This??

July 2009

• Deconstructing The Head Table
• Lovely Morning, Words of Wisdom
• Dear Team Practical
• Two Weeks Out and I'm Feeling Calm
• Being There, And Seeing
• What Really Matters
• A Reason To Be A Bachelorette
• Buoyed By Love
• A Good Place To Be
• Wedding Graduate: Peony::Love
• A Question About Grace
• Wheeee!
• Clara & Sam's Recession Wedding
• On Paying Attention
• I See, I See
• Avis & Vincent's Courthouse Fiesta Wedding

June 2009

• Things To Wear On Your Head When You Wed: The Simple Edition
• *Our* Photographers
• Buy This Dress!
• Liz and Alex's CSA Barn-Dance Board-Game Wedding
• Your Wedding, Your Budget
• Love & Choice & Power
• Finally, Up The Steps To City Hall
• The Glorious Debris
• In Which Desaray Explains Engagement Pictures
• We're Getting Married Pictures
• Musings On Marriage: Leaps Of Faith
• Wedding Graduate: Ellie Of Mint
• Eight Weeks Out, And I'm Feeling FIIINNNEEEE
• L'Dor V'Dor
• Nathalie & Cory's Green Picnic wedding
• Musings on Marrage
• Michelle and Andrew's Santa Cruz Celebration
• And Now I Ask *You* A Favor
• Marie-Eve In Montreal
• Wonderful Things Around The Web
• Linda & Steve: 1981
• Auspicious And Giddy And Free
• Veronica & Walter's Mission District Wedding
• Live Free Or Die! (Hats off to New Hampshire)
• Beth & Matt's Brooklyn Musicians Wedding
• Carrie & Ian's Frozen Lake Wedding
• The Sane Part Of The Mantra

May 2009

• 24 Hours For Marriage Equality
• Lani & William's Practical Arkansas Wedding
• Hair & Makeup (And Feminism)
• Two Months Out
• Can You Do It? (Yes You Can)
• Proposition 8 Day Of Decision
• Getting Closer To The Center
• June & Terry: 1979
• Something Old, Something Borrowed
• Hatch, Match, Dispatch
• Where I Am Today (Invitation Land)
• In Which I Cave And Publically Twitter
• Where Do You Start?
• Brandi & Seena's Is-One Wedding
• David's Custom Wedding Ring
• Wind For Your Sails
• How To: DIY Wedding Photography
• Fred and Hannah's Wedding: 1974
• Wedding Cement
• Sneak Peek: My Parents' Wedding
• Things to Hold When You Wed (besides your partner's hand).
• Priscilla & Stanford: 1937
• M-A-I-N-E
• The Inspiration Board Of My Mind
• Dress Given, III
• Invitation Weekend (And A Sneak Peek)
• Dress, Offered III

April 2009

• Addressing Wedding Invitations, Part II
• Claiming Our Feminist/Alt/DIY/Indie Weddings
• Weddings From The Past
• Our Wedding Update (The Dress Arrives)
• The Wedding Industrial Complex, As It Were
• In Praise Of The Particular
• Ninon and Dan's Quaker New York City Wedding
• HappyHappyHappy!
• It Gets Better And Better
• Grey Wedding Dress, Given
• Feisty Flowers
• Cue Hilarious And Self Aware Laughter
• Slow Posting (cough, cough, cough)
• The Most Important Thing Is Not To Fear
• Celebrating Freedom In Vermont
• Abby and Adam's Egalitarian Jewish Wedding
• My Wedding Dress Update (And Such)
• Honoring Marriage Equality In Your Wedding Ceremony
• Blue Wedding Dress, Given
• Dress, Offered II
• Thank You.
• The List: The 4-5 Months Out Version
• On Wedding Anxiety, Or How The Cake Was Actually Easy

March 2009

• Elka and Peter's Green Farm Wedding
• What Happened With I Stopped Reading Wedding Blogs*
• Dress, Offered
• A Practical Wedding Turns One
• Do Not Lose Sight Of The Goal
• A New Way To Think About Wedding Budgets
• Kim & Paul's Impromptu, Irreverent NYC Wedding
• For Example:
• Why I Dislike The Term "Budget Wedding"
• A {Meta} Toast To Community
• Wedding Graduate: Cate Subrosa
• To Tie Or Not To Tie
• A Litany Of Wedding Tasks
• Wedding Graduate: Down To My Soul & The Dress
• To Each Her Own
• Announcing: Printable Press!
• Eileen & Matthew's Garden Delight Wedding
• Six.... Errr... Five Months To Go
• Our Engagement-aversary
• Christina & Patty's Silver Lake Bash
• The Importance Of Today
• Wedding Graduate: A Backyard Wedding
• The Wine Is The Key
• Wedding Inspiration: Bilbo Baggins' Birthday
• Wedding Graduate: Nole!
• Dish: Hair and Makeup

February 2009

• The Wedding Graduates Return
• Wedding Party Alternatives: The Non-Bridesmaid
• Rebecca And Thom's Fall New England Wedding
• Wedding Party Alternatives: The Color Team
• A Wedding Dress and Wedding Pants
• Faith & Mike's Food And Community Wedding
• For Better Or For Worse
• Thoughts On The Economy And Weddings
• Wedding Hair, Or What Weddings Do To Your Brain
• Looking Like Yourself (not just like everyone else)
• Negotating With Wedding Vendors (achem, Elves)
• Addressing Wedding Invitations (and staying a feminist)
• Flowers, Food, Community
• My Real Mother-In-Law Is Delightful
• A Practical Wedding: Things To Wear On Your Head When You Wed
• Peonies and Polaroids: What To Wear on Your Head When You Wed
• East Side Bride: What To Wear On Your Head When You Wed
• Intro: What To Wear On Your Head When You Wed
• Sophie & Jason's Simple French Wedding
• Hey guys, this is us!
• Love Will Prevail
• Drea and Josh's Exuberant Chicago Wedding
• The Wedding Industry's Girlish But Icy-Firm Clutches
• From Here To The Stars
• Words To Read When You Wed: Ashes, Tea

January 2009

• Taking A Joke
• Remember It, Remember Every Moment
• This Is Why I Love Maggie Mason (nee Berry)
• Words To Read When You Wed: Olives, Leaves
• *Our* Wedding Party
• Sarafina & TJ's San Diego-Style LGBTQ Wedding
• Words To Read When You Wed: Water, Wine
• Bonus Friday: Practical Wedding Wish List
• Words, Delicious
• Recent Practical Advice
• Down To The River
• Jenn and Martyn's Urbanite Wedding
• It's Not Just One Day
• Shrugs and Feathers
• A Long Engagment
• Bonus Friday: Kara Returns!
• Collective Wisdom: Wholesale Flowers
• How To Make A Wedding Dress
• An Open Letter To America
• Kara & Drew's Colorado Hoedown
• Wedding Liberation Philosophy
• Four Weddings And A Funeral...