2 sizes, 2 cities, 2 girls trying to dress ourselves—preferably in matching outfits
As y'all know, I'm a bride on a budget. As a grad student, I have to pinch pennies and I've gotten pretty good at finding what I want for way less. For my regular wardrobe sales, coupon codes, and secondhand keep me on budget but put the word "wedding" in front of anything and you'll [...]
As you know from my Getting Started post, New Orleans was the first city we decided to tour venues in. New Orleans is an extremely popular wedding destination. There are a ton of options both inside and outside the French Quarter ranging from tiny balconies for elopements to grand ballrooms for a big southern soireé. [...]
There were gunshots in the street, right outside of my venue, during my wedding. I've been wanting to write and share more about our wedding for a while now, but it feels inauthentic for me to talk about the wonderful day without mentioning something that I'm still processing. About 2/3 of the way through our [...]
If you've read my previous MOH proposal post, you know that I started planning Kathryn's bachelorette right away. Partially because I was excited and partially because she wanted to have it on Labor Day weekend, which is super busy in New Orleans due to the Southern Decadence festival. To give you some context: Kathryn had [...]
Valentine's Day is my (Summer) least favorite holiday. Although the historian in me knows that most holidays are inventions with a grain of authenticity, I can't seem to get past the inherent fakeness I feel accompanies this one in particular. It doesn't help that I am not a fan of red and pink, hearts, or [...]
I absolutely thought I was going to be one of those people who just wanted to bask in being engaged for a little bit, especially since I have so much time until our prospective wedding date. I don't know why I thought this because the literal day after Kathryn got engaged I had already mapped [...]
When Joe and I got engaged, I was one of those people that wanted to bask in the glow of being engaged for months. And when I say months, I mean if anyone so much as started to ask me anything about our wedding or wedding planning, I would immediately shut them down and change [...]
It's 2020, and you know what that means: a decade full of Gatsby-themed parties. Bring on the fringe. The Flappers. The bold pearl necklaces, the feather headbands, the long white gloves that go up to your elbows. Bring on geometric sequin patterns. Bring on the drop waist, jeweled hair pieces, (fake) cigarette holders, faux fur [...]
Back before Kathryn worked at rewardStyle, she was a consultant at ThoughtWorks. If you aren't aware, consultants travel most of the time, so her work week was Monday-Thursday traveling, Friday-Sunday at home. In the two years she worked as a consultant she racked up a lot of points and, more importantly, a lot of knowledge [...]
Our story today starts with a dream. But not a good dream, rather, a nightmare. On the morning of July 12, 2019, Summer texted me at 8am to tell me that she just woke up from a dream where Travis had just handed her a yellow ring. He did not even propose; he just handed [...]
