2 sizes, 2 cities, 2 girls trying to dress ourselves—preferably in matching outfits
St. Patrick's Day is a pretty important holiday for us because Kathryn and Joe live close to Greenville Avenue, home to Dallas' annual St. Patrick's Day parade; and Dallas goes hard for this holiday. Last year we broke tradition because we were both in Scotland, but usually St. Pat's entails waking up obscenely early for [...]
When Kathryn got married she gave us all matching pajamas to get ready in, in a color and theme that matched her wedding, of course. Just recently, a friend asked if we had any pajama suggestions and my first thought was "girl, do we ever!" Given the growing popularity of matching pajamas for weddings, bachelorette [...]
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 [...]
