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Wedding Website FAQ: Why You Need It and What To Include

You’ve lovingly crafted your wedding website. You fussed over details such as its theme and font. Carefully, you curated the best photos of you and your spouse-to-be. All the vital details are there. But your guests still call, text, and email tons of questions. So what’s wrong? You need a wedding website FAQ. Keep reading […]

Updated Wedding Traditions for Same-Sex Couples

Weddings have existed in one form or another throughout all of human history. However, most of these events have centered around the marriage between a man and a woman. This means that many modern traditions connected to weddings have a hetero-normative influence that might not work for same-sex couples. If you’re looking to tie the […]

Choose To Be Mindful for Your Wedding

Weddings are stressful. You want everything to go as planned. There are so many traditional events over the weekend, from the rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, the wedding and reception, a day-after party and the send-off to the honeymoon. And let’s not forget picture-taking, dancing, cutting the cake and so much more. Many couples reminisce that they […]

Down the Aisle: Who Walks Who in a Same-Sex Wedding?

In traditional weddings, the father walks the bride down the aisle to the groom. This custom probably began in the days when women were considered property, not individual human beings with their own rights. In a way, the father transferred ownership of the daughter to the husband. Thankfully, this custom has evolved. Today, this custom […]

Five Wedding Ceremony Ideas for Same-Sex Couples

Same-sex couples are free to marry legally throughout the United States, thanks to the landmark decision of the Supreme Court in 2015. Millions of people can now have their unions solemnized and are entitled to all the rights afforded within. As a queer person who wants to marry the love of your life, you may […]

How to Choose the People for Your Wedding Party

Choosing a wedding party is hard on anyone, but sometimes same-sex couples feel the pressure even more because their friends don’t always fall into traditional gender roles or friendship roles. If you or your partner have been struggling to choose the people for your wedding party, these tips may help you finalize the list so […]

Dream Big for Your Wedding…at First

Planning for a wedding can be as exhilarating as it is stressful, especially if you have a big dream. If you have recently gotten engaged to your partner, then you probably are well aware of all of the steps you need to take to make your celebration happen. While it can seem like there are […]

Alternatives to the Traditional Destination Wedding

Hosting a wedding in a place that you love can sometimes be difficult, especially if it’s hundreds of miles away. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the solution was simple: Have a destination wedding. As long as your budget and logistics could handle it, you could have your dream wedding in paradise. But today travel still seems […]

Inserting Humor Into a Wedding

You’re probably used to traditional wedding ceremonies, where every word spoken has great import and gravitas. But maybe that just doesn’t work for you or your friends who are getting married. The great news is, as the wedding officiant for your friends’ weddings, you don’t have to stick with traditional language. Here are a few […]

Wedding Favors: Fun Mementos or Another Annoying Detail?

As you’re planning your nuptials, you’re focusing on both major and minor aspects of the celebration. There are essentials you can’t do without, but there are also minor details that make the entire day special. One question you may be wrestling with is whether to gift your guests with wedding favors. It’s helpful to understand […]