deciding
Dun, dun, dun, DUN! A short-haired bride’s hair trial.
I get a lot of traffic from people searching for short bridal hairstyles (and short and sassy hairstyles and sassy hair and short sassy hair and Mariska Hargitay) and I know why. It’s freaking hard to find inspiration photos for those of us who lack long luscious locks (you like that alliteration, you know you [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )All by my very own self
Miss Crab Cake’s post got me thinking (as it did many of you) about how I want to deal with being escorted down the aisle (or in our case, “the trail”). This is where sentimentality meets reality and I’m conflicted.
I very much wanted to walk alone, a la Mrs. Lovebug (on whom I will admit [...]
Progress is made
I promised to tell you more about the tent in the street, didn’t I? After the Bridal Fair, I finally got around to dealing with the “where shall we seat people” quandary. See, while we have almost two acres of land around and behind our house, much of it is wooded, and none of it [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The making of a color scheme
I fought against having a color scheme. Oh, boy, did I fight it. I’m not sure why, but to me, the choosing of a color palette for our wedding was like giving into the pressure to make it an event rather than a celebration. We don’t really color coordinate Thanksgiving, right? But we do tend [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 4 so far )My name is…
I did it. I made a name decision, AND got an email account in my new name. Scary and super exciting! Then I told Mr. Cheese about it all… in reverse order. *cue the confused man look*
A friend recently changed her email address due to a divorce-induced name change and was unable to get one [...]
Ssssh. I have a secret…
We bought my wedding ring today… and I may or may not be wearing mine while I type this (ssssh, the mister’s in the other room)!
I mean, I HAVE TO in order to blog about it, right? How else will I describe it to you with the accuracy and detail that you expect of me? [...]
Choosing a date
As I mentioned before, my favorite man and I will be getting married on the property surrounding our house with a fabulous (is there any other way?) outdoor party to follow. We live in Knoxville, TN, as does his family, but my family lives 1500 miles away in and around Las Cruces, NM. Both of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why marry? Why marry him? Why marry him now?
It took me a while to become accustomed to the idea of getting married again. I wasn’t sure that I knew what it meant, or why it mattered, and I’d already failed once. Lots of people don’t get married, and I wonder if that’s because, like me, they’re afraid of getting divorced.
Not long after the [...]
Giving it up to get it back
I come from family of strong, independent, self-sufficient women. Mostly educators — and all well-educated — my people believed in smarts, creativity, and the value of a solid job to protect against the uncertainty of life, losses, and relationships. I learned their lesson well, choosing a career with transferable skills (IT project management) in a [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I must admit…
I have a little nagging worry and I need your help dealing with it, pretty please. Remember all of that stuff about the dress? I liked the David’s Bridal dress all along, I’ll admit. But (*sssshhhh*, this is the secret part) I bought the second dress for my guy.
Um, what? Yea, hold on, I’ll explain.
My [...]
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