A Fat Bride Survival Guide
We featured Natalie and Nick’s plus-size bride gorgeous wedding a while back, and Natalie has now shared with us this blog that she has titled, A Fat Bride Survival Guide.
Nonbinary wedding suit shopping tips
The bad news is that you will not be renting anything, and you will not be getting off the hook for less than $300 to $400 if you buy the suit new. The good news is that a good-quality suit will last twenty years if your size remains stable and you care for it well.
Goth wedding etiquette from Gothic Charm School
The author of Gothic Charm School: An Essential Guide for Goths and Those Who Love Them shares her etiquette tips for goths and the wedding guests who love them.
The ethics of a cheap off-shore wedding dress
I think that stealing a wedding dress design and having it made in China (in a place that is probably a sweatshop) is really unethical. It upsets me, as it both screws the original designer (who is probably a creative type who you would want to hang out with) and the workers … all for a dress you will wear once.
Then again, I am not poor, and I can afford to pay the designer direct for some of the dresses I like and I will check that they are not made unethically.
Am I just being a judgmental bitch cos I have the money to “do the right thing” here? Am I assuming that people have not thought about these issue, but actually they have and are fine with it?
Non-tux attire for groomsmen
My fiancé and I are looking to have an informalish wedding and don’t want anyone to have to wear a tux. We both think suits/sports coats/tweed jackets would be more appropriate for the groom and his men. But we also don’t want the groom’s men to have to dish out for new suits. I don’t know if I’m comfortable with four men putting together an outfit on their own, even with guidelines. I’m not obsessed with them being 100% matchy, but I would like them to wear something coordinated, clean, and pressed. What other affordable options are there for men not renting tuxes?
Ack: my fiance saw me in my wedding dress
What happens if my fiance sees me in my dress before the wedding? Does superstition win out? Does it ruin the “big reveal” moment for good? Ariel weighs in and gives advice.