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Any person who's ever been in a long-distance relationship can tell you how much it sucks. But I've also learned some things which might be helpful to any couple forced apart for a while. Here are four tips for a happy long-distance engagement. 
This post comes out of some latent angst over my first "to do," and the guy I "to do"-ed with. The good thing about a second marriage is that a lot of people are keeping out of it. 
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 Fashion Advice
Eating is as important as underwear: 6 ways to improve your dress shopping experienceI visited my parents for Thanksgiving and we took the opportunity to play the first round of Find That Dress. We went to two places: a fancy, brand-new boutique in Korea Town, and a David's Bridal in the mall. The experiences were extremely different, but not necessarily in the ways I expected. Here's a recap of the lessons I've learned while dress shopping: 
Those of you who read Offbeat Home have heard about my husband's scandalous love affair with Pinterest. He's been pinning like a fiend for the last six months, and he's got some stuff pinned that I thought might be of interest to Offbeat Grooms who are just starting down their process of "I think I don't want a tux, but then what DO I want?" Here, courtesy of my husband's Pinterest board, are a few ideas. 
What did you do with your photos after the wedding? Do you have them up in your house? Do you have an album? If you have an album, do you get it out and look at it regularly? … I mean, I could put one or two up, but I live in a small apartment and I don't want to turn it into a wedding theme park. 
In which Lindsey of DandyLion Events gets worked up over the poor treatment of grooms in the Wedding Industrial Complex and while she rages against the machine, she also gives us tips on how YOU can help put an end to sexist vendors. 
How often do brides/grooms end up no longer particularly liking some friends from their bridal party? Quite a few of my friends have gotten married in the past couple of years, myself included, and I'm wondering if I'm noticing a scary trend. I was talking to one friend, and she only talks to one of her bridesmaids now, and her bridal party was created from a very strong friend base for her. I'm still very close to most of my bridal party, with the exception of one person, and I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Is it common to drift apart from those we've been so close to? |
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Am I saying that I'm an expert? No. I'm just posting from a "been there done that and I'm avoiding that now at all costs" perspective.
