“We don’t want you to lose weight. We just want you to be healthy … by eating less.”

A part of me died when I tried on my wedding dress with my new pair of Spanx and realized, oh crap, these underpants that were supposed to hold in my muffins totally show. I’m so dumb. [...]

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This wonderful wedding blog I read, Green Wedding Shoes, is all about movie inspiration this week, in celebration of the Oscars. So far, they’ve featured wedding details drawn from “Up,” “(500) Days of Summer” and “I Love You, Man.” Lots of creative ideas.
The wheels in my brain started spinning (squeakily) and I thought, you know [...]

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As you may remember, I bought my dress — ahem, The Dress — a few months ago and I do adore it, but of course, being a girl who falls easily in love (with stuff, not humans), it was bound to happen at some point or another.
I have dress envy.
Yes, I know, the moment I [...]

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We’ve brought up a handful of locales but haven’t given any of them much serious thought. Care to weigh in?

Pristine beaches, vibrant street life and authentic pad thai & pho!

Romance and culture. Ooh la la.

Sensory overload. And lots of cute trinkets to bring back home.

Jazz and spicy crayfish—what more do you need? [...]

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Cue panic attack.

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I am very, very excited (and have been so, so anxious) to show you our Save The Date video! It was fun to make (right, Matt?) and it’s so very us.

Director, producer, screenplay co-writer, co-star: Matt
Screenplay co-writer, co-star: Me
Seven more months.

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You know you picked an awesome wedding planner when she asks you how you envision your big day and you’re like, uhhhhhh, HAPPY! FUN! POM POMS!
And then she comes up with this:

Thanks Paige, I don’t even need a wedding anymore. I can just stare at this glorious inspiration board all day.
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A conversation I had with my friend Jenny, a real-life bartender, about serving beer and soda at our wedding.
Me: Should bartenders pour bottles into glasses or is it okay to just hand people the bottles?
Jenny: Just give people the bottles. You weren’t under the impression your friends were classy people were you?
Me: We want semi-classy!
Jenny: [...]

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When I asked my best girlfriends to be my bridesmaids, we squee’d a little and started discussing color schemes. When Matt asked his best buddies to be his groomsmen, they immediately started planning his bachelor party.
It’s great that the bachelor party gives Matt something to be excited about. I mean, if he has to put [...]

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I had an epiphany that once we get married, Matt and I will likely have to move out of our respective parents’ homes and into a place of our own, which means that 1) perhaps I should learn to cook and clean, 2) perhaps he should learn to cook and clean, and 3) I will [...]

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