Open Thread

My husband and I married in late October, and Thanksgiving was only a few weeks later. I remember feeling emotionally and socially exhausted from planning

I got married six years ago, and I remember when we selected our photographer we went with a very basic, bare bones package. No prints, no album, no bells, no whistles.

When I got married, I changed my name, and it surprised a lot of people. I live in Northern California and am a pretty vocal feminist, and I don’t think

I was brought up to believe that men want sex all the time. I mean, of course I was. In American culture, wanting sex is presented as a core element of masculinity.

One of the hardest parts of wedding planning is choosing who and how to honor the people closest to you. On the one-hand, there are some great, clearly-defined

A couple of years ago, I had a small but not insignificant crisis of confidence about my marriage. It’s not that anything was wrong exactly.

For the decade that I’ve spent writing about weddings, I’ve noticed one thing, over and over. Womxn have a hard time being celebrated, being the center

Growing up as a Persian immigrant in America, one of my greatest young adult joys was getting to spend evenings at my friend Sarah’s house. Why?

I do a lot of media interviews about weddings. I mean, obviously, it’s my job. And when major publications call me, they’re often wanting to talk about

Getting engaged is wild and along with that excitement comes engagement anxiety. Not only is getting engaged wild, but it’s also a wild card, because what