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15 Wedding Registry Items for When You’re Just Starting Out
I got married when I was twenty-two. While Michael and I had been living together for a few years, the majority of the items in our house were a combination of hand-me-downs and college purchases from...
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45 Unique Wedding Bands that Can Stand on Their Own
Since the wedding industry basically spends six months of the year trying to sell us on the most expensive engagement rings possible, it doesn’t surprise me that we don’t often talk about the fact...
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Registry Roundup: Building Your Home Bar
One of the more frustrating things about registry checklists is that they can be super presumptive about what married life looks like (goodbye adventure, hello home-cooked dinners). Which is why I’m a...
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35 Stylish Wedding Invitations That Won’t Blow Your Whole Budget
The thing about choosing to have a wedding with guests is that you then have to actually… get them there. Hence, the importance of the wedding invitation: without it, nobody would know you’re getting...
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Mismatched Bridesmaid Dresses 101
I’ve been really lucky. The few times I’ve been a bridesmaid, my friends worked hard—and generally succeeded—in trying to pick a dress that would flatter all of us. As a fashion world junkie, I was...
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Win a Custom Dress from PIOL (That You Design)
Much to the dismay of my mom (who has been trying in vain to dress me like a Gap ad since forever), I have had the same aesthetic since I came out of the womb: I like colors and patterns, I like...
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eBay Vintage Stamps for My Wedding Invitations
The first time I received a wedding invitation covered with vintage stamps, I was living in the woods in New Hampshire and teaching at the New England Literature Program. As a crucial part of their...
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The Best Foundations for Caramel and Chocolate Skin
Foundation isn’t a part of my everyday routine (and I know the same goes for a lot of us). That’s why you take good care of your skin, isn’t it? To show it off! When I do slap foundation on, it’s...
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BHLDN’s New Collection Really Doesn’t Suck
Trailing Floral Maxi ($335) If you ever saw most of the wedding newsletters we get in our inbox each week, there’s a good chance you might just never get married (did you know you need All The Things?...
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A User’s Guide to Fair Trade Wedding Dresses
If I had to rank them by order of difficulty, I’d probably say that buying a wedding dress was one of the more stressful wedding-related tasks. I mean, take the the traditional wedding planning...
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20 Vintage Platinum Engagement Rings for Under $3K
When it came to my own engagement ring, I really only had one request (other than, um, rectangle?): I wanted it to be durable. Michael and I both come from divorced parents (and in my case, divorced...
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Five Tips for Outfitting Your Queer Wedding Party
Last year, I had the pleasure of being both a bride and a bridesmaid (twice) in a span of about three months. I learned a lot about wedding parties, and sartorial choices—especially if you are having...
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APW Goes Inside the David’s Bridal Summer Sale
The thing about having champagne taste on a beer budget is that the wedding industry is never really all that keen on showing you where the good beer is at. Which is why, last year, I was really...
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40 White-Hot Cocktail Dresses for All Your Wedding Needs
Scallop Lace Dress via TopShop ($160) It goes without saying that you don’t have to wear white for your wedding. Spoiler alert: People will still know you’re the bride. So it should also go without...
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The 5 Best Instagram Ideas We’ve Seen All Month
Remember when Pinterest first showed up and it was like a whole new Internet opened up in front of you? That’s sort of how I’ve been feeling about Instagram lately. Which is to say, it feels like all...
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The 9 Best Ideas We’ve Seen on Instagram All Month
While it’s true that Instagram is one of our favorite places to hang out these days, it also happens to be where I spend a lot of my APW time: finding the most awesome non-cheesy wedding stuff the...
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3 Mistakes (Almost) Everyone Makes When Picking Bridesmaid Dresses
If most wedding magazines were taken as gospel, it would be safe to assume that all wedding parties are made up of models. More likely than not, your wedding party is made up of a lot of people who...
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Two Cents: Where Can You Donate Your Wedding Dress… and What Other Options...
Q:Hi APW, I need your help! My mom doesn’t want to hold on to her wedding dress anymore but isn’t sure what she can do with it. It’s a beautiful, handmade, 1980s style dress. She’s checked donation...
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50 Beautiful Small Diamond Engagement Rings That Prove Size Doesn’t Matter
Many of us already know that the modern engagement ring was an invention of the diamond industry. (I know, shocking right?!) And even more of us know that engagement rings don’t have to look like what...
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50 Traditional Anniversary Gift Ideas to Get You Through 10 Years of Celebrating
When my husband and I were approaching our first anniversary, we made a deal that we would choose gifts that align with the traditional gifts. I don’t know why, exactly, but something about giving...
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