My husband and I just celebrated our first wedding anniversary, so I thought it may be appropriate to share some of my reflections. The first thing I do when I write a new post is search the internet for other writing on the same topic, to make sure that I have a...
Money is an uncomfortable subject of conversation for most people regardless of the circumstance, but it becomes even more of a sore spot in stressful times, such as wedding planning. A quick Google search will tell you that the average American wedding costs between...
Your engagement and the planning that follows is meant to be a happy and celebratory time for you and your family. Yet a stressful family dynamic (read: drama) tends to be many people’s chief complaint when it comes to wedding planning. While some amount of “drama”...
Alright. You spend anywhere from a few months to a few years planning and all of the sudden… the wedding is over. Everyone tells you the day will fly by and they’re not lying. I woke up the morning after my wedding with mixed emotions. Part of me couldn’t believe how...
If you read my last post, you’ll remember that getting engaged brought both excitement and anxiety. I got through it by talking about and normalizing my experience with my partner, friends, family and therapist. But there’s another piece of this puzzle as well. If I’m...
Let me start off by making one thing very, very clear: I love my husband. In no way do I regret marrying him, and I am extremely thankful for our relationship and the love that we share. That said, let’s just get it out there. The day I got engaged, the second emotion...
Welcome to my blog! I hope that within these posts you will find food for thought regarding love, life, relationship, and more. Being a newlywed myself, I plan to kick start my blogging process with series of posts on the topic: Post-Engagement Grief The Meaning of...