Happy Wedding Season? I don't think it's really wedding season, but it's wedding season for me because I'm about to go to the very first wedding of someone my own age. I thought I might be freaked out that one of my high school friends is about to get hitched, but I'm doing nothing of the kind. If I were a Christian 22-year-old who had been with my boyfriend for 6 years, there's no way I wouldn't be lining up at the altar at press time. The worst things about weddings (according to my friend wh…

According to the hit TLC program Say Yes To The Dress , if the wedding dress isn't right, you might as well not get married at all. Wedding dresses are the most expensive and high-stakes pieces of clothing many women will ever buy, and being so, they have to be just right. That's why some women order custom dresses when the options off the rack don't do the trick. Unfortunately for one woman, her custom dress did not turn out like her reference photo. The designer recorded a TikTok documenting…

I used to love weddings. And I mean, in theory, I still do. But they've gotten completely out of hand. I used to think the events were a celebration of love. An opportunity to get loved ones into the same room, lubricate them with alcohol, and let the games (and fun) begin. Nowadays, I'm not so sure. Weddings seem to be more of a status thing than anything. An opportunity to collect checks from people. An opportunity to have photos taken that you'll inevitably repost on Facebook or Instagram ev…

I have a confession to make: I wore a white dress to the first and only wedding I've ever been to. Granted, I was 8-years old, and the flower girl, and the bride helped pick out my dress. Although I got away with it then, I'll never be able to again. If there's one thing that Reddit has taught me is that wearing white at a wedding is a crime that will not be forgiven. I'm going to my first wedding since my flower girl debut this weekend, and I'm kind of nervous that the pink dress I picked out…

Taking time off, no matter what your job entails, is absolutely crucial for mental health and general wellbeing. But some employers either don't agree with that, or simply don't care. Such is the case of Redditor u/Nannyneedabreak, whose username kind of says it all. By her account, the twenty-two year old woman has been nannying two amazing kids, aged six and eight. And she's never taken any time off. Seven months ago, she decided to request time off for her sister's wedding this coming weeken…

If there's one thing I've learned from Reddit's AITA posts, it's that it doesn't take a lot to make a lot of brides angry. The biggest taboos regarding weddings are actions that allegedly distract or take away from the bride . The two biggest wedding faux pas are wearing the wrong color dress (especially white) and getting proposed to during the reception. Now, these things, I can kind of understand. Personally, I can't imagine caring so much about a party that someone other than me getting att…

Can you refuse being someone's MOH?

Judging by the stories we've seen on Reddit and Twitter, an awfully large percentage of brides can actually be referred to as “ bridezillas ”, a term that Dictionary.com defines as follows: “a soon-to-be bride who is overly involved with the details of her wedding and becomes extremely self-centered, demanding, or otherwise difficult to tolerate” I had to be a bridesmaid for one such terror, and it's made me nearly unwilling to be part of a wedding party ever again. As bad as this harpy was, he…

Sometimes photographers catch something happening at the exact right moment. They can capture a baby throwing up on its father, or snap a jumping cat at a moment when it looks like it is levitating. Sometimes these photographers are the ones we love. On August 7th, Redditor u/BabyGroot1337 shared a photo with the r/Funny subreddit, with the caption “undoubtedly the best photo I took at my sister's wedding .” The photo depicts a woman sitting at a table with a look that says “I'm over it” while…

A wise man once said "Mawwiage. Mawwiage is what bwings us togethew today." And while he's not completely wrong, the merging of two souls in holy matrimony - or the celebration that follows - is also very capable of tearing people apart. The r/WeddingShaming subreddit is absolutely filled with tacky , petty, and altogether shameful moments that have either ruined or tainted the sanctity of romantic unions. There are Mother-in-laws who insist on wearing a white dress to their son's wedding. Ther…

Now that I'm in my mid-thirties, it's safe to say that I have been to a lot of weddings. I managed to get a little two year break because of Covid-19, but the invitations have started to pour in, and my bank account is getting pretty scared. While some of the weddings I've been to got a little sloppy, thanks to bridezillas and open bars, nothing too dramatic has happened at any of the unions I've attended. It's always seemed to me that the whole “Speak now or forever hold your peace” line was s…