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11 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

Our $29K Church Wedding Was Full Of Love And Punk Music

Andrea, project manager & sean, sales strategy manager Sum-up of the wedding vibe: A balance of traditional, modern, and easy-going Southern Californian vibes. Planned budget: $20,000 Actual budget: $29,000 Number of guests: 121 LOCATION: Pasadena, California Where we allocated the most funds: When we first got engaged, we had no desire to spend any crazy amount of money on …

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11 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

British Royal Wedding Traditions (And How to Make Them Your Own)

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s wedding is just around the corner and we are as excited as ever! For brides sharing their wedding year with the soon-to-be royals, there are many regal British traditions you can incorporate into your own wedding, no matter how American it is. From the type of cake you serve your …

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11 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

Why Aren’t More Women Proposing To Men?

It’s crazy to me that in 2018 women are still not asking men to marry them in vast numbers. In every other way, women are more on fire than ever. We are coming out in the millions to protest for human rights of all shapes and sizes. We are raising children alone; we are marrying other women. We …

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11 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

One Room Challenge Week 2: Design Plans + Layout

We’re already in week two of the One Room Challenge and while it might seem like there’s still plenty of time before reveal day—it’s only 28 days away. Time to hustle! In case you missed it, I shared the inspiration for my office redesign here last week. Today, I’m talking design selections, layout and my …

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10 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

I Fell In Love With My Husband When We Were Both Married (To Other People)

Eleven years ago, I fell head over heels with my sweetheart (let’s call him S) in ways that I had only dreamed were possible. He made me laugh until my gut hurt. He made me think about things in new and interesting ways. When my arm brushed against him, lightning shot through my body. When …

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10 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

5 Travel Blogger-Approved Tips for Making the Most of A Long Flight

Travel blogger J. Q. Louise gives us her tips for surviving long plane rides!

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10 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

The Complete Guide to Hosting a Post-Wedding Brunch

You’ve poured over every detail of your big day… except for the morning after your wedding. Post-wedding brunches turn your event into a weekend-long celebration of you and your fiancé’s love. But from the budget to the food to the guest list, a send-off quickly turns into one more wedding shindig to pay for and …

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10 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

How To Get Extra Emotional Wedding Photos

Traditions and I have a… complicated relationship. Growing up as the only latchkey kid with a single mom (and then shortly thereafter as an orphan) in a community filled with stereotypical nuclear families prompted me lean into my rebel tendencies hard. If I could never really be like everyone, I was going to take that to …

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10 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

5 Rules for Spring Cleaning Your Closet

Now that spring is officially amongst us (even though the weather says different), it is the perfect time of the year to do a big cleaning and purge all the items that you haven’t touched in years. We’re talking about those shoes that are collecting dust by the day or the shirts that are clogging …

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9 Apr | Amanda Fitzsimmons | No Comments

How Much Do You Spend On Wedding Gifts?

I’m taking a break from my normal advice-giving beat to delve into a question that evades advice—how much are people really spending on wedding gifts? We’ve had some quality wedding budget real talk, but we haven’t ever tackled the wedding gifts issue. There aren’t a lot of legitimate rules around wedding gifts. The WIC will spout endless …

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