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The Wedding Song

Robert and I got married in 2010. Although I’d noticed over the years that Robert liked to cook a lot, and that he was a lot cleaner than I was, I didn’t realize the extent to which he dif… more →

Bending the Rules

The Wedding Song — 2 comments

Sandy wrote 1 year ago: Robert and I got married in 2010. Although I’d noticed over the years that Robert liked to coo … more →

Tags: engagement, wedding Planning, bending the rules, Mormons, Beach Boys, god only knows, Big Love

The Wedding Suit — 2 comments

Sandy wrote 1 year ago: One of the partners I work for is getting married in a few months. He is subtly subverting the weddi … more →

Tags: gender, engagement, wedding Planning, Budget Wedding, Weddings

Planning A Life — 4 comments

Sandy wrote 1 year ago: Everybody complains about how hard it is to plan a wedding. I know I did. You know what’s hard … more →

Tags: relationships, Marriage, engagement, Relationships, wedding Planning, Chicago, interfaith marriage, Moving, moving on

"I'd Like To Die With My Boots On" — 3 comments

Sandy wrote 1 year ago: Internet, meet my cowboy boots. I bought them a few weeks before I bid Arizona farewell for good, be … more →

Tags: wedding Planning, Budget Wedding, interfaith marriage, Cowboy Boots

Wedding Planning Will Make You Crazy — 1 comment

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: Blogging when you have a job is hard. Or, it is when you can’t blog at work. In the last month … more →

Tags: Blogging, engagement, wedding Planning, Weddings, Día de los Muertos, katrina dolls

The Honeymoon Basket — 1 comment

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: My baby sister got married last week! It was lovely! The event was radically different from mine and … more →

Tags: Family, wedding Planning, Family, honeymoon basket, Wedding Reception, Conversation

The Break-Up

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: Remember when I wrote about how all the cultural noise about our relationships with our in-laws is a … more →

Tags: Relationships, bending the rules, Friends, Break Ups

Collateral Consequences

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: As a wanna-be public defender and proponent of reforming the criminal justice system, I often think … more →

Tags: Marriage, Marriage, engagement, wedding Planning, snark, Collateral Consequences, Wedding Industrial Complex, legal analogies

Timelines

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: This is another post about getting engaged. I guess I’ve got it on the brain? No, the real pro … more →

Tags: autobiography, engagement, Relationships, social expectations, Mormon Culture, bending the rules

Jewelry For Men — 2 comments

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: This post is inspired by this conversation, which recently took place over at A Practical Wedding. H … more →

Tags: Gender, gender, engagement, a practical wedding, wedding Planning, social expectations, Self-Worth, status symbol, Engagement Rings

Strawberry Shortcake

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: Husband and I were engaged for one year and one month. This is a really freaking long time in Mormon … more →

Tags: How to be Happy, engagement, wedding Planning, Budget Wedding, happiness apologist, having my cake and eating it too, social expectations, Mormon Culture

Awkwardly Engaged

Sandy wrote 2 years ago: I recently saw a friend for the first time since the wedding and she asked me how it is, being marri … more →

Tags: Marriage, Marriage, engagement, social graces, Relationships, social expectations


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