When you add up engagement and shower gifts, bachelorette weekends, wedding gifts, event-related travel, and corresponding attire, one thing is clear: Weddings are pricey celebrations. It makes me a little nauseous when I think about how much money I spent on weddings this year, especially when I calculate the amount as a percentage of my annual income. How much did you spend this year in the name of other people's love?
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Even if you didn't turn into a Bridezilla, the letdown after your wedding day can feel overwhelmingly depressing, and the feelings around postnuptial depression are now being recognized by psychiatrists and therapists. According to a recent article on Time.com, therapists say that most people experience some sort of letdown after the big day, but five to 10 percent of newlyweds experience strong enough feelings of remorse, sadness, or frustration to seek professional help. To avoid these feelings, the article offers some advice:
After the vows, to defeat the postnuptial blues, doctors say couples should get adequate rest and exercise; communicate constantly; focus on the benefits of marriage, such as having a built-in support system; and start thinking about the future in terms of family or finance.
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The bouquet toss always seems to be really important to somebody, you know? It was clearly paramount to this wedding guest, who practiced her wicked jumpshot leading up to the event, and then brought her A-game.
Those other bridesmaids never even had a chance.
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My friend Sabs, the community guru of OnSugar, recently had a wedding banquet. She usually doesn't wear makeup, so she wanted a look that would photograph well and play up her natural beauty while letting her still feel like herself. Mission accomplished.
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DearSugar and Being Punished Betsy need your help. She's a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding and the bride doesn't want her to bring a date. She feels like she's being punished because she's not in a serious relationship, so what should she do since she doesn't want to go alone?
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If you remember the craziness of the wedding season at Sugar, then you remember the myriad possibilities there are to add a geeky touch to your wedding. Sure, a lot was fun to look at, but sometimes you don't stuff that's so overt. You could wear this Nintendo Garter ($23), and the only people who have to know are you and your groom.
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According to a recent New York Times article, farms are quickly becoming a popular wedding venue for many couples. There are many advantages to a farm wedding, including a reduced price tag. According to the article, "Farms Are For Lovers," "Farm weddings can cost a fraction of nuptials at more traditional sites, because couples usually take care of services like catering and music.
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Cute: proposing to your girlfriend via jack-o'-lantern. Not cute: having an all-costume Halloween wedding with a cake made out of Tootsie Rolls and Smarties.
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I think I've been blinded. By Swarovski crystals. And an unnaturally dense mass of ruffles.
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Weddings haven’t halted with the economic slowdown, but couples have been reconsidering the budgets for their big day. Old tricks like hiring local music students to perform as an orchestra, opting for seasonal floral arrangements, and pouring wine but nixing the bar are becoming more common. The New York Times interviewed some budget-conscious brides and grooms that have a few other tricks up their sleeves.
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