Category Archives: wedding

Hitched: Having A Co-Bachelor/ette Party

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

For this week’s Hitched column at The Frisky, I write about how Patrick and I decided to have a co-bachelor/ette camping weekend in lieu of traditional, gender-divided bachelor/ette parties. It was awesome. In the party family, bachelor/ette parties are closely … Continue reading →

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Please let this be our one and only wedding disaster.

Posted on April 4, 2012 by

This week in my Hitched column for The Frisky: Our wedding venue fell through 20 days before our wedding. I thought it was a hilarious April Fool’s joke when on Sunday, we met our day-of planner, Tracy, at our venue … Continue reading →

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Hitched: Are Wedding Presents Just A Reward?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I wonder whether wedding registries are even needed any more. I also get really fucking excited about the trampoline our wedding party bought us. But I don’t think we can ignore the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Hitched: Should We Go To Premarital Counseling?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

This week in my Hitched column for The Frisky, I discover the wonders and horrors of premarital counseling, which in Texas is really, really recommended by the State, especially if you are a Christian person: Is the point of “Twogether … Continue reading →

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Can You Throw An Affordable Wedding In The Age Of The WIC?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I ask the question: can you actually have an affordable capital-W-wedding in the age of the Wedding Industrial Complex? Because Patrick and I sure are trying. I assumed it couldn’t be that hard … Continue reading →

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I love my dad, but I don’t want him to give me away.

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I write about how I understand that people see the “giving away” part of a wedding ceremony as adorable and sweet, but for me, it’s too rooted in traditions of ownership to … Continue reading →

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On The Privilege of Marriage

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

In this week’s Hitched column for The Frisky, I wonder if maybe it isn’t the gays! and feminism! and contraception! that’s killing marriage in America, but capitalism. Specifically, a Wedding Industrial Complex that says you’re not really married unless you … Continue reading →

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Two! Two! Two New Hitched Columns! On Grooms and Disasters.

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

I’m too busy with wedding bullshit to write my wedding blog (58 days to the wedding, holyfuck) but I’m still writing my Hitched column for the Frisky, so I’ve got two new ones for you: first, there’s my take on … Continue reading →

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Hitched: What Does It Mean To Be A Wife?

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

In this week’s “Hitched” column for The Frisky, I wonder on the question, “What does it mean to be a wife?” For me, the term “wife” isn’t a necessarily positive one. And yet here I am on a one-way track … Continue reading →

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Hitched: My Maid Of Honor Hates Weddings

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

For this week’s Hitched column, I tackle lady relationships and wedding culture by addressing the fact that my maid of honor hates weddings. And yet, there she is at my side, shopping for wedding gear and reading a poem during … Continue reading →

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