Is there a ghostwriter in our midst? You bet there is! Late last month, Annie Vainshtein talked with us about what we do and the evolution of the modern wedding. Her write-up in the San Francisco Chronicle's online publication, SFGate, turned out to be really interesting and insightful.
Book Review: A Practical Wedding
Vow Muse on Good Morning America!
A Muse Gets Married, Ch. 4: Financial Assistance
A Muse Gets Married, Ch. 3: Picking a Date (and Venue and Guest List)
A Muse Gets Married, Ch. 2: Telling People
A Muse Gets Married, Ch. 1: The Proposal
A Muse Gets Married, Prologue
Look Inside: Gettin' Hitched!
Sneak Peek: Gettin' Hitched, Pride Edition
Forget Spirit. Vow Muse Has Pride!
Life of a Muse: We Love Google. A lot.
While editing some vows recently, I found myself Googling "traits of a Golden Retriever" and I couldn't help but wonder, what are some of the more odd research topics all the Muses had looked up in the past year. So I asked.
2017 Wedding Trend Alert: The Wedding Letter
Yep, we are talking old-fashioned missives — no postage required!
Think of wedding letters as the ultimate love letter. Something you write for your sweetheart, and just your sweetheart, on your wedding day. These wedding letters often encompass what DIY vows historically have, but are read privately before or after the ceremony.
The Wedding Basics, Step Two: The Budget
So, your guest list is finished! Now you have to start thinking about the money.We know, that almost made you close your browser, right? This is no one’s favorite topic. But we promise you’ll feel so much better once you’ve got all the numbers nailed down! Here’s how to land on your final budget without running away screaming.
Lifting the Veil: The History Behind One of Our Oldest Wedding Traditions
Wearing a veil to your wedding is a tradition with roots so deep that it predates white wedding gowns. And like many other wedding traditions, this one exists because of the patriarchy. We’re all surprised, I’m sure. That said, I still wore a veil to my wedding. I’ll get to my own reasoning why, but first, let’s ask a much bigger “why:” why do we wear veils at all?
Wedding Planning Basics, Step One: The Guest List
So you got engaged, you and your fiancé have spent a couple weeks basking in the glow of happiness, and now you’re coming out of the haze and realizing you need to plan a wedding (did anyone else just think, Oh, sugar?) While I’m sure there are five dozen different ways to take a concrete first step, I’m going to definitively declare a clear winner here:
How to elope: four steps to making it happen without hurting everyone’s feelings
The great compromise: wedding planning
DIY Edition: How To Actually Enjoy Your Destination Wedding
Destination weddings aren’t for everyone. The sun, the umbrellas in the cocktails, not to mention hanging out with your friends and family nonstop for a few days — ugh, sounds terrible! Ok I’m (mostly) kidding. But seriously, if you dream about picking the right texture of frosting for your caramel frappuccino chocolate cake and are excited by the challenge of finding a third gluten-free, vegan appetizer
Jewelry Bender: Engagement Rings for Men?
In today's edition of “the patriarchy hurts us all,” let's look at how one-sided wedding jewelry has been since the middle ages. Did you know men didn't even regularly wear wedding bands until the 20th century?
But now in century 21, thanks to the rising spread of equality and the slowly-being-chipped-away wall of traditional gender roles, we've arrived at a really simple, really basic concept about wedding and engagement rings: if you want to wear them, you should, and if you don't want to, you shouldn't. Moment of silence for how long it took us to reach this conclusion.