The Wedding Day Timeline

As a bride planning her own wedding, I paid particular attention to the events of the day–the schedule.  I called it the itinerary.  My groom’s parents made fun of me for it; they’d never really had a traditional American wedding for any of their...

The Debt-Free Wedding

The average American wedding in America was around $32,000 in 2015.  Thirty-two thousand! To me, this sounds crazy.  Is it even possible to have a debt-free wedding? If you have ever planned a wedding, you know that the cost adds up quickly.  A typical American...

The Proposal | A History of Love

Proposal stories are all over the internet.  You’ll find them on YouTube, Pinterest, and blogs galore.  Early on, I told The Hunk that the proposal was important to me.  I wanted a good story and I wanted to be surprised.  Every girl I knew dreams of the...

Love Story: Highlights | A History of Love

After that first date, Seth and I dated for about 10 months before we became engaged and then we spent 14 months engaged before we finally tied the knot.  We had some traditional milestones, as every love story does.  Our first kiss, the first time we dropped the...

The Wedding Budget

Congrats, you beautiful lady! You said yes to the man behind that beautiful bling and you’re settling in to plan the wedding of your lifetime!  What an exciting time!  As you secure a date on your calendar one thing’s for sure: You have to decide on the...