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The Name Game
Why is it so damn hard to find a last name that fits?
By Ariel Meadow Stallings


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Strapped!
How the bridal beast is bankrupting the lowly wedding guest
By Sarah Elizabeth Richards


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Bride, Unhinged
I know with all certainty that my fiancé is the one for me. So why, three weeks before our wedding, am I falling to pieces?
By Juliet Siler Eastland


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Book Review: The Artful Bride
Salvation for the crafty bride
By Heather Moylan


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My Best Friends' Weddings
I used to relish being single. But now that
everyone around me is getting married, I'm not sure I
want to be quite so independent
By Michelle Hainer


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When bachelors go bad
How my fiancee ruined our marriage before it even began
By Gayle Cole


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O Brother Wed Art Thou?
My little brother's getting married. So why is everyone worried about me?
By Rebecca Traister


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The Mythology of Marriage
Our wedding stories end with 'Happily Ever After'. Then comes real life.
By Michelle Chalfoun


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Why I popped the Question
Does choosing to get married make me a traditionalist or a revolutionary?
By Beth Broome

My Wedding, My Way
The secret to a great wedding? Decline all parental help, serve deli sandwiches and insist that your guests dress in their Vegas best.
By King Kaufman

Happily Ever After
Could flirting be the key to a successful marriage?
By Lori Leibovich

Am I Really That Single?
There's nothing more soul-crushing than being the only unmarried woman at a wedding shower.
By Ariel S. Leve




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