Photography by Spindle Photography Florals by Edna K Design The getaway vehicle is one of the most important decisions you’ll make at your wedding. Just kidding; it has very little importance in the grand scheme of things. But I still thought it would be nice to leave our wedding in […]
Photography by Spindle Photography Our wedding invitations weren’t incredibly formal (I made them with a rubber stamp), and I didn’t love the idea of asking people to mail a reply card to RSVP. For one thing, extra paper products and extra stamps cost money. But I was also concerned about […]
Photography by Spindle Photography (except for the ones that obviously came from my iPhone) I think we can all agree, at least in theory, that relationships are more important than money. But having a tiny wedding budget and a massive guest list presents its own set of problems. One option […]
Photography by Spindle Photography Marriage is, in part, a financial commitment. Don’t get me wrong — I’m a romantic. Russell and I are in love, and we’re pretty cheesy and sappy about that (well, when we’re alone). But we also got married because we make good life partners. Money is […]
Photo by Spindle Photography It began, as so many wedding stories do, with Pinterest. We’d decided to get married at our friend’s German biergarten, so I looked for German-themed weddings to see which ideas we could use: Lederhosen was a clear no, but those decorate-your-own-pretzel bars — well, that was […]
All photos by Spindle Photography The most important thing about my wedding, to me, was to invite our community into our lives … and the second most important thing was to not spend too much money doing it. (Okay, that wasn’t really the second most important thing, but it was […]
Photos by Spindle Photography For someone who’s not that into weddings, I have a lot of work experience in the wedding industry. I’ve always liked a good side hustle, and I have lots of friends who work weddings, so these opportunities come up every now and again, and I enjoy […]
Photo by Spindle Photography I think a marriage is a commitment between two people, and a wedding is a sort of commitment of its own, between that couple and their broader community. At a wedding, you bring all your people together to witness your promise, to celebrate your plans for […]