Want to Use a Vespa for Your Wedding Sendoff Getaway Vehicle? Here’s What You’ll Need to Know
Photography by Spindle Photography Florals by Edna K Design The getaway vehicle is one of the most important decisions you’ll make…
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Setting up Text Message Wedding RSVPs through Google Voice
Photography by Spindle Photography Our wedding invitations weren’t incredibly formal (I made them with a rubber stamp), and I didn’t love…
Read MoreDIY Rubber Stamp Wedding Invitations: Charming Money-Saving Strategy, or Nightmare of Regrets?
Photography by Spindle Photography (except for the ones that obviously came from my iPhone) I think we can all agree, at…
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Throwing a Budget Wedding in Birmingham, Alabama: Keep It Simple, Ask for Help, Get Creative
Photography by Spindle Photography Marriage is, in part, a financial commitment. Don’t get me wrong — I’m a romantic. Russell and…
Read MoreTying the Knot: The Twisted Tale of Two Lovers, One Wedding and Two Hundred Discount Pretzels
Photo by Spindle Photography It began, as so many wedding stories do, with Pinterest. We’d decided to get married at our…
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Running a Wedding Potluck: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Leftover Tupperware
All photos by Spindle Photography The most important thing about my wedding, to me, was to invite our community into our…
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It Took a Village: The Friends, Artists and Birmingham Wedding Vendors Who Helped Make Our Wedding
Photos by Spindle Photography For someone who’s not that into weddings, I have a lot of work experience in the wedding…
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Localist
A Localist Gets Married: Why I Didn’t Want to Write about My Wedding, and Why I’m Doing It Anyway
Photo by Spindle Photography I think a marriage is a commitment between two people, and a wedding is a sort of…
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Writing
Disappearing into Grief
It hasn’t been a great time to be related to Carrie Rollwagen. In the past few weeks, I’ve had family members…
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