If you recognize my name, you're probably expecting more ranting, bitching, and raving. However, today, I'm breaking it down all serious-like. Image Courtesy of: Divorce 360 Wedding planning is stressful enough if you're a totally sane, normal person with no underlying…
Wedding Wednesday: Tree Stump Cake Stand DIY
Hello, m’dears. I’m here and sharing some sweet, sweet DIY lovin’ with y’all today. Specifically, a little sumpin’ sumpin’ made from the good kind of stumpiness. I recently got married in a super impromptu wedding and had only three days…
Fitness: My Big, Fat, Epic Plateau
So, this is a really hard post for me to write. Hang in there, Tulle Nation – it’s about to get all confessional and real (and very looong). See, I am not one of those public announcement type people. I…
Wedding Wednesday: My Hair
Its Wedding Wednesday aaaaannnd we’re back to talkin’ about me (y’all just know that’s my favorite thing about having my own blog, right? Hee.). I’m going to take a bit of a break from sharing The Boy and my Alaskan…
Wedding Wednesday: Kids Say The Darnest Things
I love kids. Straight up. I am one of ten kids, an kick ass auntie to 20+, a killer great auntie to 5+, a former preschool teacher, and one-time nanny. Yeah… kids and me arelikethis. So it was only natural…
Bridal Rant #3: Wedding Etiquette for Guests – or – Putting the d___ in D-list.
From Cris: Raise your hand if you LOVED real bride-to-be Liz Lewis's first bridal rant? How about her second? Well, brace yourself, y'all – She's baaack! From Liz: Given that I've already ranted about the newlyweds and the family members,…
Ugly Wedding Stuff: Dealing with Migraines
From Cris: Health-wise, I've been pretty darn lucky on the whole and have had very few illnesses - none that have been reoccuring. Unfortunately, The Boy has had his share of ick – specifically, migraines. He's been having them since he was…
Wedding Wednesday: Our Alaska Civil Ceremony – Part 2
So, I’m married (thinking that you may have heard that by now – it was a pretty emotional ride!). And, since we only had three days to plan the whole thing, obviously our pre-chosen wedding party were not going to…
Wedding Wednesday: Our Alaska Civil Ceremony – Part 1
Okay. The Boy and I have almost reached our two week anniversary and haven’t felt like killing each other one time! Score! By now, pretty much everyone in and around Tulle Nation knows about my dad’s cancer and The Boy and my impromptu civil ceremony in my home state of Alaska. And I just know that y’all are dying for details…
Bridal Rant #2: Wedding Etiquette for the “Well-Meaning” Family – or – The Amount of Your Gift Should be Directly Proportional to my Therapy Bills
Ahh, nothing has the capacity to throw me into a 50-minute wedding planning rant like family.
Everyone says to keep in mind that your family REALLY means well, they just have issues cutting the cord/never got their dream wedding/really hate chiffon/whatever. However, as a fellow bride, I’m on YOUR side. So, I’m writing this rant for them.
Wedding Wednesday: Images of Our Civil Ceremony
Phew! It’s been quite the last couple of weeks y’all. I found out that my dad has a super aggressive form of stomach cancer, The Boy and I flew to Alaska to be with my family, THEN WE GOT MARRIED!!! So, ya know… I’ve been busy. I hope Tulle Nation doesn’t mind me using today’s post to showcase gratuitous shots from The Boy and my civil ceremony in Alaska.
Wedding Wednesday: Holy crapballs, The Boy and I are getting married on Friday!!!
Well, I have TONS of news for Tulle Nation. The Boy and I are getting married this Friday. Yep. THIS FRIDAY!
AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!
The above is happiness, fear, and a whole crapload of nerves. Because y’all know that The Boy and I have been engaged since January and planning a May 2012 wedding. We’ve chosen vendors, put down deposits, and the save-the-dates have already been printed. Why the change, Cris?

