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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…

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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.

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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.

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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?

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Wedding Wednesday: The Name Change Game

It’s Wedding Wednesday again, y’all! For the past couple of weeks, I’ve taken this opportunity to share lotsa my wedding’s fun and colorful stuff with you. But it’s time to be real. Sometimes, the process of getting’ married isn’t all…

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