Wedding Planning

A smiling bride and groom walking through their guests after a beach ceremony in Tulum

Stop Asking the Bride These Questions (and 15 Other Things Guests Say That Make Couples Cringe)

by Lindsay Jones

The mother of the bride in a champagne gown smiling with the bride and her father before the ceremony

What You’re Supposed to Pay for as Mother of the Bride (and What You Can Skip)

by Lindsay Jones

A vintage suitcase card box with a CARDS banner and a globe on a wedding reception table

How Much to Give at a Wedding in 2026 (and 14 Other Money Questions Guests Are Too Embarrassed to Ask)

by Lindsay Jones

1988 wedding party: bride and groom with bridesmaids in hot-pink satin puff-sleeve dresses and groomsmen in tails

15 Things Every 1980s Wedding Had (And We Miss Them All)

by Lindsay Jones

Groom walking down a church aisle arm in arm with his mother in a purple gown

14 Mother-of-the-Groom Mistakes That Start Months Before the Wedding

by Lindsay Jones

Wedding guests dancing at a 1989 reception, big permed hair and puffed satin sleeves, the bride dancing in the background

Every 1980s Wedding Reception Played at Least One of These Songs

by Lindsay Jones

The First Five Things to Do After You Get Engaged (Before You Book Anything)

by Lindsay Jones

Collage of 1980s wedding dress advertisements: ruffled off-the-shoulder gown with lace fan, puff-sleeve satin gowns, drop-waist beaded gowns, bow-trimmed Oscar de la Renta gowns, and jewel-tone satin bridesmaid dresses

You Were a 1980s Bride If Your Wedding Dress Looked Like This

by Lindsay Jones

Denise and Brad at their reception with blue hydrangea

Wedding Planners Book These 16 Vendors a Year Out (Before Couples Even Realize They Need Them)

by Lindsay Jones

Quinn getting into her wedding dress with her mom in a floral gown

7 Emotions Every Mother of the Bride Feels Before Dress Shopping

by Lindsay Jones

Quinn and her bridesmaids laughing together in green robes before the ceremony

Top 10 Regrets Brides Have on Their Wedding Day

by Lindsay Jones

What to Put on Your Wedding Guest Book Table (Besides the Guest Book)

by Lindsay Jones

Wedding Morning Tips: How to Actually Enjoy Getting Ready

by Lindsay Jones

1980s wedding cake

You Were a 1980s Bride If Your Wedding Cake Looked Like This

by Lindsay Jones

Rustic dried wedding bouquet with strawflowers, statice, bunny tail grass and ferns wrapped in burlap

15 Rustic Wedding Flowers We Love (and How to Use Them)

by Lindsay Jones

Wedding Guest List Dos and Don’ts (and the One Mistake You Can’t Take Back)

by Lindsay Jones

A 1970s wedding reception, the bride greeting guests at the wedding dance

If You Danced to Any of These Songs at Your Wedding, You’re a 1970s Bride

by Lindsay Jones

Wedding cake painted with prairie grasses and wildflowers, topped with two cuddling foxes

21 Western Wedding Cakes We Can’t Stop Thinking About

by Lindsay Jones

Last-Minute Wedding Tasks People Forget (Until It’s Almost Too Late)

by Lindsay Jones

1996 wedding party group photo with bride in classic puff-sleeve wedding dress

Average Wedding Costs: 2026 vs. 1996

by Lindsay Jones

Vintage couple in formal attire seated at a wedding reception dinner table

Wedding Traditions Then vs. Now: What’s Actually Changed

by Lindsay Jones

bride reading letter

What to Write in a Wedding Card: 25 Messages By Relationship

by Lindsay Jones

What Brides Really Need On Their Wedding Day

by Lindsay Jones

best wedding ideas

Creative Ideas for Something Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue

by Lindsay Jones

Vintage 1970s Bride's magazine cover with an empire-waist lace gown

If Your Wedding Dress Looked Like This, You’re Probably a 1970s Bride

by Lindsay Jones

cory wedding ceremony

The Wedding Day Tips No One Tells the Groom

by Lindsay Jones

wedding guest list who gets invited

Who’s Invited to Which Wedding Event? A Guest List Guide

by Lindsay Jones

10 Backyard Wedding Reception Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)

by Lindsay Jones

grandma first look

9 Sweet Ways to Include Grandparents in the Wedding (Before They’re Asked)

by Lindsay Jones

relationship advice

9 Things To Honestly Talk About Before You Get Married

by Lindsay Jones